Jan - I found taking calcium and magnesium together helped my BP 1000 mg of each at night, and 500 mg of each 12 hours later. Really gave my BP a push downward, while I was waiting for the benefits of diet and exercise to kick in! ----- Original Message ----- From: "jcurtis" <jcurtis@redrock.net> To: <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [BSChat] Re: Meds > I know...it's catch 22...what I wonder about is, my BP pill is about the > size of an "o".... so why can't they suggest something I could eat that > would help, instead of a pill? Exercise & more vegetables & low salt does > not help high BP. It's hard for me to imagine that the "o" pill contains > enough of anything to help, and they cost $105.00 for 90 tabs. > > I'm about to stop taking it. Same goes for Estrogen...women shouldn't take > it. The most common type of Breast Cancer tests positive for > Estrogen...meaning it feeds off Estrogen, and needs it to survive. > > Jan C. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ScismGenie@aol.com <ScismGenie@aol.com> > To: BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com <BLACKSHEEP-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:17 PM > Subject: Re: [BSChat] Re: Meds > > > >In a message dated 5/7/2002 8:56:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > >jcurtis@redrock.net writes: > > > > > >> Go to the doctor...they give us a prescription drug. > >> > >> Jan C. > > > >A lot of doctors DO use the prescription pad to process patients, but > what > >other option is available, it is really three choices > > > >1. do nothing > > > >2. prescribe medication/treatment. > > > >3. Operate (if required) > > > >If you don't think the doctor is doing a proper job you have some > choices, > >too. > > > >1. don't go and hope for whatever to is to go away. > > > >2. Go only if the problem becomes unbearable. > > > >3. go somewhere else. > > > >4. Go and do as the doctor says. > > > >5. Do nothing. > > > > > > > > > >Jeffery G. Scism, IBSSG, (http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com) > >~~ > >Coordinator, C h u r c h i l l Nevada U S G e n W e b Site > >Co-Coordinator, Inmontgo-L, Montgomery County, Indiana, U S G e n W e b > Site > >manager of the following Rootsweb Lists: > >B l a c k s h e e p, L a n d e s, L a n d i s, P e f f l e y, S c i s m, E > n > >d i c o t t, > > S h i p w r e c k, Inmontgo (Mont. Co. Indiana), NVChurch (Churchill Co. > >Nv.) > > > > > >==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > >Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the > subject, CHANGE the subject. > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Unsubscribe from the list: > Mailto:Blacksheep-Chat-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsub scribe > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >