Factors Influencing The Power of Blood Pressure
Fig. 5 - Blood Pressure Flactuations for a Healthy Individual

In earlier segments, we discussed the different methods of measuring the power of blood pressure.
One method of measuring the power of blood pressure is what I described as the objective measurement of the power of blood pressure. An example of an objective measure of blood pressure is when your doctor tells you that your blood pressure number is 130/80 (one thirty over eighty). This is the technical measurement of the power of blood pressure number that is routinely used by doctors or taken from a self monitoring blood pressure machine.
The advantage of the objective and technical method of measuring the power of blood pressure is the ability to compare blood pressure numbers from different people. As well, this method can be used to compare fluctuations in blood pressure numbers for an individual during the course the day.
Further, measuring fluctuations in the power of blood pressure during the course of the day will determine the amount of blood carrying oxygen, nutrients and water to every part of the body at any given time of the day. Different parts of the body will require different amounts of oxygen, nutrients and water during the course of any given 24-hour period.
The diagram shown in Fig. 5 above, is a graphical depiction of flactuations in the power of blood pressure during the course of the day. Blood pressure numbers can fluctuate from as high as 195/105 (one ninety- five over one “o” five) to as low as 100/60 (one hundred over sixty) {see the related activities in Fig. 5 above and Table 1 below}, depending on a number of factors which I will explain in the next segment
Table 1 - Blood Pressure Flactuations Over a 24-Hour Period

A comparison of the blood pressure numbers shown in Table 1 above, with the BP numbers shown in Fig. 5 clearly indicates some correlation between the power or strength of blood pressure at given time intervals and that individual’s type of activity during that specific time.
For example, we notice that this individual’s blood pressure is highest (195/105) at 10a.m. when the individual was at the doctor’s office for a routine checkup. Then the blood pressure drops lower (120/70) at 7p.m. when this person was reading and responding to emails on computer at home. The power of blood pressure is lowest (100/60) at 1a.m. when this individual is fast asleep. Then the blood pressure goes high again (190/95) at 7a.m. when this individual is awake, washing up and getting ready to go to work.
So, you might be wondering how this individual’s blood pressure numbers are monitored at these various time intervals during the course of a 24-hour period.
The fluctuations in the power of blood pressure numbers can be demonstrated by attaching a simple device, known as a portable ambulatory blood pressure monitor, to a healthy individual over a 24-hour period. The device then records blood pressure readings at specified time intervals during the 24-hour period. An example – Table 1 – of one such experiment will show the following blood pressure readings from four selected time interval during the 24-hour period.
From this pattern of blood pressure, we can conclude that the power of blood pressure any individual varies and fluctuates throughout the course of the day. The fluctuations and variations of the power of blood pressure depend on a number of factors including;
- The individual’s natural and instinctive body systems and controls
- The time of day
- What the individual is doing (physical activity).
- What the individual has just eaten, drunk or smoked (i.e. the type of food, water or air).
- What the individual is thinking or talking about (mental activity).
- The individual’s emotional feelings and state of mind (e.g. anxiety, anger, fear, stress, sadness, relaxed, happiness, joy etc.).
- Age
- Gender
- Weather
Now, let us apply these factors affecting fluctuations in blood pressure to the results observed for our “experimental” healthy individual in Table 1.
1. 10 a.m., blood pressure is 195/105 while at the doctor’s office
So, why is this individual’s blood pressure “sky -high” at 195/105 (one ninety five over one “O” five) while in the doctor’s office? This is a very common phenomenon known as the “white coat syndrome.” The subconscious mind instructs the heart to rump-up its pumping actions, which in turn results in increased blood pressure. The increased power of blood pressure will in turn, pump more blood carrying air, food and water to every part of the body. The increased supply of air, food and water to every part of the body is an instinctive process by which the blood pressure system works with other body systems to prepare the body to “fight or flee” from a perceived threat or danger. The perceived “threat” in this case is being in the doctor’s office (Logically thinking, we know that there is no threat in being in a doctor’s office for a routine checkup, but the body’s internal control and protective systems are not buying it!). This is an instinctive and spontaneous reaction by the human body’s internal control systems. The internal control systems are triggered by the anxiety of being in a doctor’s office. The reaction is the body’s survival instinct which is inherent in our bodies’ natural health blueprints.
2. 7 p.m., blood pressure is 120/70 while reading emails on a computer at home
This individual’s blood pressure of 120/70 is much lower than when he or she was in the doctor’s office. Clearly, this individual is relaxed when reading emails on a computer in the comfort of her home. There is no anxiety here. However, while there is neither anxiety nor engagement in any physical activity, the power of blood pressure still needs to pump appropriate amounts of blood carrying air, food and water – consistent with this individual’s current situation – to every part of the body. Although this individual is relaxed at home, his or her brain is obviously engaged when reading and responding to emails on the computer. The blood pressure of 120/70 in this situation will pump blood carrying an appropriate amount of air, food and water to every part of the body including, and especially, the brain. Once again, the blood pressure system, in cooperation with all other body systems, instinctively “calibrates” the precise power of blood pressure needed to meet the body’s natural health requirements under these specific circumstances and conditions.
3. 1 a.m. Blood pressure is 100/60 while sleeping in bed Here
The blood pressure of 100/60 at 1 a.m. for this individual is the lowest recorded over the 24-hour period. Blood pressure is lowest during sleep.
This is because the body is in a state of total relaxation, with minimum physical and mental activity.
As a result, the body requires very minimal amounts of air, food and water during this period of the day. During periods of sleeping, relatively small amounts of air, food and water are needed by the body, especially the brain, to maintain vital biological functions such as breathing and digestion.
4. 7 a.m. Blood pressure is 190/95 while washing up and getting ready to go to work
This individual’s blood pressure of 190/95 (one ninety over nintey-five) while taking a shower is relatively high during this time of the day. Clearly, the high power of blood pressure is in response to the physical activity associated with movement, washing up and getting ready for work. The increased power of blood pressure is needed to pump more blood, carrying more air, food and water to every part of the body. The additional amounts of air, food and water are required by the body in order to support the mental and physical activities associated with the process of washing up and getting ready for work.
So, we have tracked blood pressure readings from an ambulatory blood pressure monitor attached to a healthy individual over a 24-hour period. Based on the blood pressure results from the four periods we selected, it is evident that the blood pressure for this individual fluctuates during the course of the day.
The blood pressure fluctuations and variations depend on a number of factors. These factors including physical activities, mental activities, emotional feelings (anxiety, anger, excitement, fear, stress, sadness, relaxation, happiness, etc.).
Further, the body adjusts the fluctuations and variations in blood pressure in accordance with the body’s requirements for air, food and water under varying conditions and specific circumstances during the course of the day. The whole process is instinctive, instantaneous and continuous, 24-hours a day.
This way, an individual’s natural health blueprint ensures that the power of blood pressure pumps and delivers blood to every part of the body in a manner that provides a consistent supply of the right amounts of fresh air (oxygen), healthy food (nutrition) and clean water (hydration) needed by the body to build strong, natural immune systems on a continuous basis.
Air, food and water are the three natural ingredients needed by the body to develop and maintain good natural health.
In the next segment, we are going to discuss the first of these three natural ingredients, namely, fresh air