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95% of high blood pressure is the result of primary hypertension. There are many factors that contribute to hypertension but that's will be another article. There are many warning signs contributed to high blood pressure. One of this signs is chronic headache. The problem is many people will consider the headaches as mere allergy problems, and simple dismiss them. And this might be true, but if they occur several days is a row, a person should go to their doctor as soon as possible. It would be a big mistake to ignore it, hoping that the headaches would simply go away.

Dizziness is another sign of high blood pressure. Many people believe this is a eye problem. They go to their eye doctor to with this problem. But the doctor does not give blood pressure test, so the symptom is not correctly identified. You should always make an appointment with you medical doctor if you starting to feel dizzy on more than just one occasion. The last warning sign I will mention is shortness of breath. Usually at this point the blood pressure has reached a high enough level to be dangerous. Fortunately a person is alarmed by this and goes to his doctor. It is important to state, you should go to your doctor immediately if you are finding yourself with shortest of breath when it is not caused by above normal physical activity.

Symptoms are indicators that the body is telling you it is not healthy. It is important to pay attention to these indicators and respond to them as quickly as possible. It is important that you go to your doctor to find out the cause as soon as possible. Do not linger, hoping that it will get better, because it is a very good chance it won't. When going to the doctor, usually one of the first things they will do is check your blood pressure with an instrument with a name hard to spell and even harder to pronounce, "sphygmomanometer". The instrument measures your blood pressure in millimeters of mercury.

Taking a blood pressure is fairly simple and has little discomfort. A strap or cuff is wrapped around your upper arm and your arm is extended beside your body at heart level. A hand air pump inflates the cuff until it blocks the flow of main arm artery. The pressure (air) is gradually released when a pulse is first heard is the systolic pressure (large number) and at the point the pressure finally stops pulsating is the diastolic pressure (the smaller number. The pre hypertension range is from 120/80 to 139/89. Because of this published range, high blood pressure is defined by most insurance companies is any value above 140/90. It is important as you get older or have a high blood pressure problem is to monitor your range closely.

Part 2 of this article explains the ways that you can reduce your high blood pressure without using drugs.

Dave Fitzgerald is a contributor of articles relating to keeping healthy as you become older. If you have any questions about the article please email dfitzgerald@agingwellnesscenter.com