More than 60 million Americans have high blood pressure (high BP) including more than half (54.3%) of all Americans age 65 to 74 years old and almost three quarters (71.8%) of all American blacks in the same age group. High BP is a major risk factor for a heart attack or stroke. In fact, it is generally regarded as the most significant risk factor for a stroke. Recently, there have […]

For years, we were told that a good blood pressure was 120/80. In recent years, the pharmaceutical companies re-vamped the standard and set it at 110/70.   But that is NOT what the literature suggests!! I was taught in Naturopathic College, that for every decade over 60 – you could raise the rate about 10% without concern. But in a new article published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) […]

Did you know? According to the American Heart Association, nearly one in three adults in the United States has high blood pressure or Hypertension.  However, nearly 1/3 of those people do not know they have high blood pressure, because it is a silent disease. People can have high blood pressure for years without experiencing symptoms or knowing that they have it.   Understanding your High Blood Pressure Reading: The upper or […]