I take my health very seriously and am always interested in knowing what I can do to improve and maintain my health, most preferably, naturally.
As long as my health is concerned I'm always try to know the things that I have control over my heath and the things that I do not have control like genes, pollution etc.
On a regular basis, I perform research on health topics that are important to me and my clients. As a result of this research I recently came across a lot of information on cytomegalovirus, or CMV and its recent link to high blood pressure.
Like so many viruses, CMV takes its name from Greek - cyto (cell) plus megalo (large). This virus is actually part of a larger herpes virus family. It is part of the same virus family of which mononucleosis is a member.
CMV virus affects 60 to 99 percentage of the population. Developing countries is mostly affected by this virus, even though it is found in almost all countries. Urine, saliva and semen are the substances through which this virus is passed.
I found this number to be of concern for two reasons. First, even 60 percent of the population is an extremely large number to be affected by a virus I previously knew nothing about. Second, I found a 39 percent gap in infection rate reports to be inconsistent.
I was shocked to hear this. On a average a person with a age 40 carries this virus and it is widespread. As I'm not a doctor I asked one of my good friend who is a doctor about this.
My friend went on to explain that the virus doesn't generally produce symptoms in children or adults unless the patient is has an immune compromised system already (HIV infected, organ transplant recipients and elderly patients).
While rare, the condition can be life-threatening but generally only for the above mentioned group and in about one percent of babies it can result in certain birth defects.
If that's I can live that.
On the basis of recent studies it has been confirmed that there is a connection between CMV virus and atherosclerosis. And this can lead to high blood pressure, but it is even more deadly when it is mixed with high cholesterol diet.
If untreated hypertension can destabilize all the other organs and this may lead to conditions like stroke, blindness etc. It can even affect younger patients, but it is commonly found in persons above the age of 80.
This opens new doors as far as preventative medicine is concerned. New research has lead many experts to consider vaccines as an option when looking at high blood pressure patients.
What will protect me tomorrow from this? Basically regular exercise and healthy diet are the better ways to eliminate hypertension. You can also take prescribed medicine, but all the prescribed medicines comes with a side effect.
The breathing and relaxation exercise are very easy to do with amazing results and zero side effects. All my natural high blood pressure programs are recommended.
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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and the writer of several revolutionary
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Hypertension Treatment method. You can know more about Christian on his Natural Health Blog.
