Why You Shouldn't Trust Your Doctor's Blood Pressure Readings

 

When Monica, a 50 years-old mother of two, visited her doctor for a routine check-up she was told her blood pressure was 142/83 mmHg. That made her hypertensive, at least in the eyes of the health care system.

Her doctor prescribed a blood pressure drug and asked her to see him again in 2 month’s time.

Upon her follow-up visit Monica’s blood pressure had come down to 132/82 mmHg. The doctor recommended to continue taking the drug as it obviously kept her blood pressure in a healthier range.

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How preventive medical treatment has become a risk factor.

First, do no harm! 

It's a pledge that medicine does not live up to. 

Much of what medical science offers, be it a drug, a treatment or some advice about supplements or diets, will probably not work for you and possibly do you some harm. 

If I was the only one telling you this, you could be forgiven for just waving me off. 

But if a Stanford professor of medicine, health research and statistics tell you "Why most published research findings are false" you may want to listen … PrintPDF