So, you’ve been told you you’ve got “the blood pressure.” Now you’re supposed to eat bland food, lose weight, and take this water pill. What’s all that about?
What even is high blood pressure (hypertension)?
Imagine it this way. Think of the water going through a garden hose when you’re watering your plants, then compare that to the water rushing through a fire engine hose that’s putting out a large fire.
Obviously a fire hose uses a lot more water, but the hose is made to withstand that extra water. So there’s not a problem, right? Now, say you took the all that water rushing through a fire hose and pushed it through a simple garden hose. Now we’re going to have problems! This is what high blood pressure is – pushing a lot of water through a relatively small hose.
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