http://www.lowerhbp.com Control Your Blood Pressure, Don't Let It Control You Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:36:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://www.lowerhbp.com/high-blood-pressure/lower-high-blood-pressure-hypertension-481/ http://www.lowerhbp.com/high-blood-pressure/lower-high-blood-pressure-hypertension-481/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:53:11 +0000 admin http://www.lowerhbp.com/?p=481 As the heart pumps blood through the arteries (large blood vessels), it pushes the blood against the arterial walls with a force that is measured as “blood pressure.” High blood pressure is defined as a reading above 140/90 mm Hg (systolic/diastolic). (Systolic pressure – the first number – measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart contracts. Diastolic pressure – the second number – measures the pressure in the arteries when the heart is relaxing be... Click To Read The Full Post

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