Heart and blood

THE DIET AND VITAMINES
Once my mother took me a lecture “Diet in health and disease”. I listened to it with great interest. Some facts from this lecture I think will be interesting for you too so I shall retell them to you.
If a person wants to be in good health he must be careful about his diet.
People who do heavy physical work need more food than people or mental work.
It is impossible to work out mathematically what each person must eat. It is important to know that a diet must consist of enough of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, water and vitamins.
So you know that a diet must consist of enough of proteins, in fish, meat, liver, kidneys, cheese, eggs, milk, sugar, bread, potatoes, beans, green, peas, butter and nuts.
A mixed diet of meat, fats, fruit and grain is beat of all to those who want to be healthy. The aged must not eat so much as the young people.
Important of (meat) health of the digestive system are: exercise, well balanced diet, some glasses of water daily, regularity of meals and evacuation and freedom from hurry and worry.


BLOOD PRESSURE

The blood pressure (BP) is the pressure of the blood in the arterial wall.

The blood pressure can be normal, high and low. The normal BP is between 110-140 (the systolic pressure) over 70-90 (the diastolic pressure).
When you check the patient’s BP you must think of his (or her) age. If a person of 20 has a bolo pressure of 140-150 it is dangerous. But if the same BP has a person of 50 it is not dangerous.
If a patient has hypertension, he may often complain of headache, nose bleeding, heartaches. The doctor prescribes hi hypertensive drugs. High blood pressure often frightens the patient. The nurse must calm him. Hypertensive patients must not work hard.
Hypertensive or low BP is caused by different conditions. Anemia may be a cause of hypotension. Great fatigue may also be, we must be very attentive to the patient.