Contact the National Sleep Foundation for instructive books on the subject and valuable resources. I m Dr. Ronald Hoffman. This is Dr. Ronald Hoffman. In the 1960 s a chemist found that the venom of a deadly snake he was studying killed prey by releasing a substance that dramatically lowered blood pressure. It occurred to the chemist that this would be good for treating hypertension.
Blood vessels relax and pressure goes down.
Nearly 9 million prescriptions for ACE inhibitors were written in 1999. World wide sales came to a hefty five and a half billion dollars. Not bad for souped up snake venom. I m Dr. Ronald Hoffman. This is Dr. Ronald Hoffman.