An all too common problem with high blood pressure these days is that it is so common and so frequently talked about that a lot of people do not treat it with the respect it deserves. The fact is high blood pressure, or hypertension (to give it its medical name), is a killer and needs to be treated as such.

A lot of doctors and researchers have spent considerable money, time and effort attempting to identify just what the true definition of high blood pressure is.

Over the years there have been countless human population studies carried out on this topic which have given the doctors and scientists a wide range of blood pressure values. However the results are frequently skewed and vary from country to country and even from one district to the next within a particular country. It has been concluded therefore that the definition of hypertension can only be arrived at as a result of constant observation and experimentation.

Normal blood pressure is seen today in a similar way to normal body weight in that the defining level is that which is seen as providing the greatest predicted life expectancy. This is the level at which the heart together with other important parts of the body like the circulatory system can function under optimum conditions without the risk of heart disease and other related conditions.

Of course there are a number of other factors to be taken into account when defining high blood pressure and some of these have to be excluded. For example, If a healthy individual becomes their systolic (or pumping) blood pressure will rise by possibly a significant amount as their blood flow increases in response to extreme emotional excitement or any form of energetic exercise. But it does not stay high for very long and as soon as the level of excitement subsides your blood pressure also falls back to normal.

As well as a systolic blood pressure you also have a diastolic (resting) pressure which is the more important and is a very good guide in ascertaining whether a high reading is a false positive. The reason why the diastolic pressure is important is because it reveals the state of your arteries and a high reading may mean that your arteries are constricted and not permitting a free flow of blood.

It is very important to understand that high blood pressure is not in itself a disease but is a key criterion by which doctors can diagnose other conditions.

Finally, it is also necessary to realize that hypertension cannot be cured as such but it can be very effectively controlled.

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