Dukan Diet

Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on our blood vessels due to beating of heart. There are various factors which regulate it, such as viscosity of blood and cholesterol present in blood.

There are two types of reading taken while measuring blood pressure. One is Systolic and other is diastolic. Systolic is the pressure when heart beats and diastolic is when heart relaxes. Normal Blood Pressure is Systolic=120mm Hg and Diastolic=80mm Hg, usually written as 120/80.

These reading differ according to age and sex of the person. Here we are providing these various age groups of women.

Blood Pressure Chart

Age	Systolic (mm Hg)	Diastolic (mm Hg)
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Under 20
15 - 19 Years	117	77
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Over 20
20 - 24 Years	120	79
25 - 29 Years	121	80
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Over 30
30 - 34 Years	122	81
35 - 39 Years	123	82
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Over 40
40 - 44 Years	125	83
45 - 49 years	127	84
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Over 50
50 - 54 Years	129	85
55 - 59 Years	131	86
Blood Pressure Chart for Women Over 60
60 - 64 Years	134	87

The readings provided above are just average approximation. Minimum and maximum blood pressure might differ at different periods of time depending upon the work you are doing.

Once you have decided to purchase a Blood Pressure Monitor, then you should consult your Physician. He might give you a better advice. 

(Updated with better photos and step-by-step instructions, September 2014.)  This delicious Zucchini and Yellow Squash Soup with Rosemary and Parmesan is a recipe that has a lot of sentimental value for me.  I first made it in 2008 when Lisa of Homesick Texan sent me the link to this recipe on Epicurious.com and told me how delicious it was.  And I was making soup back then because I had just gotten braces on my teeth!  

Now flash forward six years and I'm still enjoying this Zucchini Soup with my nice straight teeth.  Things have changed in six years though, and now I'd pull out my beloved Cuisinart Electric Pressure Cooker to make the soup more quickly.  Not to worry though, if you don't have a pressure cooker you can easily make this soup on the stove.  It's still zucchini and summer squash season for a few more weeks, and I think using those summer veggies in a soup is a perfect way to transition into fall (which arrives tomorrow, sob!)