Basics of High Blood Pressure
Content by: Erin (Nugent) Bern, RD
Nearly half of adults in the US have high blood pressure. What is high blood pressure? It's important to understand elevated blood pressure, and lifestyle steps for improving your numbers.
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❤️🩹 When the heart pumps blood throughout the body, there is pressure placed on the arteries and veins. For some people. that pressure may be consistently higher than normal ranges, or consistently lower.
Too high or too low of blood pressure can create added health risks.
Work with your health professional to understand your numbers and steps that you can take to best manage a healthy blood pressure.
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