High Blood Pressure - Its Causes
Generally blood pressure that is too low is caused by serious medical conditions and is usually life threatening at that moment if not treated. Why though is blood pressure, which is too high a problem? Why is it caused?
The Relationship between Diet and Health
Today Dr. Luke will talk to you about the relationship between Health and Diet. This is important as we all eat and what we eat affects us in different ways. Dr. Luke will start by telling us a story about a person who has health and diet questions.
About the Cause of High Cholesterol
"He called out for help and some co-workers came to his help and carried him up the stairs and called for an ambulance. The ambulance took him to a nearby hospital where they diagnosed him with having a heart attack. Wang Xu Feng went home two weeks later but was still quite ill. During the hospital stay the doctors did many blood tests. One of them was for cholesterol. His was very high. His doctors told him this was one of the reasons, in fact the main reason, that he had a heart attack. Wang Xu Feng had never heard of cholesterol. What was the thing in his blood?"
Treating Heart Attacks
Many people like Wang Ping in China and around the world have heart attacks. Many people die from these heart attacks. Those who survive often have severe problems later and die soon after. Can people be treated after they have heart attacks and if so how? What treatment can be given to help them?
About Heart Attacks
"Liu Ja Dong woke up suddenly one night about 3.00am. He often awoke during the night just because he could not sleep well. However, this night he awoke because he had severe pain in his chest and he could not breathe well. He had never felt like this before and the pain was intense. Further he was sweating and was very nauseated. He had just turned . . ."