https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2025/09/08/the-overlooked-risk-factor-that-can-cut-years-off-your-life.aspxHigh blood pressure, often called the “silent killer,” affects more than half of Americans by age 40 — and many don’t even know they have it. Because hypertension rarely causes symptoms, it quietly raises the risk of heart diseaseenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)