My family has always had a history of high blood pressure. My mom in particular has struggled with it for many years. High blood pressure means high pressure in the arteries. Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the pumping heart to all the tissues and organs of the body. While blood pressure can change with posture, exercise, stress or sleep, it should normally average 120 systolic and less than 80 diastolic for adult age 20 and over. 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. are believed to have high blood pressure.
Typically people with high blood pressure have symptoms of:
