By the time you experience its deadly effects, it may be too late.  Many people never realize they have hypertension until that first stroke or heart attack.  For this reason, hypertension is called “the silent killer” because there may be no sign of high blood pressure until it reaches a life-threatening stage.
Every time you visit […]

High blood pressure is an extremely common ailment – some sources suggest that at least 1 in 3 Americans are afflicted with the disease. High blood pressure is often called the silent killer, because there are not many obvious symptoms. Patients may have high blood pressure for many years without being diagnosed, and unfortunately, if […]

Over a hundred years have passed since the first argument stated that high blood pressure can cause headaches. However, during that hundred years, it has also been found that people with headaches, do not always have high blood pressure headaches.
Some researchers contend that drugs taken to reduce high blood pressure also reduce headaches, but have […]

When someone finds out they have high blood pressure, chances are, they’re not getting enough exercise. A good high blood pressure exercise is anything that gets your heart beating for an extended period of time two or three times per week. A great high blood pressure exercise is walking. Walking around the block after dinner […]

Although pregnancy is a completely natural function for women of child-bearing years, like any other condition it has complications, some of which are extremely dangerous and even life-threatening.  Developing high blood pressure during pregnancy is a very serious problem and must be immediately and effectively treated to insure the survival of the mother and the […]

The correlation between increased blood pressure and stress has been well documented, but the idea of stress contributing the long-term high blood pressure has not yet been proven. Although high blood pressure and anxiety seem to go together, not everyone with anxiety has high blood pressure.
Stress does cause temporary high blood pressure and anxiety is […]

The likeliness of a person with diabetes having high blood pressure is in fact much greater than that of a person without diabetes and high blood pressure alone is enough of a health concern. As well, the odds of a person with diabetes and high blood pressure having heart problems is four time more likely […]

Drinking alcohol can be fun, especially when you get together with your friends on a weekend night. It’s a great way to wind down and have a great time while laughing and joking with the ones you care about. However, if you have high blood pressure and drink alcohol, your doctor may not be too […]