Ways to keep your blood pressure under control
Friday, May 9th, 2014 | Blood Pressure, Exercise, Hypertension | No Comments
High blood pressure, or hypertension, can put you at risk for a variety of health problems, especially heart and kidney failure, stroke and vascular disease. It’s important to know in what range your blood pressure falls, as well as whether it’s consistent over time.
When your doctor or nurse takes your blood pressure, it will be a ratio of two numbers, like 120/80. The first number is your systolic blood pressure, or your arterial pressure (that is, the pressure in your arteries) when your heart beats. The second number is your diastolic blood pressure, or the arterial pressure between heart beats (when your heart is at rest).
Your blood pressure will rarely be the same from day to day, but it will usually fall within a small range. The chart below shows the ranges of healthy and unhealthy blood pressure readings. Read More
