The heart is shaped like an inverted cone and is about the size of an adults fist and weighs 250 to 350 grams.
Around 2 thirds of the heart's mass is located to the left of the human body's midline.
The heart is called an organ because it's a muscular organ and organs are a group of tissues that work together to perform a certain and specific function and the function of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
The heart is also made up largely of a type of muscle tissue that is called cardiac muscle.
The 2 types of arterial blood pressure are the Diastolic blood pressure which is the lowest blood pressure that is within the large arteries during heart muscle relaxation between beating of the heart.
And the Systolic blood pressure which is the maximum blood pressure within the large arteries when your heart muscle contracts in order to propel the blood through your body.
The organ that controls the blood pressure is the kidneys along with the heart and adrenal glands and cardiovascular system.
Healthy kidneys respond to a hormone called aldosterone which is produced in the adrenal glands, to help the body regulate blood pressure.
The signs of having low blood pressure include fainting, confusion, feeling weak, blurred vision, feeling sick, dizziness and lightheadedness.
Lack of concentration and cold and clammy, pale skin and nausea, unusual thirst and dehydration are also signs of low blood pressure.
Hypotension is abnormally low blood pressure (lower than 90/60 mm Hg).
If your blood pressure gets too low, it can cause dizziness, fainting or death.
Low blood pressure is not a condition that is usually treated except if it occurs in the elderly or occurs suddenly.
Having low blood pressure can cause a stroke as well as a heart attack because when you have a drop in blood pressure it means not enough oxygen rich blood is getting to your brain and other vital organs which is what leads to a stroke or heart attack.
The 10 signs of having low blood pressure are.
Fainting.
Dehydration.
Dizziness and lightheadedness.
Nausea.
Weak and rapid pulse.
Rapid and shallow breathing.
Decrease in skin coloration.
Cold Clammy Skin.
Confusion.
Fatigue.
The ideal blood pressure by age is.
Adolescent (14–18 years) 90–120 50–80
Adult (19–40 years) 95–135 60–80
Adult (41–60 years) 110–145 70–90
Older adult (61 and older) 95–145 70–90
Normal blood pressure for young people and sometimes older people is (<120/80 mm Hg) although it can vary.
The time of the day that your blood pressure is the highest is 12:00 PM which is midday.
During the evening your blood pressure lowers and at night when sleeping your blood pressure lowers then by morning your blood pressure starts to rise again and gets at it's highest by 12:00 PM or midday.
High blood pressure is caused by stress, anxiety, dehydration, smoking, being overweight, obesity, older age, genetics, too much alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity and eating too much salt and fat.
Bananas and beets are foods that help lower blood pressure immediately.
Vegetables that are good for lowering blood pressure are beets, beet greens, spinach, collard greens, kale, turnip greens, arugula and Romaine Lettuce.
The drinks that are best for lowering high blood pressure are water, tea, skim milk, berry juice, beet juice, tomato juice and Pomegranate juice.
Drinking water does help to lower your blood pressure.
When you're dehydrated your blood pressure can rise and by hydrating yourself with water your blood pressure can lower.
Drinking water regularly and staying hydrated helps to keep your blood pressure lowered and regulated at normal levels as well.
You can eat bananas on blood pressure medication but you should not eat more than 1 or 2 bananas while on blood pressure medication.
Too many bananas could interfere with some blood pressure medications and heart disease or heart failure medication.
Eating bananas is not bad for high blood pressure as bananas can help to lower and regulate your blood pressure.
However bananas can sometimes interfere with some blood pressure medications and heart failure medicines but bananas themselves are healthy when you have high blood pressure.
Bananas can lower blood pressure quickly due to the high potassium levels in the bananas.
According to research studies, two bananas a day for a week can reduce your blood pressure by 10 percent.