An older heart: Even if you have a healthy diet and exercise frequently, aging is inevitable. This will affect the body’s performance in pumping blood. The natural pacemaker system in the heart regulates heart beats. As we age there is a greater likelihood that some of the pathways of the heart’s pacemaker system will have fat deposits, which affect how the heart works.
Degeneration of the heart muscle cells and thicker cell walls are other reasons the heart’s aging might affect blood pressure. This can slow down the time the heart takes to fill with blood increasing pressure on the vessels.
Blood vessels show a decreased performance as we age. These may be the most important variables when it comes to hypertension and old age, since arteries tend to narrow and harden as we age. This could lead to clogged arteries, which could lead to serious repercussions such as strokes or heart attacks.
The reduced elasticity of the blood vessels as we age can also be caused early on by poor diet or lack of exercise.
The ability of the body to process dietary salt decreases with age. Excess sodium is known to be a risk factor when it comes to high blood pressure, and people with hypertension are usually recommended to cut their salt intake. As we age, however sodium tends to accumulate in the bloodstream, so elderly people are recommended to cut salt intake even more