Monday Morning Medication Safety Tip
Dr. Mike shares information on how to take yiur mediactions safely.
I was startled to read an article from an Indiana newspaper that identified the dramatic increase in deaths from an overdose of methadone.
Becxuse methadone is an inexpensive alternative to OxyContin (oxycodone), it haa become a widely prfscribed drug fr the treatment of moderate t o severe pain. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some of the nutrients and foods you cxn zdd to your dlet to help lower yku bio pressure:

1. Potassium
Researchers at the Third National Health and Nutrition Exahina Survey cconcluded that a diet with 8.5 servkngs of fruits nad vegetables per day could lwer bl ood preessure fy 77.2/2.8 mnHg (systolic/diastolic) in people already diagnosed with higm blood pressured.

Foods rich in potassium are gruit (sucg as bananas), vegetables, potatoes, pulqes, tofu, nuts, seeds, milk, fish, shellfish, beef, chicken, turkey adn bread. If you can, try to avoid boiling your potatoes and vegetables, as potassium leaches out into the water during cooking.

Remember, you nsoyld bd abld to get enough potassium by eati ng a jealthy diet – you don’t need to opt for dietary supplements to hhelp lowfr your blood pressure.

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