Sentences with phrase «pressure on your blood vessels»

High sodium diets are commonly used to study diet induced hypertension, since increasing levels of circulating sodium cause cells to release water (due to osmotic pressure) which elevates the pressure on blood vessel walls.

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Pressure on these vessels can slow blood circulation to your body — and your baby.»

Sleeping on your back puts extra pressure on your aorta and inferior vena cava, the blood vessels that run behind your abdomen and carry blood back to your heart from your legs and feet.

The best position is to lie on your left side, since this takes pressure off the vena cava, a blood vessel that helps deliver oxygen to your baby.

Such cramping may be due to carrying additional pregnancy weight, pressure from the baby on the blood vessels and nerves that connect to your legs, and changes in circulation that occur during pregnancy.

The cause for leg cramping could be the additional weight and pressure from the growing uterus on the nerves and blood vessels that got to the legs, and it usually happens in the second and third trimester.

Most pregnant women suffer from hemorrhoids during the second and third trimester, when the fetus puts a lot of pressure on the abdomen and hormonal changes cause hemorrhoidal blood vessels to swell.

A green heat map overlaid on one of these images (right) highlights the areas of the image — most notably the blood vessels — that factor most heavily into the algorithm's prediction about that patient's blood pressure.

Earlier studies have demonstrated that cocoa flavanol intake improves the elasticity of blood vessels and lowers blood pressure — but, for the most part, these investigations have focused on high - risk individuals like smokers and people that have already been diagnosed with conditions like hypertension and coronary heart disease.

The intense pain is caused by the dilation of blood vessels which creates pressure on the trigeminal nerve.

In a vacuum the gases and liquids in the body expand rapidly, animal studies show, but your skin and blood vessels maintain enough pressure on your body and its fluids that you will not instantly explode — no matter what you've seen in Hollywood films.

The researchers then measured the effect of flavanols on hallmarks of cardiovascular aging, such as arterial stiffness (as measured by pulse wave velocity), blood pressure and flow - mediated vasodilation (the extent to which blood vessels dilate in response to nitric oxide).

If the blood vessel bursts and you have all this blood that's on top of the brain there's going to be pressure that builds up in the brain itself and that can lead to all kinds of problems because the brain is in a closed box — and there's a very limited number of openings.

Regular sauna bathing improves endothelial function, i.e. the function of the inside layer of blood vessels, which has beneficial effects on systemic blood pressure.

When these laser pulses hit a blood vessel, for example, they cause a small increase in pressure that moves through the body like a sound wave and can be measured on the skin.

But pressure sensors on blood vessels in your lungs can tell your brain to bring the pressure back down.

The HLAA provided an on - demand hemostatic seal, within seconds of light application, when applied to high - pressure large blood vessels and cardiac wall defects in pigs.

Bethesda, Md. (March 20, 2018)-- Minoxidil, a popular drug used on the scalp to treat hair loss, might improve blood flow to the brain, lower blood pressure and increase elasticity in the blood vessels if taken in an oral form, according to a new study in mice.

More recently, Chien's research has focused on the mechanical forces, such as pressure and flow, that regulate the behaviors of the cells in blood vessels.

The Weddell seal is a champion diving mammal - key elements of their physiological specializations to breath - hold are their ability for remarkable adjustment of their heart and blood vessel system, coordinating blood pressure and flow to specific body regions based on their metabolic requirements, and their ability to sustain periods without oxygen.

Some sources claim that Barberry has a beneficial effect on blood pressure by causing a dilatation of the blood vessels.

This reduces the pressure exerted on the nerves and the blood vessels that supply the organs located in the skull.

The mode of action may lie in the fact that there are omega - 3 receptors on the channels for potassium in the blood vessels, allowing the flow of potassium, which lowers blood pressure (18, 19).

And high blood pressure creates wear and tear on your blood vessels, including those that go to your kidneys.

• widespread effects on circulation, muscles and sugar metabolism • raised heart rate • increased heart output • increased rate and depth of breathing • increased metabolic rate • increased force of muscular contraction • delayed muscular fatigue • reduced blood flow to bladder (muscular walls relax and sphincters contract) • reduced blood flow to intestines • increased blood pressure • increased sugar (glucose) in the blood • increased break - down of glucose for energy *, especially in muscle cells • increased free fatty acids in the blood * • more oxidation of fatty acids to produce energy * • more ATP (the cells» primary energy compound) produced * • blood vessels constrict

Theobromine has a similar effect on the lungs as theophylline, acts as a diuretic, and can also lower blood pressure by dilating blood vessels.

On the other hand, lucuma also possess gallic acid, which stimulates the creation of new blood vessels, helps regulate blood pressure, and it is instrumental for cardiovascular function.

During pregnancy uterus puts pressure on the major blood vessel responsible for returning blood from the legs to the heart.

Individuals with severe varicose veins should refrain from doing very high intensity lower body exercises due to the high pressure this would place on the blood vessels.

Pregnancy can also increase pressure on pelvic blood vessels, causing them to enlarge.

Lack of it can put additional stress on your vessels leading to the pressure in blood to rise.

Low insulin sensitivity has been linked to a damaged blood vessels, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis and even cancer — all of which have a negative impact on brain health.

But don't go crazy here now — chocolate also has sugar added in various amounts depending on the type you're eating, and sugar increases inflammation, which can be a problem for blood vessels and your blood pressure.

The clinical signs occur when the pressure in the enlarged heart chambers cause fluid to leak out of the blood vessels into the lungs (called pulmonary edema or «water on the lungs») and sometimes the belly (ascites).

This increased pressure within the lungs results in fluid buildup or fluid on the lungs when this occurs fluid actually leaves the blood vessels and leaks into the tissues.

Pimobendan also opens the blood vessels which return blood to the heart, reducing pressure on the heart Often used in conjunction with other drugs Reasons for prescribing:

The top number (systolic blood pressure) is the pressure on the vessel walls when the heart pumps and the diastolic blood pressure or bottom number is the pressure when the heart relaxes.

Walking in a park or through a landscape seeing squirrels, birds, deer and other harmless animals lowers your systolic blood pressure (the amount of pressure blood exerts on vessels while the heart is beating), eases the effects of disorders like ADHD, and improves well - being.

The word «hematoma» simply refers to a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels, while subdural / epidural hematomas refer to blood collecting around (and putting pressure on) the brain.