On World Hypertension Day Today, Lets Pledge For Change In Thoughts, Which Is Painful Of Course

By D N Singh

In the midst of all good and way forward strides in medical science, one big thing seems missing in today’s life is, peace of mind.

Be it from within or outside the sphere of life, stress has become a common killer for millions.

It is hard to believe that, more than one billion population in the world somehow get affected by hypertension. And stress emerges to be the common factor.

It is all worrying about things, mainly. Once stress takes over then it leads to complications such as cardiovascular plus other related problems.

Which reveals that over thirty percent population are victims of stress and hypertension. Which ultimately create a space for chronic problems including kidney and dementia.

According to a study in John Hopkins university, hypertension has become a major problem in India and many other economically developing nations in the world.

As per the recent Indian Council of Medical Research “hypertension control report at least one in every four Indian adults suffers from hypertension, but only about 10 percent get their blood pressure under control, which is more worrying.

Today is World Hypertension Day and this is an occasion to recall the pitfalls associated with the major coronary ailments.

Globally, a study in India says that, “an estimated 26% of the world’s population (972 million people) has hypertension, and the prevalence is expected to increase to 29% by 2025, driven largely by increases in economically developing nations. The high prevalence of hypertension exacts a tremendous public health burden”.

On the occasion of World Hypertension Day, noted physician Dr. Naresh Purohit holds the view that, at least one in every four Indian adults suffers from hypertension, but only about 10 percent get their blood pressure under control, Dr Purohit further added that, while sharing his concern on the occasion of World Hypertension Day he also warned about this problem going up manifold in the years to come .

Dr Purohit revealed that, in India, 21.3% of women and 24% of men aged above 15 have hypertension in the country, the prevalence is the highest in Kerala where 32.8% men and 30.9% women have been diagnosed with hypertension.

Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and generalised anxiety disorder in adolescents after a natural disaster: a study of comorbidity was also found in many parts of Odisha, mainly after the outbreak of the pandemic.

“This is a reason which needs to be tackled by self-assurance of means and during the Covid that was practically affected” said Dr. Neeraj Mishra, senior Medicine Specialist who remained in focus in post Covid counselling and he added “ but otherwise also the stress has become quite prevalent in Odisha in last one decade”.

In nutshell, one of the biggest remedies to such problems, is primarily some change in lifestyle, which is little difficult.

Because change is not that painful but our inherent will to resist change is more painful.