If you have not noticed, the brain is a powerful thing. The more we know about it and furthermore understand its ways, the more we can shape our lives to get the outcomes that we want. But to know what to do is not good enough, we need to also understand it.

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Hypertension: The Silent Killer

One of the most common health conditions that goes unnoticed or dealt with is hypertension, that is why it has been given the name the “silent killer.” Hypertension is when the pressure inside the arteries is too high. Where the opposite, too low blood pressure, is called hypotension. Surprisingly, nearly one in every three people in the US are affected by it! Yet, unsurprisingly people rarely deal with it until it severely impacts their quality of life.