Your blood pressure is an important measurement of your health, and when it becomes too high or too low, it can cause problems for your whole body. Blood pressure issues can also cause problems for specific areas of your body, like your feet. In general, it’s much better to have low blood pressure than high […]
New Blood Pressure Guidelines Announced
The American Heart Association announced new guidelines for blood pressure readings, and the adjustment means millions more Americans are now classified as having high blood pressure. For decades, high blood pressure was classified as having a top reading of 140 and a bottom reading of 90, but those numbers have been adjusted to 130 and […]
College Football Linked to High Blood Pressure in Athletes
Freshman college football players experienced a significant spike in blood pressure as their first season progressed, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers found that by the end of the season, more than half of the players had developed either pre-hypertension or stage 1 hypertension, which is especially concerning […]