all the webMD and all the charts say is if it is 120/80 its good… help me
Anything over 140 puts you in the area of hypertension (high blood pressure). But the low number is a little on the low side.
Where did you have your blood pressure taken? In order to get an accurate reading, it has to be done correctly. Things like drinking coffee, smoking recently, or stress can affect the reading. Have your blood pressure checked again, and if the readings are consistently high, you should talk to your doctor about it.
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120 over 80 is considered ideal. Your lower number is a little low but it is probably nothing serious. You might mention it to your doctor the next time you are in for any sort of examination.
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it’s not good – the high number or systolic pressure reading indicates the blood pressure level when your heart beats and the low number or diastolic pressure reading is the blood pressure level between beats. Based on what you’ve written I suggest you see a doctor soon.
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Your systolic blood pressure is high. You have got Stage 1 Hypertension. Lower the blood pressure by diet, exercise and drugs. If you have high blood pressure, you will have regularly scheduled appointments with your doctor.
Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet. This kind of diet includes cottage cheese, fat-free milk, fish (not canned in oil), vegetables, poultry, egg whites, and polyunsaturated oils and margarines (corn, safflower, canola, and soybean oils). Avoid foods with excess fat in them such as meat (especially liver and fatty meat), egg yolks, whole milk, cream, butter, shortening, lard, pastries, cakes, cookies, gravy, peanut butter, chocolate, olives, potato chips, coconut, cheese (other than cottage cheese), coconut oil, palm oil, and fried foods.
Low sodium intake.(Sodium chloride, Monosodium glutamate, Sodium bicarbonate)
*Regular exercise.
*Stop tobacco smoking.
*Stop consuming alcohol.
*Reduce fat and oils in the diet.
*Obesity – In obese subjects, losing a kilogram of mass generally reduces blood pressure by 2 mmHg. (Abdominal circumference should be less than 100 cms)
*Control Diabetes Mellitus.
*Avoid worry and stress.
*Avoid occupational, aircraft and roadway noise exposure.
Please see the web pages for more details on Hypertension.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000468.htm
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch071/ch071a.html
The low is a bit low, but you high is rather high in relation to it. Talk to the doctor
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Anything over 140 puts you in the area of hypertension (high blood pressure). But the low number is a little on the low side.
Where did you have your blood pressure taken? In order to get an accurate reading, it has to be done correctly. Things like drinking coffee, smoking recently, or stress can affect the reading. Have your blood pressure checked again, and if the readings are consistently high, you should talk to your doctor about it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension#Diagnosis
I don’t know if it’s bad, but it is definitely bizarre, and you should have it checked out. It’s called a "wide pulse pressure". This can be a symptom of several diseases. Some potential causes are heart diseases, but others are not.
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It’s bad if you are a human being. Ask a physician for a diet that lower your blood pressure . I am sure a better diet will improve your blood pressure.
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