Today marks the World Hypertension Day 2012 across the world including Pakistan to promote public awareness of hypertension and to encourage citizens to prevent and control this silent killer.
The theme for year 2012 is Healthy lifestyle -healthy blood pressure.
Exercise on regular basis, a reduced intake of salt and controlled sugar level keep the blood pressure normal, says an expert Dr Naeem Mian while talking to PTV on Thursday. He said with continued efforts at the national, regional and local levels to increase public awareness about healthy lifestyle, healthy blood pressure and adherence to therapy will make a huge difference.
He said the word hyper means much and pressure means increase, normally it remains controlled in our body but when its level increases, problem of high blood pressure occurs. He said almost everybody including male and female who are above 60 become patient of it naturally.
“Unfortunately now a days due to social and financial constraints people are having complaints of high blood pressure even at very young age but its controllable”, he said.
Replying to a question he said hypertension can be caused due to obesity, smoking, physical inactivity, and alcohol. So every body should visit the doctor for check ups after every six months.
He suggested some best preventive measures in this regard: modifying lifestyle; balanced diet; less use of salt, sugar and fat to keep control the weight; use of green vegetables should be frequent.
He added whoever is patient of high blood pressure, his fat metabolism system get disturbed and when fat increases than blood pressure also increases which can damage kidneys and can cause brain hemorrhage to the patient so sugar should be controlled at first, rest of the problems will be automatically controlled. “Blood pressure itself has no symptoms but if a person complains of eye sight weakness, headache, lack of appetite, less activity than he is suffering from hypertension (blood pressure), he maintained.
CPO to hold Khuli Katcheri : Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO) Azhar Hameed Khokhar will hold ‘Khuli Kutchery’ on May 19 at 11:00 AM in Mandra Police Station.
People having complaints against the respective police station can attend the ‘Kutchery’ to present their applications to the CPO for their redressal. ‘Khuli Kutcheries’ are being held on the special orders of Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Inspector General of Police Punjab aimed at resolving peoples’ problems at their door steps.
