Blood pressure is a medical terminology for describing the force of the blood that the heart exerts on the veins, arteries and the rest of the blood vessels. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures are the 2 types of blood pressure. When there is contraction of the heart muscles, systolic blood pressure is exerted. The second type; diastolic blood pressure is measured among heart beats. Generally, the standard measurement for blood pressure is in mmHg (millimeters of mercury) with a device known as sphygmomanometer.
Not until the recent time, normal blood pressure was taken to be a systolic measurement of about 120 and a diastolic measurement approximated to 80. But the in-depth research carried out by the AHF (American Heart Foundation) affirm that normal blood pressure measures less than 120 (systolic) and 80 (diastolic). The present state of measurement of normal blood pressure is 90/60 and 120/80. This measurement is not fixed; a person’s blood pressure measurement can be influenced by some factors
Age Factor
Age is a likely to be a determiner or influencer of an individual’s blood pressure measurement. For instance, the blood pressure of a young person usually measures lower than that of an adult. In all, increase in a person’s age will also bring about an increase in the blood pressure measurement. Notwithstanding, the problem of obesity that we are facing here in US, is even showing the blood pressure measurement of young people reading higher than it ought to be giving their young ages. Well, it is possible to maintain a normal blood pressure as one’s age increases; don’t hide under the cloak of age and allow your blood pressure run abnormally. For an older person, the normal blood pressure may read higher; but people of this age range are more prone to the cardiovascular issues that are related to hypertension.
Various Times Of The Day
A normal blood pressure measurement is rare since it can change by 40 points or above based on the activity that an individual is involved in per time. A person undergoing a stressful moment or a person engaged in a vigorous physical activity is likely to have a higher measurement. On the contrary, someone at a state of rest or relaxation is likely to have a low reading of blood pressure measurement; if it is not so, then a problem is looming.
The Time To Embark On Treatment
When your blood pressure is at a steady static measurement of 120/80 and 139/89, this is a case of prehypertension. At this time, you have to take certain measures to avoid having hypertension. Such measures include eating healthy foods that has minute amount of saturated fat, sugar, salt or fat. Minimize or completely avoid caffeine and alcohol intake; then you have to entirely stop using nicotine products. Regular exercise will be very helpful. Also the correct vitamins and minerals will help reduce your blood pressure.
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If your blood pressure has been taken consecutively more than once with a stable reading of 140/90 or more; this is a sure situation of hypertension. The case of hypertension is more vulnerable to health issues such as heart attach, stroke, renal failure or heart failure than people that have normal blood pressure. At this time, it is urgent for you to adjust your way of living and to constantly visit your health care provider for medical prescriptions that will rectify the problem
Normal blood pressure is worth having; but the case of too low blood pressure measurement is rather not a good indication at all. A systolic reading of less than 90; and a diastolic reading of less than 60 is a case of hypotension. An extreme case of hypotension can cause damage to organ or failure of organ. This case requires urgent medical attention and treatment.
