I told my doctor I would not take any medication for blood pressure or cholesterol. Won’t do it! My BP is usually a bit high when I go in. Now he checks it again before I leave and it’s normal.
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I won’t take the BP meds anymore either, never took the cholesterol.
Not taking it and saying I did gave me a brand new perspective on doctors…
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I too, refused to take bp medicine. I swear by beet root juice, turmeric milk, clove tea, or hibiscus tea. I don’t use all of them everyday but alternate for variety. I switched to decaf coffee too. It’s kept my bp at a reasonable level in addition to other benefits. Now, if I could only stop smoking.....