http://www.247healthshop.co.uk/blog For everything in health, fitness and nutirition thn 247healthshop is the resource to find everything in one place. en-us Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:52:18 +0100 Blood Pressure Blogware 247 Health Shop http://www.247healthshop.co.uk/blog/_archives/2008/11/1/3956982.html http://www.247healthshop.co.uk/blog/_archives/2008/11/1/3956982.html Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:26:54 +0000 Notice that every time you visit a doctor's office, hospital, clinic, or any other health related place, they always begin by checking your blood pressure. Have you ever wondered why? <br> <br> High blood pressure or hypertension, also known as the "silent disease" or the "silent killer" is the measure of the blood's pressure against the wall of the arteries as the heart pumps. <br> <br> Many people walk around every day with dangerously high blood pressure without ever knowing it because often times there are no symptoms for weeks, months, or even years. <br> <br> But high blood pressure is a dangerous condition and complications can be very serious. You see, as the heart pumps the blood through the walls of arteries that have lost their elasticity, the heart has to work much harder to push the blood through them. <br> <br> Because the blood needs to go through every organ in the body as well, the ... Main Page Blood Pressure