Wall Street Journal
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
U.S. Neglects High Blood Pressure
The Institute of Medicine said that nearly one in three adults have hypertension recently, and feels that doctors are not treating it aggressively. “If you live long enough, you’re almost guaranteed to get hypertension,” said Dr. Corinne Husten of Partnership for Prevention, a [...]
True Evaluations and Treatments of High Blood Pressure
March 1st, 2010 · 11:00 AM
Tags: blood pressure, high blood pressure, hypertension
Healthy Help for High Blood Pressure
December 21st, 2009 · 9:09 AM
A reader writes: So, taking magnesium can help lower my blood pressure and help my bones. Can I take the other supplements recommended as well and will any of these have problems with my low dose generic Zoloft?
Vitamins and minerals and essential fatty acids will not interfere with the vast majority of all medications, and [...]
Tags: high blood pressure, hypertension, magnesium, potassium
Healthy Alternatives for Hypertension
November 5th, 2009 · 7:38 AM
What is an alternative to high blood pressure medication? I have tried 3 types and have gotten nearly all the symptoms on all of them. I think I am worse on any medication than off them, but is there a natural supplement that will help keep HBP down besides exercise, deep breathing and watching sodium [...]
Tags: Framingham study, high blood pressure, hypertension, salt, soy
My doctor says I can get all the vitamins and minerals I need from my food. What is your opinion on this?
I used to say the same thing to my patients, back in the days before I studied healthy alternatives. It is the party line of allopathic medicine, although that is starting to change. Here's the bottom line, and I'll follow up with some info on what allopaths are now doing: