Important to know for your next trip to a Dr: the blood pressure parameters for diagnosis and treatment of hypertension have changed. You are now more than likely to be given a drug than ever before. 1. Blood pressure is static. It changes. What may be high once, may only be once. 2. The reason why to change these standards now is for a different reason other than preventing a heart attack. 3. The heart and circulation have been on the skids the last few years. The scramble is on to ‘find a root cause’. Ha! 4. Patching up what…
How to take control of your health
Are you The Take Charge Patient? Did you even know there was one? So, how was your last visit to your doctor? Productive, full of answers, you felt listened to, you came away with a sense of good health, you know in language you can understand what is wrong with your health; is this the result of your last interaction with a healthcare provider? Time to take charge of your health and direct your care; are you ready? So many people arrive at the doctor’s office with insurance card in hand and a few symptoms expecting and demanding to be…