• NEVER stop medications suddenly. Clean up your diet, drink more water, exercise and manage stress first. Talk to your doctor about withdrawing over a 4 month period or going to half dose.
• Ask your doctor to order a fasting Insulin lab test and monitor it every 6 months. Is it going down?
• Handle your obesity. Metabolic Syndrome causes every issue here.
• Insist your blood pressure be taken accurately at the doctor’s office. Check it at home daily and keep a record to show your doctor.
• Take Vitamins D and K2. Both are known to improve arterial elasticity and they work best together. Test your D annually.
• Take high quality Vitamin E daily. E is our natural blood thinner – not aspirin.
• Swap carbs for Fat. Eat more coconut oil, ghee, avocado and olive oil. Eat less bread, grain, sugar and alcohol.
• Coffee can raise blood pressure and heart rate. Cut back or stop.
• Avoid high levels of fructose
• Take Passion Flower and other herbs to calm mind and body. Exercise to release stress and high cortisol and reduce insulin. Stress kills – that is Truth!
• Eat a real food diet with plenty of protein, vegetables and fats to get more Potassium – a nutrient known for supporting arterial and hypertension health
• Take a supplement high in DHA. It’s more helpful than high EPA. And eat plenty of fish!