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Natural Cures for High Blood Pressure

SphygmomanometerSo, as I’m surfing the web earlier today, I happened upon the “Health & Healing” discussion forum at www.craigslist.com, which is basically a typical fun Internet free for all.

Lots of folks with lots of opinions on there.

Anyway, I came across one post from a user going by the name of “dlwhiz” that expressed the following.

“I need to find natural cures for high blood pressure. Anyone have a cure, pills are not working, they make me sick.”

There was of course a plethora of answers from all sorts of folks. These anonymous Internet posters offered all sorts of advice basically ranging from “Quit being so lazy, get some exercise!” to “Use some different medicines” to “Try these great herbal remedies!” (I’m paraphrasing here to capture the general tone of most of the posts…these aren’t actual verbatim quotes)

Some of the answers I read were better than others, but most of them had one glaringly huge flaw, one which as a physician I saw immediately and which I think most physicians would similarly pick up on immediately.

What was this horrible flaw?

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How To Lose Weight

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Today is Mardi Gras, and down in these parts (less than an hour from The Big Easy), Mardi Gras is a big deal.

For those not in the know, Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday, and in these parts Fat is something we are quite familiar with!

The U.S. has a huge and growing obesity epidemic and New Orleans is pretty much the tip of the spear.

Fat is something we have in abundance, not only around here, but pretty much nationwide. It’s not just a problem confined to the U.S. either. The obesity epidemic is starting to catch on in the rest of the world as well.

Fat is like an annoying relative that just doesn’t want to go away. So let’s talk about this.

It seems like everywhere you look, there’s a new diet plan or secret weight loss pill or hypnotic technique or special tea from the Far East.

Getting rid of fat is a national obsession!

So, how do you do it???

That’s the million dollar question.

Dr. Sam is here to give you the zero dollar answer!

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