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This is rather disturbing news, and should serve as a point of caution to anyone considering going on these medications. However, there is good news for people suffering from high blood pressure. A healthy diet, reducing stress, and getting regular exercise can all lower blood pressure.

I also want to point to a beverage that has been scientifically shown to lower blood pressure: hibiscus tea. Clinical trials have not only shown that hibiscus can significantly lower blood pressure, but they have even compared it to a number of prescription drugs. Furthermore, hibiscus tea has been consumed safely as a beverage for hundreds of years, in a variety of cultures, from Asia to the middle east to Latin America, and it is completely without the strong side effects and health risks associated with these synthetic blood-pressure-lowering medications. And, not least importantly, hibiscus is very inexpensive--much less costly than any of these prescription medications.

It seems outright crazy that doctors would prescribe these medications given that there are so many safe, natural alternatives available.