Diagnosed with hypertension? Are you on high blood pressure medication? If so what if any side effects have you experienced? You've probably figured out that one BP med is not a fit for everyone.
Initially you most likely went through adjustments to the dosages or even types of medications that your physician prescribed.
It's not uncommon to go from one up to three different pills during this phase in period.
Diuretics are typically the first medication prescribed for high blood pressure and probably the most annoying side effect is the need to frequently visit the bathroom.
Diuretics are used to help reduce fluids in the body particularly blood volume.
They also help in flushing out excess sodium.
But while they're getting rid of that salt they are also getting rid of something else.
Calcium, manganese and most importantly potassium are also flushed with the salt.
Most of us are already deficient in these minerals and a severe deficiency can lead to irregular heartbeat, hypoglycemia and gout among other ailments.
Another popular medication are Beta Blockers which attempt to lower pressure by slowing down the heart's rhythm of beats.
The down side of these meds is they can work too well and slow down the heart to the point it can't pump all the blood out of the chamber.
When this occurs you risk congestive heart failure or heart attack.
Calcium Channel Blockers create over 40,000 unnecessary heart attacks each year according to a Wake University finding.
Alpha Blockers and ACE inhibitors also have their risky side effects.
And the bad news is you have to take these every day for the rest of your life.
Does that sound very appealing to you? The side effects mentioned or fortunately not common.
However, common side effects of fatigue, light headedness and loss of libido are bad enough don't you think? It's really a question of a medical condition running your life instead of you.
High blood pressure is a killer and you certainly can not let it go untreated.
But did you know there's a way to control and even reverse the pressure without the drugs and side effects? The premiere heart health organization, the American Heart Association endorses changes in life style to control pressure over the use of medication.
That's correct! You can lower pressure if you suck it up and commit to eating healthier and getting some exercise.
It's that simple.
You can take charge of your blood pressure and eliminate the need for drugs and kiss the side effects goodbye.
Thousands have made the decision to take responsibility for their health and have turned to the natural method of lowering blood pressure.
It's not rocket science.
Eating fresh food, cutting back on red meat, eliminating salt, 30 minutes of walking a day and working on reducing stress can not only control but cure your condition.
And it can do it quickly.
You have a choice.
What's it going to be? You can do nothing and enjoy the convenience of popping a couple of pills every day and living with the side effects, or you can cure it yourself.
Resources on how to tackle this condition abound.
In fact that's probably the biggest problem.
There's too much information and you can succumb to information paralysis.
However, if you truly want to get out from under the threat of a shortened life that high blood pressure represents, then you'll make the effort to investigate a natural approach.
Your heart and your family will thank you.
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