What reason, other than being overweight or stressed, could cause high blood-pressure?
I've lost a lot of weight, changed my diet to a healthy one, and exercise regularly, but my blood pressure is still high, sometimes higher than before I did these things, with headaches.
What else could cause it? I'm now about 16 lbs more than I should be, not massively overweight.
I've also cut out added-salt and now use pottassium chloride (known as K salt) to add savour.
In addition to stress and obesity Other Causes are : 1. Genetic factors : heredity, Race.
2. Excess sodium intake, -low potassium diet. 3. During withdrawal of alcohol in alcoholics 4. Smoking. 5. Sedentary life.
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