Hypertension means that there is more pressure in your arteries than is normal. It increases your risk for stroke, heart trouble and anurysms. Blood pressure is recorded as two numbers. One number is recorded over the other. Normal blood pressure needs to be under 140 in the top number and under 85 in the bottom number. The top number represents how much pressure is in your arterial vessels during a heart- muscle contraction. The bottom number represents the pressure in between heart contractions. Lower numbers generally mean your heart is more efficient and the vessels are not stiff (giving resistance to blood movement). Blood pressure can also be elevated due to an organ (liver, kidney, spleen ,lung) being in some distress. Knowing why you have blood pressure trouble should determine how to treat it. There is no cure-all. However, we believe there are some healthy alternatives: