A staggering fifty million Americans have high blood pressure. Often, people who have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, do not realize it because the disease does not have any warning signs or symptoms, earning it the nickname the ‘silent killer.' Patients who are untreated for a number of years not only quietly damage their internal organs, but also run the risk of serious health problems such as heart attack or stroke. In fact, unchecked hypertension can deduct 10 to 20 years from your life.

With such a large percentage of the population suffering from hypertension, it is likely that this disease is a concern for you or someone you know. A new special health report from Harvard Medical School , Hypertension: Controlling the ‘Silent Killer,' focuses on the importance of identifying high blood pressure sooner rather than later, eating a healthy diet, and getting plenty of exercise.

The Harvard Medical School report includes useful information about hypertension such as:

risk factors you can and cannot change ways to monitor high blood pressure at home hypertension and diabetes nine tips to reduce the salt in your diet

Fortunately, it is easy to detect high blood pressure and establish the proper medication and treatment. Hypertension: Controlling the ‘Silent Killer' includes a step-by-step lifestyle program you can follow to lower blood pressure and ways to steer clear of the hypertension danger zone.

Hypertension: Controlling the ‘Silent Killer' is available from Harvard Health Publications and can be purchased for $16 at www.health.harvard.edu or by calling 1-877-649-9457 toll-free.