Hypertension or high blood pressure is defined as a repeatedly elevated blood pressure exceeding 140/90 mmHg (www.focusonhighbloodpressure.com). This definition refers to a systolic pressure above 140 with a diastolic pressure above 90. Blood pressure is the pressure of the blood flowing through your blood vessels against the vessel walls. It depends on your blood flow (how much blood is pumped by your heart) and the resistance of your blood vessels to blood flow. If this pressure …showed first 75 words of 371 total…

…showed last 75 words of 371 total…plan on living to a ripe old age. References What is Hypertension? Retrieved December 14, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.focusonhighbloodpressure.com/script/main/ art.asp?li=MNI&track=qpp3846pg&… High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)-Overview, Retrieved December 14, 2002, from the World Wide Web: http://www.aolsvc.health.webmd.aol.com/encyclopedia/ article/1817.51388?z=1817_0000 What is blood pressure? Retrieved December 16, 2002, from the World Wide Web: httpp://www.llifeclinic.com/focus/bllod/whatisit.asp