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/why-does-smoking-cause-a-rise-in-blood-pressure-496/ http://www.lowerhbp.com/high-blood-pressure/why-does-smoking-cause-a-rise-in-blood-pressure-496/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:36:11 +0000 admin http://www.lowerhbp.com/?p=496 There is a simple reason why this happen, smoking constricts your blood vessels. When your blood vessels are constricted, your heart has to work harder to pump the blood. When your heart works harder, your blood pressure increases. The nicotine and other ingredients in cigarettes is what causes your blood vessels to constrict. When your blood vessels are constricted, they are tighter and smaller. So it is more difficult for blood to go through there. That is why your heart has to work harder to ... Click To Read The Full Post

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