It is important to have your blood pressure checked regularly. 20% of people with high blood pressure do not know they have it, including an increasing number of children and young people. High blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart failure and kidnet failure. Dr. Knotresha Stewart describes the importance of monitoring your blood pressure […]
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High Blood Pressure vs. Low Blood Pressure – The Cause and Cure!
Do you have high blood pressure? Do you have low blood pressure? This is an important question for your health and your life. Why? According to the American Heart Association (AHA), about one in three adults in the United States have high blood pressure. And only about 63 percent of those with high blood pressure […]
What Does Hypertension Mean?
Hypertension, which is also called High Blood Pressure (HBP), is often called the silent killer and everyone, although some more than others are at risk of getting this disease, if they are not taking care of their body. When someone says that a doctor has diagnosed him/her as having Hypertension this means that the pressure […]
Hypertension – The Silent Killer
It is estimated that about one quarter of Americans (50 million people) have high blood pressure. Of those 50 million people, about one-third of them don’t even know they have it. That’s about 15 million people with undiagnosed (and untreated) hypertension. Many of these 15 million people will find out that they have high blood […]