High Blood Pressure by Age

Why does your blood pressure increase with age? With age is that blood arteries accumulate calcium. This results in the gradual narrowing of the arteries and the heart has to work harder to pump blood around the body. This results in higher blood pressure and is a common reason.

Pushing blood through a narrowing artery needs your heart to pump a little harder to get the blood to all parts of the body. If you are telling yourself that ‘I am overweight’ or ‘I am obese’ then guess what your heart is having to do? It is working harder and harder to do its job of pumping blood. The heart is also feeling the stress of increased demand on its function.

If you are experiencing frequent dizziness or occasional headaches and dizzy spells then the first thing to do is to contact your doctor and get your blood pressure checked. If you want to take charge of your health then you should definitely consider buying a blood pressure monitor.

There are many automatic blood pressure monitoring machines available and we have reviewed and recommended the best blood pressure monitors in categories such as arm and wrist, with small medium and large cuffs.