High blood pressure.

High blood pressure. Even in good health, your BP need not be exactly 120/80. It keeps on changing, almost every minute, depending on your activities and emotional states. Climbing stairs, being angry, doing exercise etc. increases BP even in normally healthy...

High blood pressure.

High blood pressure. Values higher than these are called High Blood Pressure (HBP or Hypertension). It means that the pressure in your arteries is consistently above the normal range and this needs correction by lifestyle modification and/or...

High blood pressure.

High blood pressure. Blood Pressure is the exerted by the blood pushing against the blood vessel walls. It has two values, the upper or systolic (the contraction phase) should be 120 millimetres of mercury and the lower or diastolic (the relaxation period of the...