The day blood pressure almost took my Life: A Story of Survival, Missteps, and a Herbal Miracle”

When Emmanuel Adewale first heard the words “you have high blood pressure,” he didn’t flinch. It sounded like one of those health concerns that came with age. He was only 51 then, a father of three and a Lagos-based accountant who lived on stress, coffee, kolanuts and long commutes. His life was fast, pressured, and full of responsibilities, so he assumed the pounding headaches and constant fatigue were normal. But one morning changed everything. He had just walked into the office when his vision blurred. Not the kind of blur you blink away, but a deep fog that made people’s faces look like silhouettes. He collapsed right there, and the next thing he remembered was waking up to the beeping of machines and the concerned face of his wife, Tolu. The doctor’s tone was firm and worried: “Your BP was 200 over 130. If this had gone unchecked for a few more days, you would have suffered a stroke or die on the spot.” From that day, Emmanuel’s journey began to land of fair and uncert...