How do you calculate your ideal blood pressure?

Answer 1

Exercise regularly, eat healthy balanced meals, avoid smoking and drinking alcohol, and avoid consuming excessive sodium (salt). If hypertension is caused by genetics, consider taking medication to lower blood pressure.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as a "perfect" blood pressure reading; because of differences in people's genetic makeup, what's optimal for one person may not be for another. This is why risk categories are ranges of values -- one person with 140/90 may be perfectly fine, but another may be at significant risk for cardiovascular disorders. That said, the generally accepted value for a good blood pressure reading is 120/80; it is better to be below this value than above it (though a little on either side is fine).

Answer 3

Yes, you can calculate your blood pressure(s) from your pulse rate, so

(1)Yes, you can ,and so "ce_ben 1" is wrong, and

(2) it IS possible and so "oaf-girl" is wrong and

(3) they are related by simple equations so "Mikey" is wrong too.

But you in order to do it you need one initial set of B/P's to calibrate it with. It isn't possible simply to read your pulse alone and put it into an equation. You need a B/P reading too, the BP reading to be taken simultaneously with your pulse rate reading.

Omron HEM-

THis is what you'll need