Blood Pressure
What Is High Blood Pressure?
High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems. “Blood pressure” is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can [...]
Blood Pressure Basics
Arterial stiffness and lack of elasticity are the main reasons of blood pressure. Though arterial integrity is the core issue, cellular health plays an important role as well in blood pressure. Cellular membrane structural changes or damage brought upon by oxidative stress, protein damage by glycosylation due to excessive sugars, insulin levels, endothelial dysfunction, insufficient [...]