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It can damage your heart and even worse, cause a stroke. On top of that, it makes you feel horrible...irritable and a constant headache. It's one of the easiest conditions to control with diet, exercise and medication.

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High blood pressure if untreated leads to bursting of small vessels in heart, brain and other organs causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular accidents and organ damage. It silently causes irreversible damage to most organs in body when the person believes he is fine.

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