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050: What Men Should Know About Their 50s: Health, Sexual Wellness, and Longevity with Dr. Judson Brandeis

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The Relationship Between High Blood Pressure and Heart Disease

High blood pressure is the narrowing of the arteries that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood where it needs to go. Your body has two places that it detects blood pressure: your neck and your kidney. If you're not getting good blood pressure to your fingers, or your nose, or your eyes, or your liver, your body doesn't care. And so when the brain and the kidneys are saying, I don't have enough flow, then what happens? Your heart starts to pump faster.

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