{"id":316,"date":"2015-07-14T12:54:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-14T07:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/articles.1mg.com\/?p=316"},"modified":"2018-07-19T17:26:34","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T11:56:34","slug":"blood-pressure-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/blood-pressure-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"120\/80: What does your blood pressure say?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-318\" title=\"Symptoms of high blood pressure\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/high-blood-pressure-2.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"Image of person getting his blood pressure checked by a manual BP monitoring device\" width=\"636\" height=\"457\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>By Dr. Varun Gupta<\/h4>\n<p>The top number (systolic blood pressure) measures pressure in blood vessels when the heart beats (when heart contracts).<\/p>\n<p>The bottom number (Diastolic blood pressure) measures pressure in blood vessels in between heartbeats (when heart is resting).<\/p>\n<p>Normal BP means values less than 120\/80 mm Hg (120 systolic <strong>AND <\/strong>80 diastolic) for adults aged 20 or over.<\/p>\n<p>High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is when blood pressure is constantly at or above 140\/90.<\/p>\n<p>Systolic blood pressure is more important than diastolic blood pressure.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Symptoms <\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It is a common misconception that people with high blood pressure will have headache, sweating, nervousness or chest pain. The truth is that there are typically no symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>High BP can have serious health consequences if not diagnosed and treated on time.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How is High BP diagnosed? <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>25 % of urban Indians have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/5-ways-recommended-by-ayurveda-to-control-high-blood-pressure\/\">high blood pressure<\/a>. Everyone above 20 years of age should get their BP tested at least once a year<\/li>\n<li>A single high reading does not necessarily mean that you have high blood pressure. If it stays higher than 140\/90 over a period of time then it is diagnosed as high BP.<\/li>\n<li>When using digital BP monitor, take an average of three readings, at intervals of 2-3 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid smoking, tea, coffee or exercise at least 30 minutes before measuring BP.<\/li>\n<li>BP should be measured in a sitting position with arm supported at heart level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Risk Factors<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Family history<\/li>\n<li>Males<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Age<\/li>\n<li>Smoking<\/li>\n<li>Excessive Alcohol consumption<\/li>\n<li>Sedentary lifestyle<\/li>\n<li>Excessive Salt intake<\/li>\n<li>Overweight<\/li>\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Tips to lower BP:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Salt restriction <\/strong>(&lt; 6gm\/day) can lower the systolic blood pressure by 2-8 mmHg.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Weight loss<\/strong> of even 4.5 kg can reduce blood pressure. The systolic BP can reduce by 5-20 mm Hg per 10 kg weight loss<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical activity:<\/strong> 30-45 minutes of brisk walking 3-4 times a week could lower Systolic BP by 7-8 mm Hg.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Yoga &amp; Meditation<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Diet<\/strong>: Diet rich in fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products can lower the systolic BP by 8-14 mmHg.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Potassium rich foods<\/strong> like Amla, Oranges, Banana, Papaya, Cabbage, Bhindi lower BP.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Book an appointment with the <strong>best Cardiologists<\/strong> in Delhi-NCR:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1gyBHpD\">See here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/1mgarticles.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/07\/high-blood-pressure.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"medicine online purchase\" title=\"120\/80: What does your blood pressure say?\" width=\"636\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[75,76],"class_list":["post-316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-a-z","tag-cardiac","tag-cardiovascular-diseases"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>120\/80: What does your blood pressure say? - Tata 1mg Capsules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"25% of urban Indians have high blood pressure. 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