The Blood Pressure Cure Express Program

I ve packed a lot of information about blood pressure and ways to control it in this book. But from time to time you may want to do a quick review or find the name and the Web site of a particular supplement or some other detail. That s why I ve put together this summary of the entire Blood Pressure Cure program. 

Blood pressure is a measure of the force of blood rushing through and pushing against arteries. Measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg), systolic blood pressure, the top number in, say, the reading 120/80, indicates arterial pressure as the heart beats, while the diastolic, the lower number, is the pressure between beats, while the heart rests. 

Elevated levels of blood pressure constitute a major risk for cardiovascular disease, the number-one killer of both men and women. As with high cholesterol levels, there are no symptoms of high blood pressure, also termed hypertension. 

Ideally, blood pressure should be no more than 120/80. When blood pressure increases to a range of 120-139/80-89, one is said to be in a state of prehypertension, a term that originated in 2003. Men and women with prehypertension are at some increased risk of car- 

Blood pressure testing in doctors offices may be inaccurate owing to anxiety or other factors. For a diagnosis of hypertension, physicians take measurements on three separate visits with patients seated with feet on the floor, back supported in a chair, and relaxed. Today s home blood pressure monitoring devices have been shown to be as accurate as or even more accurate than in a doctor s office. A good brand to consider for your home is Omron select a device with a cuff that goes around the upper arm rather than the wrist for greatest accuracy. I believe that home blood pressure monitors should be as common as scales. 

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