{"id":7519,"date":"2021-01-19T08:08:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T13:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drnicollemd.com\/?p=7519"},"modified":"2023-06-06T07:14:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T11:14:42","slug":"whats-the-new-normal-for-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drnicollemd.com\/2021\/01\/19\/whats-the-new-normal-for-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s The ‘New Normal’ For Blood Pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hello. This is\u00a0Hypertension Prevention Tuesdays<\/i><\/b>! Today, we\u2019ll give you an introduction to normal blood pressure. For quite a long time, the term normal blood pressure meant having blood pressure reading of 120\/80 with the first number referring to systolic blood pressure and the second to diastolic blood pressure. Of late, however,\u00a0the American Heart Association has made changes to the definition of normal blood pressure which now refers to less than 120\/less than 80 as the new readings<\/a>. The results of research on the effects of blood pressure over a longer period of time revealed that the new readings are more appropriate.<\/p>

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Changed Cut-Off Values<\/strong><\/h2>

In fact, the American Heart Association has gone further than simply redefining what normal blood pressure is by also changing cut-off values for various stages of high blood pressure. All these changes have been affected because of the research findings that revealed that there was greater risk of suffering a heart attack and other forms of illness whenever blood pressure was elevated.<\/p>

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Blood pressure is a measurement that shows how much pressure is created whenever the heart pumps out the blood that travels through the blood vessels. There is a difference between normal blood pressure in adults, and normal blood pressure in children. In children, having a slightly less blood pressure, while seniors have slightly elevated blood pressure. A reading of 130\/80 or higher is not good for you and so should be treated at the earliest. This could mean having to make changes to your diet, and also having to take medications. It should, however, be every person\u0092’s goal to maintain normal blood pressure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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