1. The Importance of a Good Night's Sleep
... slower brain function ability, and daytime sleepiness (National Sleep Foundation 2014). Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart is beating and pumping blood. This is systolic pressure. When the heart is at rest and between beats blood pressure falls. This is diastolic pressure. The lack of a functioning working body and a sleepy run down system must cause stressed systems. (Webmd 2012). An average ... blood pressure is 120/80. A stressed blood pressure can vary to something about 5-10 over your average (both systolic and diastolic). (American Heart Association 2014). To ......
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