Should I Worry About My Diastolic Blood Pressure?

Untreated hypertension is a pretty well publicized topic. Given the serious health problems that can occur (heart attack, stroke etc.) , it is not surprising that it has gained such notoriety.

I gained a personal interest in the topic having successfully recovered myself and will continue to educate and research this issue. It can have serious consequences but is also quite treatable.

The "bad" or high readings are known to most people who have researched or inquired about their blood pressure. 120/80 to 139/89 is commonly known as pre-hypertension. 140/90 is considered high blood pressure.

Many are not aware though that even if the diastolic reading (bottom number) is low, that a high systolic reading (top number) can also affect health adversely.

And even fewer people are aware that a high diastolic reading (measuring pressure when the heart is at rest) can also be cause for concern.

I recently published an article about systolic blood pressure and received follow up questions related to diastolic readings.

Here again, if the diastolic reading is over 90, it is still usually considered high blood pressure. A reading between 80 and 89 is normally considered borderline high diastolic blood pressure.

Since the diastolic reading tends to go down as people age, it is important to take both numbers into account as this can give one a potentially inaccurate sense of healthy blood pressure.

A medication prescription is often the result of a hypertension diagnosis. So, be completely up front with your doctor with regard to concerns about adverse effects. All of the hypertension drugs have them and they can be worrisome (muscle pain, liver damage, headaches, sexual dysfunction, dizziness and many others.) You may want to insure ALL options are considered in order to address the problem with alternatives to drugs.

As always, the cure itself should not leave you worse off than the original problem. A fast cure is very tempting given hectic schedules, yet conversely physically inactive lives in many cases.

My High Blood Pressure program is very effective. This simple, all natural treatment has amazed me over and over. I encourage you to give this program a try.

By: Christian Good

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Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and author of several revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his breakthroughs is his natural Hypertension Treatment program. You can learn more about Christian on his natural health alternative blog.