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May 29, 2025 • 6 mins

Your blood pressure is still highbut youre taking the meds. You're doing what they told you. So whats the problem?


In this powerful solo rant, Dr. Albert Takem uncovers the uncomfortable truth about why your hypertension might not be improving, even when youre on medication.


What youll hear in this episode:

- The hidden ways people sabotage their own treatment
- Why stress, salt, and cultural eating habits work against your meds
- The deadly cost of medication vacations
- And how the healthcare system often fails Black patients


This episode is direct, unfiltered, and painfully realjust like high blood pressure itself.


Doctors Orders: If youve been playing around with your pills, its time to stop. Get honest. Get consistent. Your life depends on it.


Subscribe now and dont miss future episodes that challenge the myths, culture, and mindsets holding us back from real health.

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