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Information About High Blood Pressure
What’s High Blood Pressure
Simply put, high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension) is when the heart pumps the blood and pushes against the wall surfaces of your blood vessels. This pressure is measured and can be high, normal, or low depending on obstructions in your system.
How Does The Circulatory System Function
For the body to function, your tissues and organs require the oxygenated blood that your circulation system sends throughout the body. When the heartbeats, it develops pressure that pushes blood via a network of blood vessels, which include arteries, capillaries, and veins.
This pressure is the outcome of 2 forces: The very first pressure (systolic pressure) happens as blood pumps out of the heart and right into the arteries that are part of the blood circulation system. The second pressure (diastolic pressure) is developed as the heart rests in between heartbeats.
However, as the years pass one becomes older and doesn’t maintain a healthy diet the arteries will start to become clogged with cholesterol thus restricting the flow of blood and increasing the blood pressure.