BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATIONS -
Formula 107
Hypertension doesn’t mean being extra tense, nervous or hyperactive. It’s the formal name for high blood pressure, a disease that causes millions of cases of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and blindness every year.
It’s a silent, insidious disease that has no obvious symptoms, yet can wreak havoc on most of the body’s organs and systems if left uncontrolled. Hypertension is excess pressure that builds up within the cardiovascular system; that is, the heart and the blood vessels (arteries, arterioles, veins and capillaries). This excess pressure damages the inner walls of the blood vessels, setting the stage for the buildup of a waxy, fatty substance called plaque, which clogs the arteries.
When arteries become clogged, the heart must work much harder to pump blood throughout the body. This strains the heart. And should a piece of plaque break loose and become stuck in a blood vessel, a heart attack or stroke can result. In addition, the force exerted by the blood pounding through the circulatory system can rupture the blood vessels serving the kidneys and the eyes, seriously damaging these organs. Should the rupture occur in a blood vessel serving the brain, it can cause a stroke or even death.
Since hypertension has such devastating effects on the body, it’s vitally important to keep it under control. There are many medications that can do so, including:
- diuretics such as bumetanide (Bumex), which rid the body of excess fluid
- vasodilators such as hydralazine (Apresoline), which relax the muscles in the blood vessel walls, widening the vessels
- beta-blockers such as atenolol (Tenormin), which lower the heart rate and reduce the output of blood
- ACE inhibitors such as benazepril (Lotensin) and angiotensin II receptor blockers such as candesartan (Atacand), which relax and widen the blood vessels
- Calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine (Norvasc), which decrease the heart rate and relax the blood vessels
Nutrients Depleted
The many medicines that help keep blood pressure under control have undoubtedly saved millions of lives. But they extract a price, robbing the body of nutrients such as calcium, folic acid, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc and more.
Symptoms of Nutrient Depletion
A deficiency of the nutrients stolen from the body by medicines for high blood pressure can cause a bewildering variety of problems, including:
- Calcium – bone loss, muscle cramps and spasms, osteoporosis
- Folic acid – fatigue, irritability, shortness of breath
- Magnesium –muscle spasms, irregular heartbeat, confusion,
- Vitamin B6 – depression, anemia, scaly and oily skin
- Vitamin B12 – sore tongue, back pain, anxiety, fever
- Vitamin D – osteoporosis, muscle cramps and twitches
- Zinc – loss of taste and smell, slow wound healing, impotence
Formula
Why suffer needlessly from the symptoms of nutrient depletion? Formula 107 is specifically designed to protect the nutrient status of those taking medicines for elevated blood pressure. Containing calcium, folic acid, magnesium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin D, zinc and more, Formula 107 is a powerful “antidote” to drug-induced nutrient depletion.
