ABSTRACT
High blood pressure is one of the most common diseases that effects the US population and is associated with a high incidence of cardiovascular events and early death. The causes of high blood pressure include genetics and environment and the underlying physiology is a diseased artery that has inflammation, oxidative stress, and immune vascular dysfunction. Early detection, proper awareness of the risks for high blood pressure, complete testing for arterial and heart damage, and aggressive treatment with lifestyle such as optimal nutrition, exercise, body fat and weight loss, stress reduction, and stopping all tobacco products coupled with scientifically proven nutrition supplements and new and better drugs that lower blood pressure will reduce the cardiovascular complications and improve survival. The Hypertension Institute Program gives the best chance of controlling the blood pressure and living a health life.
