| Apart from the technical interpretation, low | | | | Blood pressures between 120/80 and 140/90, |
| blood pressure is a sort of disease that saps | | | | which used to be considered |
| energy from all parts of your body and mind. | | | | "pre-hypertension," are now considered too |
| Your spirits are down and your body starts | | | | high. High blood pressure increases the risk |
| shivering. You get a feeling of sinking - and | | | | of developing heart disease, kidney disease, |
| you need a rescue mission immediately!! | | | | hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis or |
| | | | arteriosclerosis), eye damage, and stroke. |
| Blood pressure is the pressure of blood | | | | |
| within the arteries of the body. Blood | | | | When the flow of blood is too low to deliver |
| pressure is the driving force that causes | | | | enough oxygen and nutrients to vital organs |
| blood to flow through the body from the | | | | such as the brain, heart, and kidney, it is |
| arteries (where the pressure is high), | | | | referred to as Low Blood Pressure. When this |
| through organs, and into the veins (where the | | | | happens, the organs are unable to function |
| pressure is low). Blood pressure is generated | | | | normally and can be permanently damaged. It |
| by the pumping of blood by the heart into the | | | | should be noted that unlike high blood |
| arteries as well as by the resistance to the | | | | pressure, which is defined on the basis of |
| flow of blood by the arteries. The systolic | | | | blood pressure alone, low blood pressure is |
| blood pressure (the top number) represents | | | | defined primarily by signs and symptoms of |
| the pressure in the arteries as the muscle of | | | | low blood flow. In fact, some individuals may |
| the heart contracts and pumps blood into the | | | | have a blood pressure of 90/50 and have no |
| arteries. And the diastolic blood pressure | | | | signs or symptoms of low blood pressure, and, |
| (the bottom number) represents the pressure | | | | therefore, not have low blood pressure while |
| in the arteries as the muscle of the heart | | | | others who normally have a blood pressure of |
| relaxes after it contracts. | | | | 130/80 may develop symptoms and signs of low |
| | | | blood pressure if their blood pressure drops |
| Systolic blood pressure for most healthy | | | | to 100/60. |
| adults falls between 90 and 120 millimeters | | | | |
| of mercury (mm Hg). Normal diastolic blood | | | | There are certain traditional medicines that |
| pressure falls between 60 and 80 mm Hg. (By | | | | can help to cure low blood pressure. Butter |
| convention, an individual's blood pressure is | | | | milk is good for both high and low blood |
| written as systolic/diastolic blood pressure, | | | | pressure. Using asafetida in various articles |
| e.g., 120/80). Current guidelines define | | | | of food regularly, also helps to cure low |
| normal blood pressure as lower than 120/80. | | | | blood pressure. |