Maybe you’ve seen the recent headlines…
“Fourth Carcinogen Discovered in Heart Pills Used by Millions”—Bloomberg[1]
“Yet Another Lot of Blood Pressure Medication Recalled—This Time for a Possible Carcinogen” — USA Today[2]
It’s just the latest example of how dangerous it can be to use hypertension drugs.
Not only were they recently found to contain a cancer-causing chemical, but many are linked to serious side effects.… Read More
One in three American adults has high blood pressure. And millions of us take drugs for it.[1]
But blood pressure medications often don’t work well. And the side effects can be nasty. They include headaches, nausea, fatigue, and sexual problems in men.[2]
On top of that, they increase your risk for pancreatic and skin cancers.[3] [4]
You have other options.… Read More
Heart disease kills more than 600,000 people in the U.S. every year. That’s more American deaths than our country suffered in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War combined.[1]
One of the biggest factors in this annual carnage is high blood pressure.
It is either the primary or contributing cause in 400,000 American deaths a year.… Read More
When it comes to prescription drugs, newer is not better.
An international panel of researchers conducted a study in which they looked at 946 new drugs approved after 2002. They concluded that 92% were less effective or worked about the same as older drugs.
Only 8% were an improvement on older drugs. Just two medications out of 946 were true breakthroughs.… Read More
If you walk into a doctor’s office with high blood pressure, the chances are good that you’ll walk out with a prescription for a hypertension drug.
They are among the most-prescribed medications in the U.S. About one out of every four American adults takes a high blood pressure drug.[1]
There are many different types of hypertension medications, but an alarming new study shows that one of the most common is linked to suicide. … Read More
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) may be the most common serious disease you’ve never heard of. About 10% of Americans have it.[1]
PAD causes artery blockages in the legs. This can lead to severe leg pain.
But even worse, having PAD means you have about a 50% chance of also having heart disease.
Doctors typically recommend that PAD patients walk every day.… Read More