Be In The Know About Blood Pressure
There are no hard and fast figures which represent a normal blood pressure. And very often doctors and other experts cannot even decide between them what an ideal blood pressure range is for an adult.
However it is usually agreed that somewhere between 110/70 and 125/80 is considered to be an average blood pressure for a grown person, though someone with naturally low blood pressure may be closer to a range of 100/60.
As for adults with a blood pressure of 140/90, this would be acceptable as the individual grows older, but for people in their 20s to 30s, this is often considered to be high.
Contrary to popular belief, blood travels as it spurts through constantly, not in an even flowing motion throughout the body. Hence the tendency of pressure to peak right after the heart beats and ebb right before the next one. This is a continuous process.
The two blood pressure figures would then correspond to the pressures at the peak and ebb points respectively. The stronger the arteries are, the more they resist the force of the blood and the lower the blood pressure.
As mentioned above, healthy blood pressure tends to rise for older individuals, due to the lessened flexibility of their arteries. But 90 would still be the highest possible value for the lower, or systolic figure for individuals who are less than sixty years old.
A lot of studies that have researched the incidence of high blood pressure for both black and white adults have observed that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is more prevalent for African-Americans as compared to Caucasians. This has led to further research in determining whether this is racially determined or just based on socioeconomic and dietary factors.
It is common for individuals who suffer from high blood pressure to be befuddled as to why they suffer from such a condition. They may be fit, have a very healthy lifestyle yet their blood pressure remains consistently high for no apparent reason. These people have essential, or Primary high blood pressure. However, there also may be an actual medical concern that results in the raised blood pressure, thus the condition known as Secondary High Blood Pressure.
Close to twenty-five percent of Westerners have some form of high blood pressure. Many people don't appreciate it is a dangerous condition that can lead to a heart attack kidney failure or stroke if it is left untreated. But that hasn't diminished the number of people who walk around whistling a happy tune, blissfully unaware that they may not be in the best of health after all, due to high blood pressure.
However it is usually agreed that somewhere between 110/70 and 125/80 is considered to be an average blood pressure for a grown person, though someone with naturally low blood pressure may be closer to a range of 100/60.
As for adults with a blood pressure of 140/90, this would be acceptable as the individual grows older, but for people in their 20s to 30s, this is often considered to be high.
Contrary to popular belief, blood travels as it spurts through constantly, not in an even flowing motion throughout the body. Hence the tendency of pressure to peak right after the heart beats and ebb right before the next one. This is a continuous process.
The two blood pressure figures would then correspond to the pressures at the peak and ebb points respectively. The stronger the arteries are, the more they resist the force of the blood and the lower the blood pressure.
As mentioned above, healthy blood pressure tends to rise for older individuals, due to the lessened flexibility of their arteries. But 90 would still be the highest possible value for the lower, or systolic figure for individuals who are less than sixty years old.
A lot of studies that have researched the incidence of high blood pressure for both black and white adults have observed that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is more prevalent for African-Americans as compared to Caucasians. This has led to further research in determining whether this is racially determined or just based on socioeconomic and dietary factors.
It is common for individuals who suffer from high blood pressure to be befuddled as to why they suffer from such a condition. They may be fit, have a very healthy lifestyle yet their blood pressure remains consistently high for no apparent reason. These people have essential, or Primary high blood pressure. However, there also may be an actual medical concern that results in the raised blood pressure, thus the condition known as Secondary High Blood Pressure.
Close to twenty-five percent of Westerners have some form of high blood pressure. Many people don't appreciate it is a dangerous condition that can lead to a heart attack kidney failure or stroke if it is left untreated. But that hasn't diminished the number of people who walk around whistling a happy tune, blissfully unaware that they may not be in the best of health after all, due to high blood pressure.
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