Conventional medical treatment for high blood pressure (hypertension) is typically based on prescribing medications. There are a number of different types of medications, but the most commonly used types are diuretics (water pills), and ACE inhibitors. There is no place in traditional medical practice to lower blood pressure naturally.
Blood Pressure Medications induce vitamin and mineral deficiencies…these deficiencies can cause high blood pressure.
The problem with this approach is that it does not address the actually root cause of the elevation in blood pressure. Additionally, long term use of blood pressure medications induce deficiencies of zinc, B-Vitamins, CoQ10, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. Long term presence of these deficiencies can actually cause high blood pressure. Therefore it can be said that the long term medical treatment for high blood pressure actually promotes elevated blood pressure!
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