When will you suspect that your health is at risk? If you are not yet educated and does not have the know-how regarding this matter, then you should be familiar about the basics of normal range of blood pressure. Especially if you are already at your late age, where usually, this is the age bracket that is susceptible for high range of blood pressure.

If you are possibly feeling and experiencing headache, dizziness, pounding in ears and bloody nose, then this symptoms typically do not occur until high blood pressure has reached an advanced and possibly life threatening. But do not wait for the time that you will encounter this symptoms. Be aware of your blood pressure so be able to prevent further complications that will aggravate your health condition. So for starters, blood pressure is a vital sign taken regularly to get the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. During each heartbeat, blood pressure varies between a maximum (systolic) and a minimum (diastolic) pressure. The first number that is stated or the numerator is systolic pressure where the heart contracts, while the second number or the denominator is the diastolic pressure where the heart relaxes.

There is a need to maintain normal value of blood pressure upon regular check up because the risk factors can complicate into danger for your body. It is where cardiovascular disease set in and prevalent. So if you are around 120/80 then you are in a safe bracket and maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. But here are the stages of hypertension that you should be cautious of. The risk for hypertensive stage or around 120-139/80-89 millimeter mercury you are still advice the same as the normal range. But if the range is around 140-159/90-99 millimeter mercury, it is already a Stage 1 hypertension. You are advised to maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. If the goal is not reached in about six months, talk to your doctor about taking one or more medications. Lastly, is the Stage 2 hypertension or around 160 or more(systolic) and 100 or more diastolic then you are advised to maintain or adopt a healthy lifestyle. Talk to your doctor about taking more than one medication.

You are at great risk of having hypertension if:you are smoking;have diabetes;you are overweight; your diet is high in saturated fats;have family history if cardiovascular disease;you exercise less than 30 minutes per day;you are over 40 or a post-menopausal woman;you consume more than two alcoholic drinks per day;and you have high cholesterol levels. It is strongly advice to abhor to the wrong habits that was accustomed to the way of routine you have. Either you can take it away from your system bit by bit, or you could have someone to help you control your impulses on the wrong habit that you have been doing most of the time.