SOME OF OUR BODY IMBALANCES AND THE CAUSES

1. HYPERTENSION (High Blood Pressure)

High blood pressure also known as hypertension is a condition that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, coronary heart disease, kidney failure, and other serious health problems. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the inside walls of arteries. The harder your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries are, the higher your blood pressure rises. Over time, the wear and tear caused by untreated high blood pressure can damage your blood vessels and vital organs.

CAUSES OF HYPERTENSION

The causes of hypertension are multi-factorial, meaning there are several factors the combined effects of which causes high blood pressure.

• High salt intake or salt sensitivity. This occurs in certain populations such as the elderly, African-Americans, people who are obese, or people with kidney (renal) problems.
• Genetic predisposition to high blood pressure. People who have one or two parents with hypertension have high blood pressure incidence about twice as high as the general population.
• A particular abnormality of the arteries, which results in an increased resistance (stiffness or lack of elasticity) in the tiny arteries (arterioles). This increased peripheral arteriolar stiffness develops in individuals who are also obese, do not exercise, have high salt intake, and are older.

1. VERTIGO

Dizziness or giddiness, a feeling that everything is turning, as if unable to balance, mentally confused, feeling that one cannot stand firm, and as if one wants to fail.

CAUSES OF VERTIGO

• Disturbance in the balance organs of either the inner ear or parts of the brain or the sensory nerve pathways.
• A head injury
• Reduced blood flow in a certain area of the brain (vertebrobasilar ischemia)
• An episode of labyrinthitis
• Ear surgery
• Prolonged bed rest

1. DIABETES MELLITUS

A disease in which sugar is not adequately utilized by the body, owing to lack of insulin for the pancreas. It is characterized by weakness due to the lack of energy supply.

CAUSES OF DIABETES

Type two diabetes, your cells become resistant to the action of insulin, and your pancreas is unable to make enough insulin to overcome this resistance. Instead of moving into your cells where it is needed for energy, sugar builds up in the bloodstream. Exactly why this happens is uncertain, although as in type 1 diabetes, it is believed that genetic and environmental factors play a role in the development of the type 2 diabetes. Being overweight is strongly linked to the development of type 2 diabetes, but not everyone with type 2 diabetes is overweight.