What is hypertension?
With every beat our heart pumps blood through the arteries to various parts of the body. The force applied by blood against the walls of the blood vessels is known as blood pressure, when this force becomes high, it gives rise to hypertension or high blood pressure.
Most people don’t know about their condition until they visit a doctor and have their blood pressure checked. A regular blood pressure reading is measured in two numbers, systolic – the number or reading on top, and diastolic – the number or reading below. A 120/80 is considered as a normal blood pressure, anything in the region of 140/90 calls for a visit to the doctor as it may point towards hypertension.
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