The best source of high blood pressure information is your physician. Each time you visit your doctor, a nurse will take your “vital signs;” your pulse, heartbeat, and blood pressure.  Your doctor will be informed of your vital signs and if your blood pressure is elevated, this is something the two of you will discuss.
However, […]

Women tend to worry about hypertension and high blood pressure for the men in their lives. They neglect to consider the causes of hypertension and high blood pressure that can affect them. Yet heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. There are several risk factors for hypertension and high blood pressure […]

High blood pressure is an extremely common ailment – some sources suggest that at least 1 in 3 Americans are afflicted with the disease. Unfortunately, there are not many observable symptoms of high blood pressure; most people who suffer from the disease only find out because a routine check shows their blood pressure is abnormally […]

Blood pressure is a measurement of the force against the walls of a person’s arteries when the heart beats; the first of the two numbers rendered are that of the systolic pressure, and this measures the pressure in the arteries at the time the heart is beating. The second number is that of the diastolic […]

They say that high blood pressure is the silent killer. They say this because you really don’t know if you have high blood pressure unless you get checked by your doctor. However, if unchecked, and you do, in fact, have high blood pressure, it could cause major problems, even death. For this reason, you want […]

Mention to friends or co-workers that you have a problem with your blood pressure, and virtually 100% of those people will assume that you’re referring to high blood pressure, also called hypertension; 20% of Americans suffer from hypertension.
This is a chronic, life-threatening condition that, if left untreated, will very likely result in stroke, heart attack, […]

The effects of high blood pressure truly affect every area of the body, from head to toe. Many people think of the effects of high blood pressure on the heart only, and although that is definitely a problem, high blood pressure does still have massive effects on the rest of the body as well, and […]