Course Overview

This course is part 14 of a 15-part series that will empower the participant to have a complete re-understanding of the cardiovascular system. Cardiovascular disease is (unnecessarily) the #1 cause of death in the USA.

This course will help create an understanding of the pathophysiology of hypertension from a western biomedical perspective including testing mistakes, medication side effects and how to remediate and balance the side effects.

Course 14 will cover:

1) Blood pressure testing including common testing mistakes.
2) Reviewing the different types and pathologies of hypertension.
3) Reviewing common hypertension and medications and their side effects.
4) Herbs and supplements to remediate the side effects of hypertension medication.

Course Objectives

• Understand the types of hypertension through western approach.
• Understand how to treat the side-effects of hypertension medications.
• Understand how to perform blood pressure testing.
• Understand the difference in causes and treatment of systolic and diastolic hypertension.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 15 minDiscuss different types of hypertension. Blood pressure testing including common testing mistakes.

15 min - 30 minReview the different types and pathologies of hypertension. Provide further understanding of the different mechanisms that control blood pressure.

30 min - 45 minReview common hypertension. Discuss the various medications and their side effects.

45 min - 1 hrsDiscuss herbs shown to remediate the side effects of hypertension medication. Discuss supplements that have been studied and shown to remediate side effects of hypertension medication.