Fasting and Lower Blood Pressure
NEARLY HALF OF the adults in the United States have high blood pressure or hypertension. Most don’t even know they have it. Usually, there are no symptoms. Unfortunately, hypertension can raise our risk for heart attack and stroke, the leading causes of death in the United States. Today we look at how fasting may lower your blood pressure.
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association offer that for normal blood pressure, the systolic (top number) pressure should be less than 120 mmHg and the diastolic (bottom number) pressure under 80 mmHg. If the systolic pressure is 120 to 128 mmHg and the diastolic under 80 mmHg, you have elevated blood pressure.
Let’s keep going. Those with a systolic pressure is 130 to 139 mmHg or your diastolic blood pressure of 80 to 89 mmHg have Stage I hypertension. For those with a systolic of at least 140 mmHg or a diastolic of at least 90 mmHg, we have stage 2 hypertension.
Pro Tip: Making a diagnosis of hypertension is complex and integrates repeated blood pressure measurements (with appropriate technique) both inside and outside the healthcare provider’s office.
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