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Health and Blood Pressure Values
Blood pressure of the human body inclines to increase
naturally from middle age. This symptom is due to the
continuous aging of the blood vessel. Further causes from
obesity, lack of exercise, cholesterol (LDL) adhered to the
blood vessels will cause the same symptom and let the
vessel lose their elasticity. Higher blood pressure will
accelerate the hardening of the arteries, and the body
becomes more susceptible to apoplexy and coronary heart
disease. This is the reason we need to know the routine
blood pressure trend in order to see whether our body
condition is healthy or not. The blood pressure fluctuates
constantly throughout our daily life and is an essential
element for our daily health management.
What is Blood Pressure
Blood is pumped to artery by the beat (contraction and
expansion) of a pump called the heart. The pressure of the
pumped-out blood is called the “blood pressure”. Blood
pressure heaves with each beat of the heart. The raised
pressure when the heart contract is called the “systolic
blood pressure” and the lowered pressure when the heart
expands are called the “diastolic pressure”.
Blood pressure is typically low in the morning and
increases from the afternoon to the evening. It is lower in
the summer and higher in the winter. The blood pressure
naturally varies from time to time through out the day.
Many factors that may cause the blood pressure to
fluctuate: Breathing, Exercise, Mental stress, Smoking,
Eating, Concern, Environmental and/or temperature
change, the Time of day, Urination and bowel movement,
Conversation, Taking bath, Drinking alcohol, Medicament
and Physical activity, etc.
