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When it comes to determining the cause of high blood pressure, modern medicine remains largely in the dark. The majority of high blood pressure cases are still considered a mystery and are labelled essential hypertension which as many a medical student has joked in the past means: Essentially, we dont have a clue. And while its true that hypertension drugs do reduce high blood pressure, regardless of the cause, theyre still not correcting the underlying problem. Not to mention that nearly all of them have multiple unwanted side effects ranging from fatigue to impotence.


The number of people suffering from hypertension is growing at an alarming rate there are currently thought to be as many as ten million Britons suffering from the condition. One of the main culprits is our increasingly sedentary lifestyles including a lack of exercise, smoking, stress, and poor diet (typically high in sugar and saturated fats), which goes hand in hand with another risk factor, obesity.


According to a recent study conducted in Spain, an increased intake of vegetable protein and cereal fibre could reduce the risk of hypertension by up to 50 per cent.


Close your eyes and think of a spoon.


In the UK, about half of people over 65, and about 1 in 4 middle-aged adults, have high blood pressure.


Resistance is still high, but natural medicine breakthroughs in the world of conventional medicine are happening more and more frequently - often in unexpected places.


Most of us are aware that we have too much salt in our diet.


Correct me if Im wrong, but we take painkillers to help us dont we?That is as simple as it should be, but as an HSI member you are probably well aware of the side effects and risks associated with taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).


Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, affects one person in every five in the UK.


The Blood Pressure Association charity estimates that over 16 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with high blood pressure.


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