Why do we get headrushes more frequently as we age?

Question

As I’ve gotten older, one of the things I’ve noticed most about aging is that I get more headrushes than I used to. I still do headstands and handstands, and now it gives me a headrush. Sometimes even something like just standing up quickly gives me one. As a kid though, I never got them.

Why are headrushes more frequent as we get older?

In: Biology

Answer 1

The most simplistic way to put it, our blood vessels become less elastic as we age for various reasons, and can not move blood as efficiently