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About one in three American adults have hypertension (high blood pressure), and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),1,2 hypertension is “the second greatest public health threat” in the US. About half of all with hypertension...

High Blood Pressure Symptoms A few people (and we stress, only a few) may have symptoms such as nosebleeds, shortness of breath, fatigue, and headaches. Most people feel nothing. And sadly, they do nothing. “If you ignore your blood pressure because...

By Dr. Mercola About one in three American adults have hypertension (high blood pressure), and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),1, 2hypertension is “the second greatest public health threat” in the US...

Thirty-three percent of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Globally, that number jumps to 40%, but many people with the condition remain unaware or go untreated because there are no real signs or symptoms for high blood pressure. Most of us...

By Dr. Mercola Your cardiac muscles are rather specialized. While similar to your skeletal muscles in that they’re striated, their functionality more closely resembles your smooth muscles, as the continuous contraction of your heart is involuntary....