Hypertension: The Silent Killer
High blood pressure (hypertension) affects almost a third of our population, with 75 percent of those individuals prescribed medications to manage their pressure. Only about half of this group is pretty well controlled, but because there are few, if any symptoms, hypertension is often coined the "silent killer." When blood pressure is high and goes untreated, our organs suffer. They receive less oxygen which in time, can create organ failure. Sometimes this happens in many of