You’re locked into a losing battle with your blood pressure. Name it and you’ve tried it. Diet changes… check. Exercise… yes. Medications… yup, tried that too.
Heck, even the natural therapies you’ve used hit a brick wall.
No matter what you try your blood pressure stubbornly stays up. Or worse yet, KEEPS climbing.
And you know what comes next. Your doctor will want you to take even MORE meds. Because, let’s face it, that’s all he has in his bag of tricks.
Nothing against your doc, of course. It’s all he’s been trained to do.
But you might not want to fill that new prescription quite yet, my friend. Because research has revealed a hidden culprit behind many cases of high blood pressure, especially in seniors.
And I can assure you it’s NOT a lack of prescription pills.
In fact, the reason nothing has worked so far to tame your hypertension could be that you’re being blocked by a surprising source. Are you ready for this?
It’s your own doctor.
He’s not trying to trip you up, of course. Your doc is only trying to help. But that’s exactly when he might be making this one big mistake.
I’ve got a way for you to spot that error so you can FINALLY turn things back around. And at your next doctor’s visit, instead of a new prescription, you can get a pat on the back for getting your blood pressure back on track.
Is THIS behind YOUR high blood pressure?
It’s true that your hypertension risk climbs right along with your age. But mainstream medicine often makes it sound like age alone causes high blood pressure. That it’s inevitable.
And well, pardon my “French,” but that’s just HOGWASH.
In fact, one of the most common causes of hypertension has nothing to do with age at all. Or anything else that usually gets the blame for high blood pressure, for that matter.
It’s actually the medications given to you by your own doctor.
Dozens of common drugs are KNOWN to cause blood pressure to rise. Yet, this often gets overlooked. Or worse, simply outright ignored.
In fact, new research presented just last year confirmed it once again. One in five being treated for hypertension is on at least one drug known to cause high blood pressure. And one in twenty are taking two or more of these meds.
These aren’t just drugs with minor effects either. The new study estimates that quitting those medications could TOTALLY NORMALIZE blood pressure in half of these cases.
Yes, HALF!
The drugs that could be causing your hypertension
The most frequent culprit, according to the new report, is antidepressants. These drugs are taken by 10 percent of folks who are also on medication for high blood pressure.
Meanwhile, plain old curcumin has held its own against a major antidepressant, essentially matching the drug’s effectiveness in a breakthrough study.
Plus, the all-natural supplement can also enhance blood flow, which means it could help reduce blood pressure at the same time.
Some of the other most common blood-pressure raising culprits, according to the new study, are…
- NSAIDs such as ibuprofen and naproxen (check out these alternatives)
- oral steroids (often used for gout, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, etc.)
- antipsychotics (often given off-label for dozens of conditions)
- decongestants (including the popular over-the-counter stuff)
What do all these drugs have in common?
Well, they’re often totally unnecessary. In some cases, they’re even wildly inappropriate (especially those pain pills). In fact, one in three seniors is taking unneeded meds.
Work closely with an integrative medicine or naturopathic doctor on drug-free alternatives. And if your blood pressure normalizes it when you do, you may find yourself able to quit TWO drugs at the same time.
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