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I used to have normal blood pressure. Then, my first pregnancy sent it sky high and it never came down. I was told by my doctor that BP meds would be a fact of life for the rest of my life. I started taking Lisinopril (20mg/day). In February 2009, my BP was starting to creep up, so my doctor doubled my dosage.
Six months later, I developed a cough that wouldn't quit. My doctor ran a multitude of tests and found nothing. He gave me a prescription for a cough syrup with Codeine (umm...hello?!). In November, it was still there - 3 months later! I made an appointment with a PA at my doctor's office. In the first 5 minutes, he informed me that a side effect of Lisinopril is a nagging cough. (WHY didn't the doc who prescribed the med know that?!). He changed my prescription to Diovan. One week later, I was in the ER having a severe allergic reaction to it. It was time to find another way to go.
I did a truckload of research online. I went to the local health food stores and had consultations with the experts there. I bought supplements and starting watching how much sodium I was eating.
A week later, it was still way up there (170s/120s). Time to talk to my chiropractor. He is extremely knowledgeable in most everything health related. I needed someone I trust to tell me that I CAN get it under control without drugs. And he did.
In January, I read Alicia's book and immediately went vegan. After about a month of my body detoxing, my BP started slowly coming down. In April, I added in a daily walk. Now I'm getting readings as low as 139/96. YAY! It's working! I'm so close I can almost taste it. And I'm so proud to know I did it without drugs. How cool that simply removing animal products from my diet could have this affect. I haven't seen my doc since the ER incident. But now, I look forward to showing him that high BP doesn't have to lead to a lifetime of meds.
Thank you, Alicia!http://tamiespears.vox.com

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