Understanding Blood Pressure: What’s Normal—and Why It Matters

Blood pressure is one of those quiet, vital rhythms in our bodies—like breath or heartbeat—that we often don’t think about… until we need to. And that’s okay. Awareness isn’t about worry. It’s about care.

At its core, blood pressure is simply the gentle force your blood exerts against the walls of your arteries as your heart beats and rests. It’s measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and recorded as two numbers:

Systolic pressure (the top number): the pressure in your arteries when your heart beats and pumps blood.
Diastolic pressure (the bottom number): the pressure when your heart is at rest between beats.
A reading might look like this: 120/80 mmHg—and that, for many adults, is a healthy sign.

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