Lowering Your Blood Pressure

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I had a sudden onset of high blood pressure this past month. I don’t know if this is related, but I had sinus surgery less than a week ago. I was really surprised that the condition came on so quickly, because I’m only 34 and I’ve always had low-normal blood pressure, but I do have some risk factors (overweight, inactive, high sodium diet). So…

Here’s what I’m doing:
taking blood pressure medication
not adding much salt to my diet
trying not to get stressed out easily
monitoring my blood pressure at home

I know that I need to lose weight, exercise more, try to find low sodium foods, and avoid caffeine. Do you have any additional suggestions? Anything I need to be aware of when grocery shopping (low sodium products)?

By the way, this is so new to me, I didn’t even know if I’m correct in placing this in the heart disease category.
PS: Sorry, I noticed someone just asked this a few minutes ago. Any answers, though, are greatly appreciated!
Any suggestions for salt substitutes? I love herbs and seasonings, especially mexican-style seasonings, but I’ve never had to worry about the sodium content.

I have normal blood pressure, but my parents have high blood pressure. I don’t want to raise mine, but I was just wondering what are ways I can avoid raising my blood pressure? What exactly do people do/eat that raises their blood pressure?

It is not impossible to maintain normal blood pressure. If you have will power and sense of being healthy then you surely can maintain blood pressure at normal reading. The pressure of your blood pressure can go up and down on various factors. It may be related to existing medical condition, stress, genetic inheritance, depression, and bad lifestyle etc.

In today’s fast paced life we are stretched in all directions. Our investment in stocks, property, relationship and the events happening around us are taking heavy toll on our health. To add more misery on our health is the lifestyle and food habit, we have embraced.

The first thumb rule is to look inward and analyze what kind of lifestyle you are living. Are you stretching in your investments both tangible and intangible? Are you able to take care of your health? Do you pay attention to what you eat? Do you remember when did you had good laugh or good vacation? Finally do you exercise or take daily walk. All these are important questions, which you should ask yourself. If you are sincere in evaluating your self on these questions, you will get answers were you needed to improve?

The strategy to bring your elevated or lower readings to normal blood pressure reading can be handled by four approaches. First you need see doctor if your blood pressure readings are considerably higher or lower then normal stats. Your doctor is in better position to prescribe you medication based on your medical condition. Second go low on packaged food (fast food). Develop healthy eating habits. Include more fruits and low fat products in your diet. Reduce salt/sodium intake and lower your consumption of alcohol and other alcoholic beverages. Third bring some discipline in your daily life. Put attention on exercise, a daily walk of 30 minutes will do wonders for your health. Depending upon your health conditions you can choose wide variety of exercises such as swimming, cycling, and brisk walking or alternate days going to gym etc. The last one is nature’s rule which is span of control. You can hold only what you can manage by the resources available to you. Over stretch will only add trouble to your health.

These are few tested things which have helped people in controlling their blood pressure.

1 Walking with dog

2 Taking care of pet at home

3 Playing with kids

4 Daily laughing (2-5 mts)

5 Breathing practice

6 Yoga exercises

7 Eating more vegetarian food (especially green stuff)

8 Daily Exercises

9 Low intakes of salt & sodium

10 Less dependency on fast food.

Finally what should you aim for normal blood pressure? The normal blood pressure readings recommended by doctors are as follows.

Top number         Bottom number          What it Means

(Systolic)            (Diastolic)

Less then 120      Less then 80            Normal blood Pressure Reading

120-139               80-89                      Prehypertension

140-159              90-99                       Stage 1 hypertension ** Check with Doctor

Above 160           Above 100               Stage 2 hypertension ** Check with Doctor

This is what should be aim of every individual to get stats for normal blood pressure. It is possible to get these stats as long above four approaches are employed.

