High blood pressure (hypertension) is called the silent killer because it does not give symptoms or warning before it strikes. Hypertension is not just one disease or diagnosis, look at hypertension as a sign of poor picture of overall health. Remember that blood pressure is one of the vital signs we measure as a gauge to  your your overall health (other vital signs are pulse, temperature and respiration). A sign like elevated blood pressure is not the disease; it points to the disease of inflammation going on in the body.

Inflammation is the two edged sword or process that powers tissue repair and regeneration when it is acute. But if inflammation becomes chronic (well-pass the the short time for repairs), it becomes a seat-bed for all chronic debilitating lifestyle diseases like high blood pressure, atheroslerosis and weight gain. By the way, acute inflammation is characterized by swelling, pain, redness, and fever. Hypertension is actually a low grade chronic inflammatory response to chronic acid insult to the blood vessels and vital organs of the body.

In a generic sense, the body is acid in function but alkaline in design. This is because the blood PH is slightly alkaline at 7.4. On the other hand, the body's metabolic reactions generate too much acid which need alkaline environment to neutralize. Even more alkaline food is need to alkalize the blood PH and overcome blood acidity. Acid anywhere burns and corrodes tissues just like it does to metals. This leads to endothelial dysfunction, acid erosion of internal lining of blood vessels, atheroslerosis and high blood pressure. Therefore, acidosis (not just hypertension) is the 'real silent killer.'

The Chinese believe that high blood acidity is the cause of hypertension and called high blood pressure the fire within. They believe that hypertension is due to yang imbalance of excess or liver heat. Yang heat or energy comes from eating too much cooked food that speed up catabolism--biochemical reaction that leads to the breakdown of the body. According to Chinese philosophy, you lower hypertension by eating ying food (mainly raw fruit and vegetables) that supply cooling energy that lower blood pressure and put out the fire (inflammation) on the tissues.

The Chinese medicine philosophy of hypertension is right because I have never seen a hypertensive patient who eats the recommended five servings of fruits and vegetables daily. I must add that processed, fragmented, chemical-laden and packaged foods are devoid of life enzymes as such create high blood pressure pointing to the fact that the body needs fixing. According to law of biogenesis, only life can give life; Therefore, only life food can produce lively people. Therefore, the Standard American Diet (SAD) with high levels of oxidizing fats, junk food, and denatured, nutrient deficient food is to be blamed for rampant high blood pressure.

However, when the body is broken down with hypertension as a sign, you have to approach the cure (not control) from different perspectives. This include correcting high blood acidity (foundation of hypertension), combat inflammation, dietry changes, enzyme supplementation, aggressive detoxification and exercise.

Detoxification must be focused on liver flushing because the liver creates C-reactive protein that marks inflammation. C-reactive protein is a more specific marker of hypertension and heart disease than high cholesterol. The liver also filters the blood and produces fibrin that is part of fibrosis and sclerosis that set up atheroslerotic plagues and subsequent hypertension. Raw green vegetables help the detoxification work of the liver, combat inflammation and lowers high blood pressure. Proteolytic systemic enzymes also combat inflammation and lower hypertension. Alkalizing the body with ginger, lemon juice and cucumbers also help to normalize hypertension. Alkalizing diet rich in magnesium and potassium also help to detoxify the blood of acidic wastes.

Hypertension the 'silent killer' is only the fruit or sign of inflammation which in-turn is a pointer to chronic high blood acid 'the real silent killer' that setup the environment for hypertension and other cardiovascular embarrassment. Remove high blood acid and inflammation and high blood pressure will disappear without expensive and harmful anti-hypertensive drugs. This is the only lasting cure (not symptomatic control) of high blood pressure.