About this episode

Naturopathic doctor Vaughn Lawrence discusses the mechanisms of blood pressure medications and their relation to the root causes of high blood pressure.

This is Part 1 of a 2-part class on breaking free from medications. In this episode, naturopathic doctor Vaughn Lawrence explains how common blood pressure medications (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, and vasodilators) actually work, and what that tells us about the real root causes of high blood pressure. We dig into: Why high blood pressure is usually an electrolyte imbalance (especially magnesium & potassium), not a drug deficiencyHow kidn...

People in this episode

Guest: Vaughn Lawrence

Topics covered

• blood pressure
• medications
• naturopathic medicine
• electrolyte imbalance
• health education

Keywords

• blood pressure medications
• ACE inhibitors
• electrolyte imbalance
• magnesium
• potassium
• naturopathic doctor

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Organizations: Root Cause Medicine, Spirit of Health

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