What Is Good Blood Pressure

cureface — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:35:36 +0000

High blood pressure is now more common than ever before. Modern lifestyles with poor diets and a lack of exercise have resulted in many people suffering from high blood pressure. It can take many years for the symptoms to appear and it is a fact that most people simply do not understand what a Good Blood Pressure level is.

The heart is the engine of the human body. In simple terms it can be described as a pump. It is used to transport a non stop supply of blood to the rest of the body. It moves oxygen poor blood to the lungs where it gets replenished and then pumped to every cell and organ in the body.

Blood pressure has two measurements. There is systolic pressure which is given when the heart is beating and pumping blood, and diastolic pressure which shows the value when the heart is in-between beats at rest.

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Understanding What Is Good Blood Pressure

cureface — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 18:57:32 +0000

There are two measurements given for blood pressure. The first is referred to as systolic pressure, this is recorded when the heart is pumping blood and beating. The second measurement is called diastolic pressure. This is the value when the heart is not beating and is at rest.

Keep Good Blood Pressure:

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What Is Good Blood Pressure

Understanding What Is Good Blood Pressure