High Blood Pressure?

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension, have been called the Silent Killers because sometimes there are no early warning signs or symptoms.

Hypertension guidelines:

Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80, anything higher than 140/90 is called Hypertension.

What are the hypertension symptoms and why is Hypertension Bad?

High Blood Pressure can cause many problems including heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, aneurysm and heart failure.

Bringing blood pressure back to normal range can add up to 10 years to your life, and keep you living at a higher quality for longer without having to face many of the dangerous problems.

* Every additional 20/10 increase in blood pressure doubles the risk of death from heart attack or stroke.

* Statisically, about 73 million people in the United States age 20 and older have high blood pressure.

* High blood pressure is a factor in 67% of heart attacks and 77% of strokes in the U.S.

* One in three Americans either has, or will have high blood pressure in their lifetime.

* Risk of death from heart attack or stroke doubles with each 20/10mm Hg increase in Blood Pressure.

* A staggering 28 million sick days are taken each year due to high blood pressure

* High blood pressure and its many complications cost the U.S. economy more than $100 billion each year

* U.S. Centers for Disease Control & American Heart Association

During the first 6 months of 2008, Centra Care Urgent Care measured the blood pressures of nearly 50,000 adult patients:

* 71% had Hypertension or Pre-Hypertension.

* Normal Blood Pressure is less than 120/80.

Anything over 120 systolic or 80 diastolic is considered abnormal, and has a negative impact on your health...

Don't delay in getting your high blood pressure under control, because everyday you can start to effectively lose weight, add more quality years to your life...enjoy the fruits of your labor!