Normalise checking your blood pressure :: Mmegi Online

High Blood Pressure is common, and doctors often refer to it as a silent killer, as most people do not show any symptoms until the problem escalates, hence the need to check blood pressure as often as possible.

Blood pressure measurement takes into account the amount of blood passing through a person’s blood vessels and the amount of resistance the blood meets while the heart is pumping. As explained by Healthline.com, high blood pressure or hypertension occurs when the force of blood pushing through one’s vessels is consistently too high. Narrow blood vessels, also known as arteries, create more resistance for blood flow.

The narrower your arteries are, the more resistance there is, and the higher one’s blood pressure will be. In the long run, the increased pressure can cause health issues, including heart disease. Two numbers create a blood pressure reading. Systolic pressure (top number) indicates the pressure in a person’s arteries when the heart beats and pumps out blood. Diastolic pressure bottom number is the reading of the pressure in a person’s arteries between beats of a person’s heart.

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Normalise checking your blood pressure

High Blood Pressure is common, and doctors often refer to it as a silent killer, as most people do not show any symptoms until the problem escalates, hence the need to check blood pressure as often as possible.

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