One third of the American population has hypertension, or high blood pressure. Are you one of them? Perhaps you say no, I have no symptoms, but hypertension doesn’t really have symptoms. You may have had it for years and just don’t know. Why is it a cause for concern? Well hypertension ultimately leads to heart attacks and/or strokes, and we all know how bad heart attacks and strokes can be. So what can you do once you have it? (more…)