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There is no such thing as a rule of thumb as far as normal blood pressure is concerned. In fact, doctors around the world cannot figure out, for the life of them, what would be a mutually acceptable and definite figure for an adult’s normal blood pressure range.

However it is usually agreed that somewhere between 110/70 and 125/80 is considered to be an average blood pressure for a grown person, though someone with naturally low blood pressure may be closer to a range of 100/60.

As for adults with a blood pressure of 140/90, this would be acceptable as the individual grows older, but for people in their 20s to 30s, this is often considered to be high.

Contrary to popular belief, blood travels as it spurts through constantly, not in an even flowing motion throughout the body. Hence the tendency of pressure to peak right after the heart beats and ebb right before the next one. This would be the normal pattern.

The two blood pressure figures would then correspond to the pressures at the peak and ebb points respectively. The stronger the arteries are, the more they resist the force of the blood and the lower the blood pressure.

As a person gets older, and the elasticity of their arteries weakens, the figures tend to rise. But it is important that the lower figure does not exceed 90 until the person reaches the age of sixty and above.

You may have seen quite a few studies indicating that hypertension, or high blood pressure in medical terms, is more common among African-Americans as compared to other racial groups, primarily Caucasians. This has resulted in added research with the goal of finding out whether the higher prevalence of hypertension in black individuals is due to their race, diet or economic background.

Some people suffering high blood pressure may find they just can’t pinpoint a cause for their problem. They may be seemingly at the pink of health, may not smoke or even drink, they may eat the right foods, but may still suffer from a consistently high blood pressure. This condition is known as Primary or essential high blood pressure. However if the raised blood pressure is due to an underlying medical problem, it is known as Secondary High Blood Pressure.

High blood pressure is quite common in Western society - try about one out of four individuals. A lot of people consider this part and parcel of their daily lives and do not realize that this condition can result in complications, such as kidney failure or heart disease. But that hasn’t diminished the number of people who walk around whistling a happy tune, blissfully unaware that they may not be in the best of health after all, due to high blood pressure.