C. Blood PressureYour asleep blood pressure is the blood pressure that matters. The time you want your bloodpressure to be LOW, is not when you've visiting your doctor, you need it to be low, when you'reSLEEPING.High blood pressure, it's a killer. No doubt about this. But, as with all things biological, it'scomplicated, because your blood pressure is going to move up and down, all day.High blood pressure can be a good thing.In fact, high blood pressure is lauded as a health move, that's why we're all encouraged to go tothe gym, where it's good to have it up, momentarily. But if it is up, when you visit your doctor, well,then it is BAD. And if it's consistently up, in the doctor's office it gets you a diagnosis ofHYPERTENSION. And more often than not, a drug prescription. Because, as I said, high bloodpressure is a KILLER.It's all about the timingBut it is important to realize that high blood pressure is A KILLER, when it happens AT THEWRONG TIME. And this is the caveat. The time you want your blood pressure to be LOW, is notwhen you've visiting your doctor per se. You need it to be low, when you're SLEEPING. In fact, thisis what your blood pressure SHOULD LOOK LIKE over a 24-hour period.14213311510697162012Time (hours after awakening)Graph showing normal systolic blood pressure over a 24-hour period.Copyright 2018 Stichting European Society for Clinical Investigation Journal FoundationThere is a jolly big spike, when you get out of bed, and your blood pressure remains quite high forthe first few hours of your day. Then it takes a dip, in the afternoon, reaching its lowest point in theday, in the late afternoon, before climbing for a second time, early in the evening. Once you'retucked in bed, it should take a nose dive, dropping somewhere between 10 and 20 %. You mightor might not be following this pattern.Dipping into healthWhen blood pressure is measured over a 24-hour period, this is referred to as ambulatory bloodpressure monitoring, three patterns arise. Here are samples of three different individual.Let's call them Dick (1), Tom (2) and Harry (3).13Patiest'sBPPticatsPudiver'sBP130144135InitppertinA17132125Upperlint124-12018-LoncitimitLowelimitLoner551216122016Time (hours afler awakening)Time (hours afler awakening)Time (hours after awakening)SYSTOLIC BP (mm Hg)Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)2) Dick and Tom- will both have been diagnosed with high blood pressure. Dick, REALLY has aproblem. Tom, NOT SO MUCH.NOTE: He is likely taking blood pressure lowering meds, probably un-necessarily, they're costinga fortune and putting him at risk of other health problems. Remember, drugs always have sideeffects. What about Harry?Masked hypertensionWell, if his doctor didn't do the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, he would have beenslapped on the back, with a jolly well done, your blood pressure is NORMAL. But, it's NOT. Thisguy is in T-R-O-U-B-L-E. Serious TROUBLE! More and more scientific studies, show the risk fromhigh blood pressure, is coming when blood pressure is high, when you're "sleeping".You want to be a dipperUnfortunately, to know whether you are or not, will require more than the blood pressurereading taken at home or in your doctor's office. You need to be strapped up to a device that canmonitor your blood pressure over a 24-hour period and then report on your blood pressure, in themiddle of the night. The technology does exist. And using it to diagnose high blood pressure, isactually recommended by most health authorities, but it's not always done.It's expensive and inconvenient, etc.But, if you're worried about cardiovascular disease, your asleep blood pressure, is the reading thatREALLY matters. And if this reading is high, this is the number you should be working to improve.Asleep blood pressure is the targetSo how do you do this? Well, it probably doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out, if you wantyour blood pressure to be low at night, you need to be doing what you can, to keep your body'sclock in sync with the sun. Sleep, exposure to light and the timing of your meals, are just some ofthe leavers you can pull, to improve your circadian rhythm. If you are taking blood pressurelowering meds, you want to take them, so they do their thing, at night, because this is the time, youneed them.Knowing the information on blood pressure, answer the following:1. In which time does individuals would likely have the highestpressure in normalconditions?a. Upon waking upb. NoonC. Just before sleepd. During sleep2. When a person is asleep, it is expected that....His blood pressure spikesb. His blood pressure lowers downC. Blood pressure is similar when he is awaked. Blood pressure cannot be determineda.3. Why is the blood pressure important during sleep?a. When blood pressure increases, it is not felt by the person thus difficult to address.b. So, we could know if the medicine taken in is functioning.c. Blood pressure is decreased by meditationd. When blood pressure decreases, person may not awake.4. Why is blood pressure high just after waking up?a. Due to normal body circadian rhythmb. Body releases hormones in the morning such as adrenaline and noradrenaline whichboosts of energy but raisess blood pressure.C. Both a & B are correctd. None of the choices5. Dick is consideredanda. Hypertensive; needs medicationb. Always excited; alertObese; needs to reduce weightd. Healthy; needs not to worryС.6. Which is true about Tom's blood pressure?His blood pressure is normal when awakeb. His blood pressure becomes normal as he sleepsC. His blood pressure is on the upper limits during the times that he works and lowers tothe normal when asleepd. All of the statements describe Tom's blood pressure.a.7. What can you say about Tom knowing his blood pressure?a. He has a stressful day at work.b.His day is fun and full of surprises.C. His work depends on a hard labor.d. All of the choices may be true.8. What could happen during Harry's sleep?a. He will have a good rest and will wake up with vigor.b. He might have a stroke anytime during his sleep.C. He will have a restless sleep.d. None of the situations given will happen9. What can we conclude from learning about the blood pressure?a. Blood pressure fluctuates naturally throughout the day.b. Blood pressure depends on the activity of the person.c. Blood pressure is determined by the person's health.d. All of the statements above.

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