Hypertension along with diabetes has become one of the most dreaded chronic illnesses in India. To understand the disease we first need to understand the basics of blood pressure. Our blood flows through our arteries with pressure. This pressure is determined by the pumping of the heart as well as resistance to the flow of blood by the arteries. Due to genetics high cholesterol or other reasons the wall of the blood vessels get thickened leading to increased resistance for the blood to flow. Due to this even the heart has to pump harder. This causes the blood pressure to