One that is heavier will need more blood to give their tissues oxygen and nutrients. The pressure on their artery walls will increase as the amount of blood that flows through their blood vessels increases.

Obesity Causing High Blood Pressure

One is more prone to getting high blood pressure as they age. High blood pressure is more likely to develop in women over the age of 65 years old.

Effects Of Age On High Blood Pressure

One’s blood pressure can increase if there is an increase in stress.

Effects Of Stress On High Blood Pressure

Too little potassium can cause an influx of sodium in one’s blood. Too much salt increases blood pressure, as one’s body will retain fluid. 

Effects Of Diet On High Blood Pressure 

High blood pressure is genetic. If a family member has it, there is a higher chance others will get it.


Genetics Causing High Blood Pressure 

- Obesity
- Diabetes 
- Genetics
- Diet (too little potassium and too much salt)
- Stress
- Heavy drinking 
- Age

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High blood pressure is when one’s blood pressure, or the force of blood that flows through one’s blood vessels, is too high.  Systolic blood pressure represents the pressure that blood exerts against the walls of the artery. Diastolic blood pressure represents the pressure between the heart’s beats 

High Blood Pressure 

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. (2021, July 1). High blood pressure (hypertension). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved November 8, 2021, from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20373417

High blood pressure (hypertension)

Research indicates that meditation, including mindfulness practices, may help reduce blood pressure. The American Heart Association suggests meditation could be used with traditional treatments for hypertension, but notes that more data is needed for a formal recommendation. This is supported by studies on mindfulness-based stress reduction, which found it significantly lowered both systolic and diastolic blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension.

Mindfulness Can Lower Blood Pressure

- Below 120/80 (normal blood pressure)
- Systolic ranging 120-129 and diastolic below 80 (elevated blood pressure)
- Systolic ranging from 130-139 or diastolic ranging from 80-89 (stage 1 hypertension)
- Systolic pressure is 140 + or diastolic pressure is 90 + (stage 2 hypertension)

Blood Pressure Ranges

- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Stroke 
- Dementia
- Aneurysm 

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