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Michelle - Take a closer look at all those meds. Then take a closer look at the alternatives.

Fossamax - no, no, no. There are many posts on the forum about those Bisphosphonate drugs and the side effects of taking them, including a very recent post from myself about the rising number of Osteonecrosis problems in those patients taking the Bis drugs! The alternative is Strontium Citrate. Side effects are mainly some constipatioon which is easily dealt with. Strontium Citrate is excellent and WORKS. New bone is made and existing bone is strengthened - proven. Now, those Bis drugs do NOT make new bone. What they do is to strengthen up existing bone to the point of eventual brittleness, then bingo, another fracture...! Search the Forum for the past posts on the subject.

Google up Strontium Citrate. It is available over the counter, does not cost that much.

As for yr BP, it aint that high. For goodness sake, sounds like this doctor is really on the drug trail. Look at alternatives. I take AAKG/J. That is: Alpha Arginine KetoGlutarate with Jiaogulan. The L'Arginine is an amino acid, the guys who discovered the good effects of this amino acid received the Nobel Prize for science. Google it up. The book is available: 'The Arginine Solution'
http://www.amazon.com/Arginine-Solution-Americas-Cardio-Enhancing-Supplement/dp/0446523909
(snip) >>"In the field of medicine and health it is one of the revolutions of our time: the discovery that the amino-acid L-arginine may be a "magic bullet" for the cardiovascular system. Now, as the evidence mounts, including research that recently won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, more and more scientists and doctors see the extraordinary health benefits of increasing arginine intake. A virtual arterial cleanse, arginine helps eliminate blockage and maintain blood flow. In this persuasive, groundbreaking book, Robert Fried, Ph.D., and Woodson C. Merrel, M.D., two renowned New York health experts, make the case for making arginine part of your life, while also pointing out the situations in which elevated intake may be contraindicated."<<

L'Arginine costs pennies - not to be taken IF got LOW BP.

Jiaogulan, is a herb: gynostemma pentaphyllum (Google up the info). The 'J' herb bolsters the good effects of the AAKG - ensure that you get the L'Arginine Ketoglutarate which is available from Walmart in capsule form - a bit expensive. I buy it (human grade) by the kilo in powder form. I take 2 teas AAKG and 1 teas of the 'J' every day. My BP is under control very nicely thank you and NO side efects. (Without the AAKG/J my BP 'can' elevate to 220/110 - so yours is not that elevated for heavens sake.)

In addition my doctor says that to take BP over a three week period, twice a day, at the same time and use the same arm (pref left arm, as nearer to the heart), use a cuff to measure, not those wrist ones. Then take the average. Very often a BP is elevated in the surgery - white coat syndrome.

I am utterly horrified at the amount of drugs that your doctor is suggesting. You must take catre of YOU. Question *everything, don't swallow blindly.

Don't get into a stew about all this. Be measured in your approach and CHECK it all out. OK? AND, **save your pennies gal.

Must run - time running, departing for France and have yet to pack...vroom vroom

Molly C (UK)
Keeping on Keeping on - naturally



I agree with molly here... too many drugs... too much damage!! I haven't read all the posts but stopped at Molly's post. Natural things can help soooo much better. And most of the things they test for... happen as our bodies deal with disease.

~ Trudi: homeschooling mom to 6: 16,14,11,9,7, 6 mos