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"Relax your body...In your personal dealing do you remain loose and light or tense and dark? Much can be accomplished through calm reason and a soft voice."
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"1 in 3 Has Hypertension and it's Not Being Fought," Lauren Neergaard. The Associated Press, February 23, 2010.
"The prestigious Institute of Medicine said yesterday that even though nearly one in three adults has hypertension and it's on the rise, fighting it apparently has fallen out of fashion: Doctors too often don't treat it aggressively, and the government hasn't made it enough of a priority, either...
Get some exercise, drop 10 pounds. Those steps could make a big difference in how many people suffer high blood pressure - 73 million at last count. Another 59 million are on the brink, with blood pressure hovering at levels officially deemed pre-hypertension...
High blood pressure is sinister because it's silent. People seldom notice symptoms until their organs already have been damaged. Hypertension triggers more than one-third of heart attacks, is a leading cause of strokes and kidney failure, and plays a role in blindness and even dementia." |