Often When blood pressure is taken or measured we have to take into account two measurements. The 1st one is called 'Systolic Bp' and the second one is 'Diastolic Bp'.
Systolic is taken when the heart is pumping out blood and Diastolic bp is taken in between heartbeats, when the heart is resting or relaxing.
A device called Sphygmomanometer is used to check our blood pressure.It's the inflatable arm
cuff belt that is accompanied with a little air pump..We can have a blood pressure machine at
home too and this will help to keep eye on the blood pressure of every one who has a
fluctuating bp
HOW TO READ THE PRESSURE?
The Systolic pressure is the number on the top at the left side of the reading or marking;
and Diastolic pressure is the number on the bottom or at the right side.Suppose we have a blood pressure of 120/72 this means that we have a Systolic Pressure of 120 and a Diastolic Pressure of 72. These both two levels of blood pressure are very crucial and we need to keep them at a healthy level always.
 what is a normal blood pressure in general? Experts say  119/79 is the healthiest level for an average adult and every adult must try to keep that level. A blood pressure between120/80 and 129/84 is considered to be the normal range. Blood pressure between 130/85 and 139/89 is said to be a high normal blood pressure range and, when we reach a level of 140/90 or anything higher, we need to pay a close watch as that's consider to be a high blood
pressure in true sense.
The best time to check the blood pressure is soon after you get up from bed or walk around for an hour or two, this would give us better reading and we can compare the reading taken after rest nd after work,we should not check our pressure after intense physical activities as we all know that the results won't show a normal level. One more important point to take care off is not to consume anything that contains caffeine or alcohol, and neither smoke for at least  1/2 an hour before the checking the routine pressure.Blood pressure often fluctuates some what during the day and is thought to be a normal conditions. There are innumeral activities that we do daily that may trigger blood pressure .
Sometimes it is seen that our pressure changes if we do some physical activity like intensive
weight lifting . sometimes our mental stress increase our blood pressure even certain food we
eat become one of the factor to trigger the blood pressure .
Symptoms of blood pressure       
It may include always feeling dizziness, suffer headaches, feeling fatigued and restless, difficulty in breathing properly, insomnia, intestinal complaints and emotional instability.
There  are few good herbs that help to lower the blood pressure .one of them is Arjunchal(bark of an Arjuna tree) The bark of Arjuna tree is researched as an anti-ischemic or anti- anginal and cardioprotective agent and is useful in hypertension and ischemic heart disease.
Arjun chal is a unique herb that also helps maintain a healthy heart and reduces the effects of stress and nervousness which proves to be the prime culprit for high blood pressure. Arjuna promotes effective cardiac functioning and regulates the blood pressure. It improves the blood circulation to the heart and increase oxygen flow to the heart. It also helps purify the blood, lowers blood pressure and can improve cholesterol level and also tones the heart. It plays an effective role if the decoction is taken regularly the best thing to do along with this medicine is to walk on the moist grass early morning to control the blood pressure.lowers blood pressure and can improve cholesterol.Do not take it on an empty stomach and it's not suitable if you are pregnant or breast feeding mother.
How to prevent hypertension?
Include food items of high fiber content in your diet such as fruits, vegetables, pulses, cereal, rice, wheat, etc in unprocessed form are good for your heart and body.Avoid alcohol and tobacco. Give your body some exercise, walking for 30 minutes in the morning is good enough as a start up. Gradually introduce aerobics or yoga and prayanam to keep healthy for ever.drink 15 to 20 glasses of water in the entire day it will help you to hasten your recovery from  hypertension and Cholesterol.

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