Blood pressure is recorded with 2 numbers. The systolic pressure (higher number) is the force at which your heart pumps blood around your body.
The diastolic pressure (lower number) is the resistance to the blood flow in the blood vessels. They’re both measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg).
As a general guide:
- high blood pressure is considered to be 140/90mmHg or higher
ideal blood pressure is considered to be between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg - low blood pressure is considered to be 90/60mmHg or lower
A blood pressure reading between 120/80mmHg and 140/90mmHg could mean you’re at risk of developing high blood pressure if you don’t take steps to keep your blood pressure under control.
Risks of high blood pressure
If your blood pressure is too high, it puts extra strain on your blood vessels, heart and other organs, such as the brain, kidneys and eyes. Persistent high blood pressure can increase your risk of a number of serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, such as:
- heart disease
- heart attacks
- strokes
- heart failure
- peripheral arterial disease
- aortic aneurysms
- kidney disease
- vascular dementia
If you have high blood pressure, reducing it even a small amount can help lower your risk of these conditions. When you thing that you have high blood pressure then you must avoid salty foods, high sweet, sodium or none tran oil. This is some examples that you must eat less or not eat them such as:
- Soy sauce
- Frozen food
- Sweet soda water for example Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Mirinda
- Alcohol
- Sweet candy
- Caffeine drink as Coffee, Tea
- Sweet desert as cookie, cake, donuts, ice cream
Sometimes when eat and drink to must will cost body effects so you must consider how much you need and avoid it. source by https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-blood-pressure-hypertension
Causes of high blood pressure
It’s not always clear what causes high blood pressure, but certain things can increase your risk. You’re at an increased risk of high blood pressure if you:
- are over the age of 65
- are overweight or obese
- are of African or Caribbean descent
- have a relative with high blood pressure
- eat too much salt and don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables
- don’t do enough exercise
- drink too much alcohol or coffee (or other caffeine-based drinks)
- smoke
- don’t get much sleep or have disturbed sleep
- Making healthy lifestyle changes can help reduce your chances of getting high blood pressure and help lower your blood pressure if it’s already high.
Reduce your blood pressure by following lifestyle changes can help prevent and lower high blood pressure:
- reduce the amount of salt you eat and have a generally healthy diet
- cut back on alcohol if you drink too much
- lose weight if you’re overweight
- exercise regularly
- cut down on caffeine
- stop smoking
- try to get at least 6 hours of sleep a night
- Some people with high blood pressure may also need to take one or
- more medicines to stop their blood pressure getting too high.
