Newly DX with High Blood Pressure

Hi P.,

There is much misinformation about the causes of chronic conditions like high blood pressure in conventional medicine, and misguided treatment programs which do nothing to "heal" anyone. They simply help you to maintain a chronically sick lifestyle. Do thorough research. Here is an article to help you get started.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/0...

Best of luck to you.

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P.,
Do go on the meds as prescribed. Then begin a healthy eating, exercise, and stress reduction plan. It is important to keep your blood pressure at normal levels to prevent damage to other organs.

Good luck,
BA

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Start taking the meds right away. I am "anti" meds usually, but you need to get this controlled. Then start exercising six days per week for at least 30 minutes of moderate aerobic exercise. Start eating eggs for breakfast and a salad with some protein for lunch, have yogurt and fruit for a snack. Once you have those changes down, you should see a change in your blood pressure. Then begin to work on eating better at dinner time.

At that point, you can talk to your physician about your lifestyle changes and ask to begin weaning off the meds.

This is life threatening---act immediately and decisively.

One thing that no one told me was no sodas. I was drinking 3-4 a day and later found out that was a huge contributor to my problem. I stopped drinking them at all, and along with losing over 50 pounds don't have to take medication at all anymore.

As others state - take the meds right now and buy a BP cuff to monitor each day. Try adding in lots of celery which is a natural BP reducer and also adding in lots of asparagus which is a natural diuretic. These two foods along with daily walking took me off meds after a while.

Good luck and God Bless you.

Blood pressure is nothing to mess around with. Take your medicine. A friend of mine had stroke level blood pressure, even on meds, and started to drink a two ounce serving of the liquid nutrition I take, and it started coming down. To make a long story short, she is off all her blood pressure medicine, and it is better than it ever was even on medicine. She is doing great. Mine was too high, too, but not as high as hers. My blood pressure is doing great. I am off my cholesterol meds, too. ____@____.com is my email if you have more questions. The body needs the vitamins and minerals to heal itself. That is all this is in liquid form. It is safe for ages 2 up and pets. Took care of the arthritis pain I had. It goes after inflammation in the body as well.

buy your own blood pressure kit and take it about three times a day and record it to see what it says. I have one that you have to pump yourself but that was not a good idea when I had arthritis in my hand and had a hard time doing it. My granddaughter had to pump it up. I went to the dentist a week ago and they had this really neat thing you put on your wrist and hold it up to your chest and it went off with a reading. Probably too expensive for us common people but would be nice. Get one that pumps on it's own. It should read about 140/85 so keep a log on it. If it does not go down then yes you need to take the meds. I had a normal reading and a day later it was 200/ something and I had a stroke so nothing to fool with. I know salt is a no no. Good Luck, When they put me on the meds I had to monitor it for a week or two but they decided I needed the meds. I had it go up a couple of times that scared me. The last time was really scary. I had to get it checked in order to get blood work done. They took me in just before the clinic was closing on a Sat. By the time they got me out of there the blood clinic was closed and I had no meds for the whole week end. They would not give me meds until I had blood work done. Well, I had to go to a Care Now with $91 charge to get a week supply of meds until the blood work was done. By then the pharmacy charged me a full price for the 7 day supplies. Then I was told that if I came in with new prescriptions they would cancel out that and I would pay nothing. So I went back to my doctor and they gave me another 30 instead of 23 pills. The pharmacy then said because it was a new prescription from another doctor they were not refunding and re pricing the meds. We had to pay again. This is a Walgreens we had not used before and never will again. Moral of the story call in prescriptions before Thurs or Fridays. G. W

P.,

You can control both your anxiety and blood pressure with nutritional supplements. I work with a Company that has helped thousands with different issues. Let me know and I will give you details.

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A.

Typical advice is to avoid foods that make you retain water (high in sodium), and to lose about 10% of your body weight (if you qualify as 'overweight').

That said, 160/100 is high. Uncontrolled, it's high enough to damage your arteries, your kidneys, and your eyesight. Blood pressure medication has a proven track record for safety, and if you get un anxious and stop needing it, the odds are excellent that your doctor will take you off of it.

S.

TRY THIS BEFORE TAKING MEDICATIONS: I believe you have got to get your blood pressure down to prevent a stroke. I found out about Pomegranate juice concentrate and tried it on my husband. IT WORKS!! It also worked on a friend. Take your BP first. Then take one tablespoon in morning. Check Bp aprox. 20 plus minutes later, maybe even an hour (I can't remember how quickly it works) It will have come down. Always take in the morning and at night. You can buy it in the vitamin section at the health food store. It is in a glass bottle the size of a coke bottle. Needs to be refrigerated once opened. It is a natural alternative to medication. You can also buy a blood pressure cuff that goes around your wrist. We bought a cheaper one at big lots. Works great. You can also go to walmart or cvs and check it on their blood pressure monitor for aprox. a quarter, near the pharmacy. I can't stress enough how well this works!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello P.,

coffee/caffeine will raise your blood pressure. So will pain/headache, anxiety, and lack of sleep. Also if you're retaining fluids, that will affect your blood pressure too.
get bp monitor at walgreens and monitor your bp. write it down (date, time) read about how to take it properly, etc.

