We all know somebody with high blood pressure (BP), but do they know? According to statistics, one in five people have high BP. In America only 60% are aware of their high blood pressure and only 27 per cent actually have it under control.
High Blood pressure is one of the most serious of health problems in western society, with symptoms like frequent headaches, dizziness, a sensation of dullness and difficulty thinking or concentrating, often go ignored. Some sufferers never experience warning symptoms and as a result the disease slowly destroys multiple organs and tissues until a health crisis inevitably become apparent.
Part One explains the links and causes in the main article. Although, considerable income is spent annually for the treatment and detection of cardiovascular disease, current conventional treatments have done little to reduce the number of those with hypertension.