The term blood pressure is often used and ‘thrown around’ especially when an individual claims to be ‘suffering high blood pressure’ or when adverts suggest individuals should ‘watch their blood pressure’. However, even though the term is regularly used and is a common phrase in daily routine very few people fully understand what it is and what actually constitutes high blood pressure.

So, what actually is Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is simply the force that is exerted by the blood on the blood vessel walls as it circulates around the body. As this pressure decreases as the blood travels further away from the heart, the term blood pressure commonly refers to the pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries as the blood is pumped away from the heart.

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