Dr. O Shea is one of those whose opinions I respect as truth.  Truth that works.

This is just one in a series of hypertension articles I will be posting to help my very best friend.

http://thedoctorwithin.com/index_fr.php?page=articles/heartpatient.php

Are you really trying to drive me crazy? I see you come into my office year after year, usually for other reasons, and I take your blood pressure and it’s usually above 140/100. Sometimes above 180/100. You’re overweight, sweating, dehydrated, can’t breathe well, and have no energy. But you think everything’s under control because your doctor, very well-respected, knows about your problem and has decided that you need to have your ‘problem controlled’ with drugs. Here they come – Lotensin, Mevacor, Cardizem, Procardia, on and on. And the months turn into years and your blood pressure problem turns into a degenerative heart condition, mainly because of the drugs. The drugs weaken the heart muscle.
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