http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/05/28/blood-pressure-part-one.aspxMore than 43 million Americans have high blood pressure (hypertension), but less than one third of them have achieved targeted levels of blood pressure. Even among the 23.4 million who take antihypertensive medications, only 42.9% of these patients actuallyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2000/05/28/blood-pressure-part-one.aspx#220038Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:37:41 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:220038KSVaughan2<p>One reason treatment fails is that nutrition is not taken into account. &nbsp;Our levels of essential fatty acids, Vitamin D, magnesium and trace minerals are pretty abysmal. &nbsp;Another reason is that some people who register high, don&#39;t actually have hypertension and may have hypotension but are tested with the wrong size blood pressure cuff. &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.acupuncturebrooklyn.com/uncategorized/hypertension-epidemic-causedd-by-wrong-bp-cuff-size-karen-vaughan">www.acupuncturebrooklyn.com/.../hypertension-epidemic-causedd-by-wrong-bp-cuff-size-karen-vaughan</a> &nbsp; </p> <p>Karen Vaughan</p> <p>Licensed Acupuncturist</p> <p>Registered Herbalist (AHG)</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=220038" width="1" height="1">