Lack of sleep linked to increased risk of high blood pressure

If you're middle age and sleep five hours or less a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

High Blood Pressure Can Lead To Health Problem

by: makanmalik

The other name for High blood pressure is Hypertension. High blood pressure can lead to health problem such as heart disease. High blood pressure is a condition that occur when force of the blood against the artery wall is high. Your blood pressure will be high if your heart pumps more blood and narrower your arteries. Without any symptoms you can have high blood pressure for years.

Treatment for High Blood Pressure

By: Diana Statham

Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. Each time the heart beats, it pumps blood through the arteries. Your blood pressure is at its highest when the heart beats, forcing blood into the arteries. This is called systolic pressure. When the heart is at rest, between beats, your blood pressure falls. This is the diastolic pressure. Blood pressure is always given as two numbers, the systolic and diastolic pressures. Both are important.