Welcome to Cloverleaf Chiropractic Show, and today I'm doing the show on blood pressure. And basically, we're going to talk about a new way to look at blood pressure problems and how we can do things differently. So I'm not giving you advice on what to do with your health. If you're going to make some changes, make sure you talk to your doctor and check with him before you make any changes whatsoever.
So my name is Dr. Daniel Abeckjerr, Doctor of chiropractic. Stay tuned. I'm doing this show to educate the public, and today we're going to focus on blood pressure and health, and a new way to look to look at health, and a new way to look at your blood pressure problems.
So what is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the wall of the arteries as it circulates through the arteries. So what it does, the blood pressure measures the pressure inside your arteries.
What is High Blood Pressure? High Blood Pressure is a condition in which the force of the blood against the arteries is too high. So the pressure builds up, and that’s basically what we measure when we have high blood pressure. So if it’s too high, that’s called high blood pressure. So when you check your blood pressure, the first reading that you check is called the systolic reading, the higher number. And what it does again, it measures the pressure of blood inside of the arteries when your heart is beating.
So it builds this pressure, and you measure it, and that’s called the systolic pressure. The second reading is the diastolic reading which is the lower number. And it’s the pressure in the heart when the heart is resting in between the heartbeat. So the systolic is during the heart beat and the diastolic is when the heart is resting or when its relaxing. So what is the normal blood pressure? According to the American Heart Association, a normal blood pressure should be around 120/80 for a male and a little bit lower for a female. So the systolic should be between 120 and 90, and the diastolic should be between 80 and 60 in the normal person, normal adult.
So the American Heart Association came up with a chart, and it says that basically a normal blood pressure should be 120/80. An elevated blood pressure is 120-129, and less than 80. When it's Stage 1 hypertension, which is high blood pressure, they say it's between 130-139/80-90.
And high blood pressure which is Stage 2 hypertension is over 140 and over 90. Now, the danger is levels of hypertension which is called a crisis according to the chart, is higher than 180 and higher than 120. So those are the levels that they’ve seen, basically that they rate.