Edward D. Freis

A medical doctor at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Washington, D.C., Freis ran a five-year study to study hypertension (high blood pressure) in the 1960s. At the time, high blood pressure was thought to be a benefit, a way to increase circulation to the brain and extremities. For the study, one group of men with hypertension was given a diuretic to decrease their blood pressure; another set of men with hypertension, the control group, was given a placebo. The results were clear: the control group had 21 serious health complications -- stroke, heart attack, or death -- but the treated group only had one. Freis received the Albert Lasker Award for clinical medical research in 1971, citing him for research which was "an exemplary demonstration of the potential of preventive medicine." Dr. Freis died February 1 from organ failure. He was 92. From This is True for 30 January 2005 Suggestions for further reading: The DASH Diet Action Plan: Based on the National Institutes of Health Researc... by Marla Heller Amazon Price: $12.83 Customer Review: This is an excellent book with great recipe suggestions and useful insight into how you can make dietary changes to decrease high blood pressure and control it by eating properly. It is well worth the investment in one's health to buy this book and ...   The Blood Pressure Miracle by Frank Mangano Amazon Price: $16.92 Customer Review: I got this book, thinking "Maybe", this could be an answer to a very serious blood pressure problem a very close friend was experiencing. WELL, it turned out to be natural enough that he was willing to get serious and read the book "just in case" it...   The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure without Prescription... by Robert E. Kowalski Amazon Price: $10.85 Customer Review: Follow this man's suggestions and behold the miracle that will set you free from the harmful side effects of conventional anti hypertensive medications. It's that simple! Diuretics caused me to get edema which went away when I gave them up, yet...   Your Guide to Lowering Your Blood Pressure With DASH by Lung, and Blood Institute National Heart Amazon Price: $8.95 Customer Review: I was looking for low potassium recipes and this book was not what I was looking for.   Eat to Beat High Blood Pressure by Reader's Digest Editors Amazon Price: $10.85 Customer Review: We checked this book out of the library. After one renewal, we decided it was a keeper. We purchased one copy for ourselves and one for a friend. The format is reasonable - the recipes are easy to understand and the pictures are quite ...   Newsfeed display by CaRP

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