Blood Pressure

A person has never stopped to think about it, but their heart will beat about 100,000 times today. In the process that’s 100,000 times your blood pressure, if it’s high, can damage the tiny blood vessels that lead to your eyes, heart, brain and kidneys.

When your heart beats, it literally pumps blood through your body’s blood vessels; blood pressure is the force required to move your blood throughout your body. If that force is too great that can damage the vessels and restrict your blood to your organs. If not managed, when you have high blood pressure it can result in serious health problems.

Have you ever heard the saying, "You are what you eat?" Well your organs are as good as the blood vessels that feed them;, that's the reason why it's important to maintain the right amount of blood pressure.

A normal blood pressure reading for adults is 120/80. High blood pressure medication is usually recommended when the numbers are above 140/90. However, every individual is different and only your doctor can determine what’s best. Something to remember is that blood pressure is emotive, if you go to the doctor and your blood pressure is high you may be nervous, wait a while and have it taken again.

If you’re in pain because you’ve been injured, your blood pressure will also go up; that’s the body’s way of reacting to the shock your body received.  Sometimes a person who’s thin has high blood pressure and you’d think only those that are heavy are at risk, but that’s not necessarily true. Your age and family history has a lot to do with it.

Ways to Control It

·         I can’t stress enough the importance of diet and exercise.

·         Eliminate salt from your food and use herbs instead.

·         Have a hobby that brings you some kind of satisfaction and tranquility.

·         Meditate; focus on bettering yourself and your life.

·         Get a pet. Have you ever looked at how tranquil a cat moves? It closes its eyes as if it doesn’t have a care in the world, or a dog how it lays down and enjoys just being in the moment? If you can’t afford or have time for a cat or dog, how about putting a bowl with some fish in it?

I’ve had dogs, a cat and also an aquarium as a hobby, and there are times I just sit and stare at the fish swim in their own world; the feeling I’m left is extremely soothing. When you do little things you’d be surprised how far they go.