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How to Read Your Blood Pressure Numbers Correctly

Blood pressure is the amount of pressure that your blood exerts on the blood vessels in your body. As your heart beats, it contracts and relaxes, pushing blood out of the heart to the arteries, which ...

I’m a fit 72-year-old man – my blood pressure has gone down to 120 since being on medicine, is this a normal level?

OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who wants to know ...
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Here's what actually causes high blood pressure (and how to cut it)

The surprising new research behind what actually causes high blood pressure – and the best ways to keep yours in check ...