The Cochrane Collaboration and their review of seven major studies of more than 22,000 people has proven the drug company’s proven protocol of how to lower blood pressure is pure baloney.
It was proven in these studies that lowering blood pressure below 140/90, did not prolong life, did not reduce strokes, did not reduce heart attacks, did not reduce heart failure, and did not reduce kidney failure. The facts are this is just one big myth once again by Big Pharma.
Now comes the biggest myth of all about lowering blood pressure. Here comes the "Polypill." This drug is claimed to prevent 9 out of 10 heart attacks and 4 out of 5 strokes. The Polypill is a combination of three blood pressure drugs including, a beta blocker, diuretic and ACE inhibitor; a cholesterol statin drug, and some synthetic folic acid thrown in for good measure, all this in one pill.
The idea is have all people over age 55 take the Polypill daily. Here's the biggest joke of the century. If a healthy person 55 years old takes the pill daily for 10 years, there will be less than 1% chance per year of benefit with a 6% overall rate of side effects.
The side effects include chronic cough, bleeding, impotence, heart weakening or failure, low blood pressure, fainting, dizziness, broken bones from falls, memory loss, kidney damage or failure, chronic indigestion, muscle aches and pains, neuropathies and more.
Here are the most disgusting facts of all of this. The doctors who came up with the idea of the polypill own the patent to it. Since the facts that the benefits of the pill aren't true, we can now be thankful this idea has never taken off.
It is true that uncontrolled high blood pressure is a very serious health concern that can cause heart disease and increase your risk of stroke. But the good news is there are natural ways to lower high blood pressure. This includes lifestyle changes that you have total control over, such as, maintaining proper insulin levels, eliminating high-grain and high-sugar from your diet and initiating a daily exercise program.
In addition, here is some other lifestyle factors that are important too.
1) Adopt a proper diet. Plenty of vegetables and fruits should be high on your list of proper nutrients
2) Both omega-3 and omega-6 fats are essential for your health and their intake should be balanced. Many Americans are getting too much omega-6 and not enough omega-3.
Omega-3 fats are found in flaxseed oil, walnut oil and fish, with fish being the best choice. The best choice of fish is the smaller ones, which contain less mercury.
Omega-6 fats are found in corn, soy, canola, safflower and sunflower oil. You either want to avoid or at least limit the consumption of these.
3) Normalize your weight. Any weight you gain causes blood pressure to go up. Even modest weight loss maintained can reduce blood pressure in the long run.
4) Stress and blood pressure can go hand in hand. The higher your stress level, the higher your blood pressure can go. A well-qualified stress program is an ideal way to manage or eliminate stress.
5) Exercise is an ideal way to normalize high blood pressure. Health experts agree even moderate daily exercise is better than no exercise at all. Consistency of exercise is the general rule of thumb.
6) Nutritional supplements are recommended to get the proper healthy nutrients in your body daily. Since food cannot supply the recommended amounts of healthy nutrients every day that is why you must add them in the form of vitamins and minerals.
The most valuable ones especially for heart health are calcium and magnesium (Cal Mag) and vitamins C and E and vitamin D-3.
Do not succumb to Big Pharma's idea of reducing high blood pressure. It's a dangerous concept and you can eventually become addicted to a variety of useless drugs. Choose healthy lifestyle changes and be better off for it.
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