In Nigeria today, high blood pressure (hypertension) has become a silent epidemic. More young people are being rushed to hospitals with strokes and heart attacks—conditions once believed to be “old people’s diseases.” But here’s the scary part: most Nigerians walk around with dangerously high blood pressure and don’t even know it.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Why? Because the early signs are often ignored.
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The Silent Nature of High Blood Pressure
Hypertension is often called “the silent killer” because it may show no symptoms for years. You can look healthy, feel fine, and still have dangerously high blood pressure quietly damaging your heart, kidneys, and brain.
But research has shown that the body sometimes gives early warning signs—signs many Nigerians dismiss as “just stress” or “normal tiredness.”
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The Early Sign You Should Never Ignore
The most commonly ignored early sign of high blood pressure is:
Frequent headaches, especially at the back of the head (early in the morning or after stress).
Most people think it’s just “eye problem,” “lack of sleep,” or “the weather,” but in reality, it could be a silent alarm from your body.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
