High blood pressure

While most people have heard of high blood pressure many do not know what the causes are, what effect it has and the dangers it can bring. Blood pressure is the force of blood on the walls of blood vessels that circulate around the body and pass through the heart. It is also referred to as arterial pressure or vascular pressure and readings are divided into two types; systolic, when the heart contracts; and diastolic, when the heart is filling. The more blood the heart pumps and the narrower the arteries, the higher the blood pressure. The symptoms of high blood pressure are not ob...