Paleo Diet Info

If you’re struggling with high blood pressure, there are many lifestyle factors that can help you to improve it. Following the Paleo diet is one way that you can improve your blood pressure and cardiac health.

Understanding Blood Pressure

First, it’s important to understand what blood pressure is. This is the force that your blood applies to your blood vessel walls. The lower number of the blood pressure, the diastolic pressure, is the pressure on your blood vessels when your heart is between beats.

The higher number, the systolic pressure, is the pressure on your blood vessels during heartbeat. This is measured in millimeters of mercury or mmHg. When those numbers are too high, we say that you have high blood pressure. Continue reading