Pressure.

Without pressure behind the water to push it through the many pipes it has to travel, it would never find its way to your home—or garden.

You may have never thought much about it, but pressure is also very important to your health. The type of pressure we'll be talking about in this module is blood pressure. If you have kidney disease or kidney failure, your heart health is also at risk! But if you know what to do, you can lower that risk.

Why is knowing about your blood pressure so important? Let's talk about that first.

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