Easy Ideas To Keep Blood Pressure In Optimal Range

Easy Ideas To Keep Blood Pressure In Optimal Range

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In all of the years you have been alive how often have you thought about what would happen if your heart stopped beating? I would predict that you probably take this muscle for granted as do I. Just think that it never has called in sick or even taken a small break and here it is working every single day since the day we were born. Yet we rarely even think about it let alone show it any appreciation. One of the main reasons someones heart may stop beating prematurely has to do with blood pressure.

Blood pressure has to do with how much force your arteries are taking from blood. Over time if there is a lot of force your arteries can become hard and weak. If arteries become less flexible because of this force it can lead to them becoming thinning and even clogged. Things can become very harmful if a artery in your system becomes blocked. To give you a example a stroke can happen if a blocked artery prevents blood from getting to your brain. If it has to do with the heart it can lead to someones heart to stop working or a heart attack.

The technical term for high blood pressure is hypertension and the reading is somewhere above 120/80. I always want to emphasize that this is a estimate since there are many factors involved like someone's age. The top number represents the physical force of the blood being pushed into the arteries. The bottom number represents the physical force of the blood as the heart relaxes and blood is not being forced up against the arteries.

If someone's blood pressure is too low the technical term is called hypotension and it has less to do with readings than it does with symptoms. The biggest problem with low blood pressure is that blood does not eliminate waste and bring enough nutrients to crucial organs and cells so they start to break down. Depending on the person the reading will be below 120/80.

One of the main causes of abnormal blood pressure has to do with dehydration in fact I would predict than many people right now probably you as your reading this dont drink enough water. Lack of good nutrients, drugs, virus, a weakened heart, inflammation of organs and loss of blood because of a injury are all other reasons someone's blood pressure may be abnormal.

One of the best ideas to heal abnormal blood pressure has to do with figuring out the problem with someone's health and fixing that in order to correct blood pressure. A great place to start would be to add things such as water, nutrients and healthy food to your diet that improve circulation. Then eliminate stuff that slows circulation such as processed meats, a lethargic lifestyle, drugs, deep fried foods. Other things to be aware of is to consume potassium because its a big factor with blood flow as well as garlic. Drink green tea because it helps with circulation and dang it get up off that chair and move around. Actually after your done reading this why don't you do yourself a favor get up stretch your muscles and walk somewhere? One place you can walk to is a drinking fountain grab a huge glass of water and drink it up.

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