Defining High Blood Pressure
Posted by GuestW on Feb 26, 2009 in Aerobics • No commentsAn all too common problem with high blood pressure nowadays is that it is so widespread and talked about so frequently that many people do not treat it with the respect which it deserves. The simple fact is high blood pressure, or hypertension (to give it its medical name), is a killer and needs to be treated as such.
A lot of doctors and scientists have spent a great deal of time, money and effort attempting to describe precisely what the true definition of hypertension is.
There have been many human population studies performed on this subject that have given the doctors and researchers a wide range of blood pressure values to work with. Unfortunately however the results are often skewed and vary from country to country and even from one district to the next within a particular country. Therefore, it has been concluded that the definition of high blood pressure can only be found as a result of continuous observation and experiment.
Normal blood pressure is seen in a similar way to normal body weight in that the defining level is that which is seen as providing the greatest predicted life expectancy. In other words, this is the level at which the heart along with other important parts of the body such as the circulatory system can function under optimum conditions without running the risk of heart disease and other associated disorders.
Naturally there are some other factors to be taken into account when defining high blood pressure and some of these have to be excluded. For example, If a healthy individual becomes their systolic (or pumping) blood pressure will rise by possibly a significant amount as their blood flow increases in response to extreme emotional excitement or any type of energetic exercise. But it will not remain high for long and once the level of excitement subsides your blood pressure also falls back to its normal level.
In addition to a systolic (pumping) blood pressure you also have a diastolic (resting) blood pressure which is the more important of the two and is a very good guide in ascertaining whether a high blood pressure reading is a false positive. The reason why the diastolic pressure is important is because it points to the state of an individual’s arteries and if a person has a high reading this might mean that the arteries are narrowed and not allowing a free flow of blood.
It is important to understand that hypertension is not in itself a disease but is a key criterion by which doctors can predict or diagnose other illnesses.
Lastly, it is also necessary to know that high blood pressure cannot be cured but that it can be very well controlled with the right treatment.
TheBloodPressureCenter.com provides information on many different aspects of blood pressure including how to lower high pressure and locating the best home blood pressure monitors
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