Blood Pressure Numbers

Most people are familiar with Blood Pressure and that it is important for the B/P numbers to be in a certain range. Blood pressure that is too high and way out of the range is indicative of a health problem. What most people do not know is that there is no such thing as a "normal" blood pressure. 120/70 is the medically given ideal blood pressure. This ideal number came about from an average of thousands of different blood pressures taken from thousands of different people. If a person's blood pressure is not exactly 120/70 there is nothing to worry about. All people are different, all blood pressures are different. Concern lies in the fact that when blood pressure goes over a certain point, a disease process is usually responsible. 140/90 is considered border line normal, any thing above these numbers could be a problem. The top number in the blood pressure reading represents the pressure in your blood vessels when the heart beats. This number can rise with stress, nervousness or pain. The bottom number represents the pressure when your heart is at rest. This is where trouble occurs. A reading above 90 is not good and should be checked out. The two numbers, top & bottom should never be more than 60-70 points apart. This may indicate a leaky heart valve.

Thought for the Week: "Chiropractic is good for all things because it is good for not one thing; it is simply good for the body and mind. Chiropractic is biological common sense. If any part, any system, fails to get appropriate nervous control and coordination, it cannot adapt to what the body needs, and to the rest of the body. We call that sick. We know that lack of appropriate nervous control and coordination is subluxation. We know that what we provide, the chiropractic adjustment, makes subluxation go "bye-bye," leading to better health. Simple. The Truth." -----Don Harte, D.C., San Fransisco, California.