High Blood Pressure - What is it and Why is it Such a Big Deal?

One out of three adults in the United States has it. It has no symptoms, so you can have it for years without knowing it. During the time when you were clueless that you have it, it can damage the vital organs inside you: your kidneys, your heart, blood vessels and a lot more. What is it? It's high blood pressure or HBP.As we all know, the force of blood that pushes against the walls of the arteries as your heart pumps blood is called "blood pressure". If it rises and remains high over a

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