I would like to discuss a supplement that has been very helpful for me as well as two friends who found similar results. The supplement is called Carditone.
Carditone is made from traditional Ayurvedic extracts including Rose Powder, Parval (Indian Coral), Convolvulus pluricaulis, Terminalia arjuna, Tribulis Terrestris, Rauwolfia serpentine, and Rosa vinca. The Rauwolfia serpentine is the main ingredient that helps relax the blood vessels. The supplement also contains 200 mg of Magnesium.
One friend, who I will call Dave, had poorly controlled high blood pressure and was taking Lisinopril at up to 40 mg/day and still had high blood pressure readings. Dave told me he is one of those who get high readings at the doctor's office, which I think is called "white coat syndrome" or something along that line. He said he was very concerned when at his last doctor's visit had a reading of 198/102. His doctor said he had to add another blood pressure medication or switch him to something that would offer better control because the situation was simply dangerous, and Dave agreed but said his pressure is only that high at the doctor's office, and his doctor said that might be true, but just the fact that your pressure can get that high is still dangerous. He called me shortly after that and told me what his doctor had said, and I agreed with his doctor. Dave asked if I had any suggestions, and I mentioned Carditone and how well it worked for me, and he said he would like to try that first before starting on the new prescription med. He told me that when he would check his pressure at home, he would get readings as high as 160/95 and as low as 140/90. I said it would be better to get closer to 120/80.
So Dave ordered the Carditone and started on it as soon as it arrived. Within a week of beginning Carditone, he called me and said that he was getting better blood pressure readings that seemed to be averaging around 120/80, and I told him that that is a much safer reading and his doctor would be happy to see that. I asked him to keep me posted on how he does over the next two weeks. Dave called back about two weeks later and told me that his blood pressure had declined a bit further and he is now averaging about 117/79, but he also said to me that just that day, he had a morning reading of 99/63, which surprised me.
I asked Dave if he thought he should reduce his dose to 1 pill every other day for the next two weeks and monitor his blood pressure daily, and he said yes, he was thinking the same thing. I mentioned that when I had missed doses, it didn't seem to affect my blood pressure readings. Dave said he would try every other day dosing and see how it worked for him over the next two weeks and let me know how it goes.
So that is where things stand with Dave right now, and I will update this article when I get more information.
Next, my friend Barbara told me that her doctor had her on blood pressure medication, but that it was not controlling her blood pressure readings to normal levels, and she was concerned about side effects, so she just stopped taking the medication so now she was getting higher blood pressure readings. I suggested that she talk to her doctor about possibly using another blood pressure medication that may not have the side effects she was worried about. However, she said she didn't want to take any of them because she felt they all had side effects that concerned her, and she asked if I had any suggestions for natural supplements. I related my experience with Carditone and Dave's experience at that point. Barbara said she would rather try that first, and then if it didn't work, she would try another blood pressure med from the doctor to try and get her blood pressure down.
Barbara told me that she was getting readings over 170/90 and as low as 150/85 but averaging closer to the 170/90 area. She told me that she would order the Carditone and start on it right away to see if it would help her. She had barely started on it three days in, and she texted to say that her reading was the lowest she had had in a long while at 140/83, and she was wondering if it would continue lower. I explained to her that Dave's and my experience was that we both noticed a slow decline for about the first three weeks or so, but more so in Dave's case than mine. So there was a chance that it might, but it was hard to know if it would be the same for her with only two people for comparison. She said it was fine as that was better than she was getting previously, and she said she hadn't noticed any side effects of any type, and I agreed that I had had no apparent side effects either, nor had Dave. I asked that she update me in a week or so, and she said she would.
Three days later, Barbara sent me a text saying that her blood pressure reading was 128/77, so apparently, it is working similarly for her as it is for Dave and me.
I also have the issue of elevated blood pressure with reads at my doctor's office, where my last read there at my previous visit before starting Carditone was 185/100. Readings at home were as high as 165/100. My lowest readings pre Carditone, about 125/ 85, but those were rare.
Now my at-home readings average around 120/80. My recent highest reading was 124/78 over a week ago, with 118/ 68 yesterday. I just took my blood pressure right now, and it is 109/72. The lowest reading I have gotten while on Carditone is 98/66. If my pressure readings continue on this downward trend, I may consider trying every other day dosing like Dave because, on the days that I have missed a dose, my blood pressure readings have not increased.
I would also like to mention that for the short period my doctor tried Amlodipine on me at the max dose of 10 mg/day, I never got readings anywhere close to these readings. My readings while on Amlodipine at the max dose were much higher. It is also worth noting that the bottle of Carditone is a two month's supply at their recommended amount of one pill a day and costs about $40 or $20 a month. If Dave can go to "every other day dosing" and still maintain the benefit, that will work out to only $10 a month.
So I will go ahead with this review of Carditone and then update as Dave and Barbara get back to me with further results or if I have anything to add about myself and Carditone.
Here is a link to where I have bought the product on Amazon. The price is about the same on all websites I have checked.
This information is critical because nearly half (47% / 116,000,000 people) of the U.S. adult population has high blood pressure (HBP), and HBP can quietly lead to heart attack or stroke!
Here is an article from the Mayo Clinic that confirms these risks in people with HBP :
Here is an important quote from the article :
>>> ' High blood pressure (hypertension) can quietly damage the body for years before symptoms develop. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to disability, a poor quality of life, or even a deadly heart attack or stroke. ' <<<
The number one cause of death is heart disease, and HBP leads to heart disease :
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/282929
Here is a relevant quote from the article :
>>> ' Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. This is the case in the U.S. and worldwide. More than half of all people who die due to heart disease are men. ' <<<
Controlling hypertension seems like an excellent step to help protect our health.
I don't know if Carditone will work the same for anyone else as it did for the three of us, but the results have been so remarkable that I wanted to share our experience. Hypertension is such a common problem that I felt it is vital that we share our results with the Earth Clinic Community and its visitors!
Unfortunately, I am aware of no studies for this supplement, just the anecdotal report of the three of us, so that is all I can offer in this case.
Art
May 09, 2022
I just wanted to do a current update on our Carditone review for high blood pressure.
I talked with Dave and he did reduce his dose to one pill every other day instead of the recommended one pill per day and has been doing that for 3 weeks now and he has been keeping track of the results with daily monitoring of his blood pressure which he is keeping a log of. He said that his average blood pressure readings are staying below 120/80 with the reduced dose.
Barbara told me that after her very good initial results she stopped checking her blood pressure, but she texted me today and said that she finally checked her blood pressure today and it was 124/70 and she said she was very happy with the great improvement! She remains at 1 pill per day.
As to myself, my pressure readings continued to decline so I also decided to go to one pill every other day of Carditone, as Dave did. On the occasions when I missed a dose, I did not notice a rise in my blood pressure and that helped convince me to try one pill every other day. The results have been amazing with my average blood pressure reading maintaining below 120/80, similarly to Dave's results. Here is a list of my past week of readings plus today's reading :
1. 115/75
2. 102/68
3. 110/70
4. 105/70
5. 114/77
6. 121/75
7. 115/79
8. 110/68
These are better blood pressure readings than I was getting 30 years ago! None of us have noticed any side effects from taking Carditone. Overall, all three of us are very happy with the results and will definitely continue taking Carditone indefinitely!
Art
