Good sources of protein Most unrefined foods have some protein in them but mainly meat, dairy products, eggs, beans, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
Your blood pressure consists of two numbers: The top or higher number is called the systolic number (pressure in vessels when your heart is beating), and the bottom or lower number is your diastolic number (pressure in your vessels when your heart is at rest).
First, a breakdown of what your reading entails. The top number is your systolic pressure, or the pressure that arises from your heart pumping blood into your bloodstream, says Kevin Campbell, M.D., an assistant professor of cardiology at the University of North Carolina. The bottom number is your diastolic pressure. Thatâs the relaxation phase of the pumping process, when your heartâs ventricle is filling and getting ready to take in the next pump. Both numbers are important to your heart health. A normal blood pressure reading will clock in below 120/80. To put it another way, your systolic will be below 120 and your diastolic will be below 80. (Low blood pressure, called hypotension, occurs when your reading measures lower than 90/60.