High blood
pressure is often called the “silent killer” because most people don’t even know
they have it and they can die without warning. This is as serious of a health
concern as you can possibly have.
Look at the
grim statistics the American Heart Association provides on High Blood Pressure:
- High
blood pressure (hypertension) killed 46,765 Americans in 2001. It was listed
as a primary or contributing cause of death in about 251,000 U.S. deaths in
2000.
- As many
as 50 million Americans age 6 and older have high blood pressure.
- One in
five Americans (and one in four adults) has high blood pressure.
- Of those
people with high blood pressure, 30 percent don't know they have it.
- Of all
people with high blood pressure, 11 percent aren't on therapy (special diet or
drugs), 25 percent are on inadequate therapy, and 34 percent are on adequate
therapy.
- The
cause of 90–95 percent of the cases of high blood pressure isn't known;
however, high blood pressure is easily detected and usually controllable.
- High
blood pressure affects more than 40 percent of African Americans.
Every
suggestion made is easy to understand and simple to follow. These are things
you can do with just a tiny sliver of effort. These small things that you do
that are all described in the manual will have a gigantic impact on your blood
pressure. Anyone of normal intelligence can follow the plan and slash their
blood pressure.
One other
thing -- The routine for dropping your blood pressure can be done at your own
pace. The more suggestions you follow, the quicker your blood pressure will
plummet. It is NOT a boot-camp style plan that you have to follow religiously.
