In all of the years you have been alive how often have you thought about what would happen if your heart stopped beating? Many people including myself take this muscle for granted. Here it is working every single day since we were born and it never calls in sick or even takes a break. Yet we rarely even think about it let alone show it any appreciation. Blood pressure is one of the main reasons someone's heart may prematurely stop beating.

How much pressure your arteries are taking from blood is what blood pressure is all about. Over time if there is a lot of force your arteries can become hard and weak. This process of lots of force on them can lead to your arteries becoming thin and even blocked. Things can become very harmful if a artery in your system becomes blocked. For example if the clogged artery prevents blood from reaching the brain that can lead to a stroke. If it has to do with the heart it can lead to someone’s heart to stop working or a heart attack.

The technical term for high blood pressure is hypertension and the reading is somewhere above 120/80. Of course there are a lot of factors involved as well so it’s an estimate. What the top number symbolizes is the physical pressure of the blood that strains the arteries. The bottom number represents the physical force of the blood as the heart relaxes and blood is not being forced up against the arteries.

The technical term for low blood pressure is hypotension and it really has to do with symptoms rather than readings. The biggest problem with low blood pressure is that blood does not eliminate waste and bring enough nutrients to crucial organs and cells so they start to break down. The actual reading will be below 120/80 depending on the person and their age.

Dehydration is one of the biggest culprits when it comes to blood pressure that is not normal and I will guess that a lot of people don't drink enough water, maybe even you. Lack of good nutrients, drugs, virus, a weakened heart, inflammation of organs and loss of blood because of a injury are all other reasons someone's blood pressure may be abnormal.

How to cure abnormal blood pressure has mostly to do with finding out what is wrong with you health and corrected it. Doing things that improve circulation like eating a healthy diet, nutrients, drinking plenty of water are all great places to start. The next step would be to evict things that slow down circulation a few examples would be drugs, deep fried foods, processed meats and a sitting on the couch all day long. Other things to be aware of is to consume potassium because it’s a big factor with blood flow as well as garlic. Also as you can probably guess move around get some dang exercise and drink green tea because they both help with circulation. Actually after your done reading this why don't you do yourself a favor get up stretch your muscles and walk somewhere? As your walking around get a huge glass of water and drink that to.