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The pressure of your blood pressure can go up and down on various factors. It may be related to existing medical condition, stress, genetic inheritance, depression, and bad lifestyle etc. Even when people think they are buying “healthy” foods, many times they are not. You can buy a package of wild rice with some type of seasoning packet in it and it does have some healthy characteristics. It is very low in all types of fats. It has zero cholesterol. It provides excellent proteins and complex carbohydrates.The silent killer begins as a slight rise in blood pressure. If you took your blood pressure often at this point, you might find the pressure going up then down, up then down, as if it couldn’t make up its mind which way to go. Inevitably though, it will go up to stay.Harmful foods are those that can cause higher than normal range blood pressure. Think fatty, salty, sugary and overly processed foods. Shun fatty meats and heavy cream dairy products. Don’t gorge on salty or sugary stuff. Stuff your canned meats, soups, sauces and condiments in the donation bag and put it on the door stepEat healthy: – One of the most common causes of developing high blood pressure is being over-weight. Obesity is a direct consequence of bad eating habits and binging on non-rich diet plan. Consuming healthy food leads to a healthy body and in turn to normal blood pressure levels. Your diet should include more and more fruits, fresh vegetables and food rich in roughage content. You should keep your diet low on saturated fats. Always try to cook your food in the oils that are rich in monosaturated oils like olive oil.Exercise: – Besides eating good and healthy food, exercising is also an important part for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels. You can follow any of the exercising patterns depending on your comfort ability. Practicing of yoga and meditation also has been known to have positive effect on people suffering from hypertension. * Help you maintain good, healthy, elastic arteries, as you get older. * Support your peripheral vascular circulation the vital blood vessels outside your heart and brain. * Aid healthy blood flow to your heart itself. * Help to support normal blood pressure in your pulmonary artery, through which your blood gets pumped to your lungs. * Help normal blood pressure to persist over the long term. * And, all this without any known undesirable side effects.Maintaining normal blood pressure is not burdensome; it is a pleasure to live and eat in a healthy fashion. Treat yourself and your family well and you all will be able to effectively avoid and/or reverse the development of high blood pressure.

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You may have heard that high blood pressure is the silent killer. As eighty percent of us either have or will develop high blood pressure, this silent killer is stalking a lot of us. You might think that you will simply handle it when it arises. Unfortunately, that is too late.The silent killer begins as a slight rise in blood pressure. If you took your blood pressure often at this point, you might find the pressure going up then down, up then down, as if it couldn’t make up its mind which way to go. Inevitably though, it will go up to stay.Fortunately, you can do something right now to turn the tide – Eat the right food! Choosing the right food is your first line of attack to lowering blood pressure naturally. So, let’s not waste a beat before we get to know some of the foods that lower blood pressure. First though, let’s take a quick look at some of the culprits. Greasy French fries are obvious, but some other food is harder to detect. Meat dripping with fat is another food most would recognize as deadly. Most processed food is suspect. These we call harmful foods.Harmful foods are those that can cause higher than normal range blood pressure. Think fatty, salty, sugary and overly processed foods. Shun fatty meats and heavy cream dairy products. Don’t gorge on salty or sugary stuff. Stuff your canned meats, soups, sauces and condiments in the donation bag and put it on the door step.Does this sound like gloom and doom? Come on now. Buck up. I’ll give you a tip that I follow myself. Eat the bad food you like, but limit it to one day a week. After I had been doing that for a few months, the most amazing thing happened – I started liking the good stuff. When my free-to-eat-bad-food day comes around, I often forget and eat good food because I like it.Some foods are neutral. What do I mean by that? Well, neutral foods are not foods to lower blood pressure, although they won’t raise it either.So, munch on your casseroles, mashed potatoes and gravy, popcorn, small amounts of certain desserts, moderate amounts of alcohol without much care. Just don’t eat too much. Gaining weight is not a good idea because it can increase blood pressure.The foods you should put in your normal blood pressure diet contain factors that your body needs, like minerals, phytonutrients, unsaturated oils and biochemicals, which clean and tone the blood vessels and heart.Here are some of the foods that you should work into your diet. Small amounts of dairy products, including eggs, are good. They don’t have to be low fat if you don’t gorge on them. Use milk, cottage cheese, other cheeses, butter, and yogurt. Dairy substitutes like soy milk and almond milk are great, too.Lean red meat and poultry products are fine. Fish is very good, especially cold water fish like salmon, tuna, mackerel, and sardines. Meat substitutes containing soy and other vegetable protein are good choices. They don’t need to replace the animal protein. You can just add them in.Nuts and seeds are excellent. I keep a jar of them around for munching. Most beans and grains are fine. Dishes made from them are nourishing and filling.Seems like everybody knows eating vegetables and fruit is good for you, but our fast food culture works against our good intentions. Although I do like them, I would often pass them by until I began buying them and keeping them handy. Oils healthy blood pressure like no other. Use olive oil on salads, sauces, and as a cooking replacement for butter. Canola oil is also a great choice.I am a testament to eating the foods that lower blood pressure naturally. My blood pressure has dropped from an average of 170/85 to 135/74 from diet change, with no blood pressure medication. And, it’s still dropping. So, I know that you can do it, too.Alright, maintain a normal blood pressure diet by eating the right foods  and limiting the bad ones, then you’ll see your blood pressure drop in a few weeks.