Lower High Blood Pressure

Called the 'silent killer' because of its dark association with fatal heart attacks and strokes, high blood pressure, alias hypertension, affects about one out of five people aged between 15 to 65 in industrialised countries. About 43 million people in the United States alone carry the label 'hypertensive'.

Hypertension is big business. In the United States, the annual cost for medications to lower high blood pressure, visits to the doctor and laboratory tests associated with the detection and treatment of hypertension was reported in 1991 to exceed $10 billion.

How high is hypertension?

When we sit an exam, make love, or take part in a 100 metre dash our blood pressure quite naturally rises. This is normal and part of the body's incredibly intelligent response to the changing demands imposed upon it. We all have high blood pressure from time to time. It is only when it is consistently high that we call it hypertension.

If I don't have consistently high blood pressure, do I need to read this book?

We are all at risk of developing high blood pressure. It would be a mistake for anyone to believe him or herself immune to the risk of heart attack or stroke. The aim of this book is not only to tell you the story behind the phenomenon of blood pressure, but how you can make simple changes to your diet and daily routine that will help protect you.

"Dr Lovell-Smith's book reveals the simple steps you can take to lower your high blood pressure."