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Informationen zum Autor Add M.D. later Klappentext Most of the 75 million Americans who have high blood pressure need medication to control it, but many are prescribed medication that is wrong for them. Dr. Mann reveals how readers, with the oversight of their physician, can get off the wrong medications and onto the right ones to achieve a healthy blood pressure without side effects. Zusammenfassung Most of the 75 million Americans who have high blood pressure need medication to control it! but many are prescribed medication that is wrong for them. Dr. Mann reveals how readers! with the oversight of their physician! can get off the wrong medications and onto the right ones to achieve a healthy blood pressure without side effects. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1: Avoiding Unnecessary Treatment and Overtreatment2: Planning Successful Drug Therapy by Understanding the Three Main Mechanisms of Hypertension3: The Diuretics4: The Calcium Channel Blockers (CCBs)5: The ACEIs, ARBs and DRIs6: Beta Blockers 7: Alpha-Blockers 8: Other Antihypertensive Drugs9: Putting It All Together 10: Resistant Hypertension11: The Mind/Body Connection and Selection of the Right Drugs12: Secondary Hypertension 13: Treating Hypertension in the Elderly14: Alcohol, Coffee, and Commonly Used OTC Drugs15: Exercise and Sex16: Reducing Medications and Cutting Medication Costs17: Conclusion