Also, are you drinking enough water. if you're dehydrated, your bp will go up too. listen to classical music. it will help you relax. just listening for 5 minutes can lower your bp 10points (so I've read)

take Omega 3's supplements
increase your magnesium intake
increase your fiber intake (constipation will raise your bp too!)
evening primrose can help w/ bp
excercize... just go for walks
increase your potasium intake (eat more bananas)

-----don't listen to the news in the morning! you'll have a better day.

last but not least... get adjusted (smile)

check out this link:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FKA/is_7_66/ai_n#...#

NOTE: some bp monitors don't work well for some people. I had to change mine because it always gave me a high bp reading and when I went to the doctor, it was OK. talk to the pharmacist, they're very helpful.
good luck! ~C.~

160/100 is definitely a high reading. But the most important thing is to monitor your readings daily for at least a week before jumping the gun. When was the last time you had your BP checked? And how high was the reading then? My BP is always on the higher end at the DR's office...they call it a white-coat syndrome!
Your best course of action would be to keep a daily log of your BP readings & going back to the DRs with it & then deciding what will work best for you.
Take care & best wishes!

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I would say that tey should have you monitor your bp fr at least a week before diagnosing you....so i would either buy a cheap cuff or go to your local cvs or walmart or somewhere you can check it at random times for a bit.

Well, it looks as if you have half the equation with reducing stress and eating healthy. Be sure to get regular exercise. A thirty minute walk around the block 3-4 times per week will work wonders. Meditation/Prayer for 10 minutes in the morning will also help to reduce the stress and anxiety throughout your day by starting it off with calm. Be sure your chiropractor checks your atlas on a daily basis. That's where the brain stem lies and what controls your cardiovascular system (particularly BP), respiratory system and muscle tone of all your spinal muscles. I'm sure your boss will also shed some light, be sure to share your health concerns with him/her. I also have have much luck in my practice with my patients drinking pomegranate juice. Because this juice has so much sugar naturally, I suggest you make a very refreshing spritzer with it using Italian sparkling mineral water and squeeze some fresh lime in it as well. In a 12 oz glass fill it about 1/4 full with juice, the rest will the the sparkling water and a squeeze of lime. Very refreshing and your whole family will love it! (Be sure to get REAL juice and not stuff full of added sugar or artificial sweeteners). Hawthorne Berry has shown to work well to reduce BP. Standard Process has a great one. Email me with any other questions or concerns: ____@____.com

Hi P.!
My mother has high blood pressure when she eat wrong food. In her case yellow cheese and unhealthy food contribute to BP. She uses vitamins and her favorite is nutritional supplement "Cardiosential" . She does liver cleanse and other simple programs to keep her body free of toxins.
Good luck

If you don't like taking medications in general, you should get the book "Prescription for Nutritional Healing" by James F. Balch, MD & Phyllis A. Balch, CNC. You look up each disorder and it will tell you what vitamins, herbs and diet changes have been know to help with it. Good luck!

I had the same high blood pressure and tried the beta blockers but they made me sick. I tried meditation and that worked until I let the stress win. I've been reading the Relaxation Response and it has really helped with my sleep patterns and my daily stress levels. I wouldn't say its a cure, but it really does help over any change in eating. Less caffine would be good too.

I would recommend eating more fruits and vegetables and decreasing or even eliminating the consumption of animal products until the BP goes down and then you can incorporate a little bit of animal products into your diet after it is under control. There have been a number of studies linking consumption of animal products with cancer, heart disease and diabetes. A great book is the China Study if you are looking for more information on the subject. I would also recommend reading Fit For Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond. These are both very easy to read. Of course exercise plays a major part as well especially if you feel this increase in BP is associated with stress. You can send me a personal message if you have any questions. I hope this helps.

I would recommend to take the meds to reduce your blood pressure then start your effort of a more healthy lifestyle. My husband we put on meds for his blood pressure then began to slowly change his eating and exercise habits. He has since been able to reduce his med dose and then eventually got off them all together. All of this was done with the advise and guidance of his doctor. The immediate meds helped control his bloood pressure until he could adjust his lifestyle in a healthy and lasting way.

Good luck.

You've already received good advice, but I'll add one thing. Start paying attention to your sodium intake. Salt is bad. Processed food usually has a very high sodium content. And if you eat out a lot, you are getting a day's worth in only one meal. Restaurants load the food with MSG!
Oh, and start walking. Exercise will help tremendously!

Be sure not to take decongestants - they increase your BP.