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