High blood pressure is a common problem all over the world. It mainly causes heart related diseases, but do you know that it also affects your skin? Yes, skin is not just the outer covering of the body, but it is our largest organ, which displays our health externally.
When high blood pressure affects blood flow and circulation, it hinders the delivery of nutrients and oxygen to the skin. This can lead to common skin problems like dryness or dullness, and more serious conditions like erythema and petechiae. Wound healing can also be delayed.
High blood pressure not only affects the skin directly, but it can also show up on the skin when there are problems in other organs and systems of the body. Diabetes, kidney disease and heart disease - all of these can cause skin problems.
Therefore, it is important to control high blood pressure to protect skin health. Physical activity, maintaining weight, reducing salt intake and avoiding alcohol and stress - all these help in controlling blood pressure. Also, proper skin care like using gentle cleansers, moisturizers and sunscreen is also important.
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