Did you know that more than one-third of heart attacks and almost half of heart failures can be traced back to high blood pressure? Or that one out of every six adult deaths in the U.S. is believed to be triggered by hypertension? Hypertension is easy to ignore as there are usually no side effects, but the consequences of neglecting this disease can be deadly.
At the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Institute of Medicine wrote a major report highlighting key areas that should be …

What are Antioxidants? Can Antioxidants Lower Blood Pressure?
You may not realize it, but you have probably seen the battle between free radicals and antioxidants firsthand. Have you ever noticed that when you slice open an apple and leave it exposed to the air the uncovered fruit turns brown, but that if you pour a little lemon juice over the fruit it will stay nice and white? When the fruit has its protective skin removed, a reaction called oxidation occurs triggered by the fruit cells being exposed to the air which …

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If you have been doing research about high blood pressure, chances are you have seen the phrase “metabolic syndrome”. So, what is metabolic syndrome and how does it relate to high blood pressure?

According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure is the number 1 modifiable risk factor for stroke and approximately 21.3.% of people with hypertension do not know they have the condition. It can lead to a plethora of health problems such as heart attack, stroke, vascular dementia, angina, heart failure, kidney failure, peripheral arterial disease, aneurysm and it can even make blood vessels in the eyes burst or bleed.
High blood pressure facts:

In 2005, high blood pressure was reported as a primary or contributing cause of death for 319,000 …