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High Blood Pressure, Can Your Medications be Causing It?
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by: Dr.RobertSimmons
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Did you know that one of the most popular and widely used medications are those used for high blood pressure? There is an obesity crisis in America. Approximately two-thirds of Americans are overweight. Living in Charlotte NC and where I have my chiropractic practice, I've noticed that majority of the families are living on fast food. The rate in which calories are consumed from sugar and fat is climbing at an alarming rate.
America has now become an over-medicated society. It is hard to believe that we have access to the best healthcare in the world, but are one of the sickest nations. Hardening of the arteries (Atherosclerosis) is common in our society. High blood pressure and diabetes continue to rise. Blood pressure and cholesterol medications have become all too common in usage. Poor diet has the endocrine glands such as adrenals and thyroid becoming more dysfunctional.
Medication use is causing further deterioration of the body. The side effects of these medications can cause damage to other parts of the body. The medicine used to lower your blood pressure can end up causing more damage to the body in the long run. People are seeing Chiropractors to reduce or eliminate taking medications.
Have you ever spoken to someone that has had high blood pressure in the past, but now they don't due to medications? Guess what, they still have the high blood pressure, but it is not showing due to the medications they are taking. The drugs aren't meant too treat the cause; they are just to lower the numbers to an acceptable level. At our chiropractic clinic, we like to seek the cause of our patient's ailments.
Whatever process that was causing the high blood pressure is continuing without being treated. This damaging process can now continue for years without being treated. The patient needs to seek out the original cause of the disease process. Often there are lifestyle changes that need to be made.
A change in life habits will get you on the right road. Consumption of high cost food which requires more time preparation is something that could help. Most of the time convenience food is a lower quality of food. Artificial and meat products contain a larger quantity of fat calories. Look at the list of ingredients, if it is a large number of chemicals, then that is what you are consuming.
Narrowing of the arteries is caused by fat substances. Avoid fast food to reduce the intake of fat and sugar calories. High blood pressure comes from a major contributor which is narrowing of the arteries. More Chiropractors and other physicians are doing consultations with their patients about their diets.
Did you know that sugar is an inflammatory substance? Sugar has the effect of scraping the arteries causing inflammation throughout the body. Sugar stresses the adrenal glands and this increases the stress on the body. Fat and sugar reduction can reduce the need for cholesterol and blood pressure medication.
If you'd ask, most people don't want to be on medications for the rest of their lives. If you are one of those people have your doctor monitor your lifestyle change. You can seek out holistic health care from a Chiropractor to obtain a nutrition program best suited for you. An important procedure for patients is the reduction of medication under the proper supervision. If you are making the proper changes then you won't know without reduction of medication. By living a healthier and happier lifestyle, most of our patients are actually able to reduce or eliminate the use of medications.
About the Author
About the author: Dr. Robert Simmons is a charlotte chiropractor using applied kinesiology reflex testing. Come to one of our free charlotte chiropractic nutrition seminars or workshops.
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