Virtual Reality Trip Into the Arteries / appliedVR Healthy Lifestyle for Hypertension

we actually in an artery right now the Super Highway of the cardiovascular system through which your blood flows oh looks like things are moving along nicely at the moment what happens when too much sodium Gets In the Mix consuming too much sodium increases your blood pressure your arteries have to cope with this extra pressure somehow the walls of your arteries react to high blood pressure by strengthening the arterial walls but this tightens things up in here and your blood pressure goes up even further the cycle can repeat for years things aren't flowing so well now are they this cycle can ultimately lead to the arteries bursting or becoming so narrow that they can clog up entirely when this happens the organs of the body that were receiving the blood from the arteries become starved of the oxygen and nutrients they need this can result in the organs being damaged and can be fatal with consequences so severe it's important to look for ways to cut back on sodium

Channel: AppliedVR

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Length: 1min 10sec (70 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 12 2017