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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Adding salt to lower BP? Really? My understanding is to consume less salt.
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That, along with stealing over 6 figures from mostly elderly patients could be why they pulled his license. It's a thought, no? The patients had no idea they were salt tablets (like you they would know salt is not a great BP med.. The good doc (who really was a great guy prior to his weakness with gambling) was scamming us. He came from a lower economic end of India and raised himself to being a cardiologist in one of the wealthiest suburbs outside NYC. Very unfortunate.
Point I am making is that it is proper to place a lot of trust in your doctor, BUT getting a second opinion (or more) for significant life/health events is prudent. Doctors are human, with the same frailties as others (sorry docs). Not all are shining examples of humanity. You owe it to yourself to be educated on what you do to your body.