How Your Kidneys Influence Blood Pressure

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By Dr. Mercola

By Dr. Mercola

Nearly 46 percent of American adults suffer from high blood pressure, which ranks as the second greatest public health threat in the U.S.1 Your blood pressure is the force needed to push blood through your arteries, delivering oxygen rich blood and nutrients around your body. When measured, you get a high-value (systolic) and a low-value (diastolic). The high number measures the highest pressure occurring in the blood vessels while your heart is contracting and the low value measures the pressure in your arteries between heartbeats.

A reading of 120/80 mmHg is considered normal. Your systolic pressure, the …read more

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