Are Your Predisposed to High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure is also known as hypertension, and remains a common problem in America today. High blood pressure can be caused by many different things, but once a cause has been identified, it can help you determine the best course of treatment for yourself personally.

High blood pressure is largely hereditary. It is not even so much that people are inheriting this problem, but they are predisposed to it. In 2003, a study was done in Germany on hypertension. According to lifeclinic.com, the study showed that those who had fewer nephrons-or filtering units in their kidneys were predisposed to having high blood pressure. The kidneys filter everything that goes through the body, so it's important that you understand how not having enough nephrons will affect you. The term the study refers to is "primary hypertension", in which a cause for high blood pressure has not actually been determined.

Dr. David Roth of the University of Miami, Florida. He commented on this report published in 2003 by lifeclinic.com that; "This is a provocative finding and it dovetails into theories that have been proposed over the last decade or more suggesting that the concept of how many nephrons we're endowed with translates into the expression of disease, in this case hypertension or any other kidney disease. " That was a firm statement that strongly resounds the ideas that high blood pressure is not excused as being something you inherit from your parents.

Dr. Roth is certainly on the mark, but there is so much research to be done. Many times high blood pressure is certainly caused by a poor diet, and can be caused by stress whether it's financial or otherwise.

In 2008, ABC News did a special report on high blood pressure, and some other probably causes behind it. They interviewed a doctor from the Mayo Clinic. The doctor was Randal Thomas, and he openly declared some alternative options for having high blood pressure. According to abcnews.com, Dr. Thomas was asked whether or not different personality types were predisposed to high blood pressure. The answer was yes, and then he proceeded to give an example. Dr. Thomas stated that: "There are personality types that are more likely and at a high risk of developing high blood pressure-that's been shown in several studies now over the past few decades. The personality type at highest risk for developing high blood pressure is the Type A personality, the one with the hostility component." The example he gave after his statement talked about those who get inpatient of those who sit at the stoplight after it turns green as the type A person.

While these reasons are all certainly something to consider, the best solution is to talk to your doctor, examine your life and your levels of stress to see where you fit into this. Above all, talk to your family about any significant medical history that you need to know about and that can help you figure out which path you need to take to good health.

Dr. David Roth
Health News: People May be Predisposed to High Blood Pressure
www.lifeclinic.com

Dr. Randal Thomas
Is There a Personality Type That Is Predisposed to High Blood Pressure?
www.abcnewsgo.com