When the nurse took her blood pressure, Heather Donahue felt a little bit worried with the results. It was 133/82. She usually had normal blood pressure, but her levels were creeping up gradually over the last two years. So far, her results haven’t been high enough to receive medication, but with the latest reading, along with Heather’s admission to a tightening feeling in her chest, her doctor finally pulled out the prescription pad.
Heather told her doctor: “I want to do everything I can to get my blood pressure under control, but I worry about the potential side effects of drugs. Can I see if I can get the numbers down on my own first?”
Her doctor agreed to this compromise just as long as she would closely monitor her blood pressure and notify them immediately if it went up even just slightly.
Heart disease runs in Heather’s family, so she knew to maintain a heart-healthy diet that included a variety of vegetables and lean meat. She was also very mindful about her sodium consumption and exercised everything to keep her stress levels down. She was therefore in a stump, wondering, ‘what more can I do?’
Immediately after leaving the doctor’s office, Heather bought a home blood pressure monitor in order to keep track of her numbers daily. When she got home, she did some research on natural ways to lower her blood pressure. Interestingly, one supplement kept appearing on her research: magnesium.
Heather learned that magnesium not only prevents blood vessels from constricting, but it also lowers the blood pressure, improves blood flow and even stops plaque from building up in the arteries! She also researched on proven studies that said it was safe and inexpensive. She told herself that there was no harm in trying.
In her extensive research, Heather also came across different kinds of magnesium supplements, though they all help lower blood pressure. Her local supermarket had magnesium oxide at a reasonable price, so she started taking 500mg once a day.
Just after a few weeks of religiously taking these supplements, Heather’s blood pressure had already dropped to 128/78. She was also relieved to report that she hadn’t experienced chest tightness recently. Happy with the initial results, she continued taking magnesium everyday and when she went back to the doctor after six months, her blood pressure lowered even further to 122/70.
Thrilled by her excellent results, the doctor asked her what changes she made in her lifestyle and she shared her miracle supplement solution! In the next visits Heather took to the doctors, all her readings remained in the ideal range of 120/70.
Three years later, 49-year-old Heather still continues on with her daily magnesium intake and her blood pressure is completely under control without any drug medication.
“I couldn’t be happier,” she exclaims. “This simple, affordable supplement has given me my health and peace of mind.”
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