Do you know how high is your blood pressure ?

[The Warrior Monk]

Try seeking out a MD with a degree in naturopathy (ND). They tend to not be run-of-the-mill prescription writers.

Ditto that recommendation...or any MD with a similar degree. I sent my wife to one. It's a long story, but she had an issue that was resulted in more and more invasive and expensive tests. When she went to the doctor I recommended (Dr. Calapai for you heath-saavy folks), here issue was solved the next day. Basically, it was a chromium deficiency discovered during a NutraScan; it would have never been discovered by a doctor with just western training.

BP is almost exclusively tied to diet. Eat nothing nothing but salad (no fatty dressings, condiments, or meat...vegetables only) for a month, then eat nothing but fatty foods with the same caloric content...watch the difference in BP and cholesterol.

Most people in the west don't eat the diet that their body is designed for, which is a high-fiber, essentially vegetarian diet.

 

[Smokey Bear]

Moh - what's your salt intake? Do you keep it below 1200 mg?

 

[moh malekpour]

Moh - what's your salt intake? Do you keep it below 1200 mg?

I don't take salt at all. I just don't like the salty taste. I am not sure if human body needs salt intake but I am used to eating food with no salt and I suppose I get my mineral needs like sodium from water that I drink or from fruits and vegetable, bread, food, milk.

 

[Riick]

When did the baseline for "High" blood pressure change??

I always thought 120/80 was normal.

Now that's High ???

 

[Terrel L. Shields]

They used to say that BP of 100 + age for top number and no more than 80 for bottom. But it is pretty individual. Some folks with 70 / 55 do fine and others would faint if that low. My lupus suffering helpmate is frequently asked by new nurses if she feels OK. Her BP is rarely over 90 / 60. Some say the bottom number is the most important. Doctors are a little more coy about it all I find. My brother died of Shy Drager Syndrome and it worked on his BP a lot. His BP would be 220/110 and then plunge to 90/50 where he would faint or be very dizzy. It could happen in 10 minutes or just from standing up. He had to alternative BP meds like ****** (which lowers BP besides it reported sexual effects) with pressure increasing drugs.

I am hypertensive and often is as high at 160/85, though rarely above 160/90. That's too high but I find exercise is the best medicine. I slacked off over the winter due to weather and arthritis and now am back to walking a mile or more per day during the week. The chart below is pretty comprehensive but I know people who go hysterical over "high normal" readings.....

http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/medicine/blood-pressure.htm

 

[Riick]

Thanks Terrel...
Saw a young guy who told me my pressure (120/80) is too high.
He was itching to prescribe drugs, I try to take as few as possible;
there's nothing I take on a daily basis, excepting coffee, and I really want to keep it that way.

Have seen too many people who are taking some stinkin' drug,
with nasty side effects (Call it drug "A"),
and then seen the side effects of drug "B" that was prescribed
to cure side effects of "A", and so on down the line.
Friends who were mildly ill suddenly look 15 years older.
====Phooey====

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[TJSum]

I typically have low blood pressure, my high number averages around 105 and low number is usually in the 60's. Low blood pressure has some side effects too, sometimes if I stand up too fast, I can get light headed for a couple seconds, but the docs say the advantages of having it this low far outweigh the problems of having it on the high side.

Riick brought up coffee, Moh do you drink a lot of coffee? This could elevate your blood pressure if you do.

Some of the nutrition experts I read, such as Dr. Williams whose link I provided earlier say the most important thing when looking at blood pressure numbers is the spread between the two numbers. The larger the spread between the two, the more stress it puts on your system.

 

[moh malekpour]

I typically have low blood pressure, my high number averages around 105 and low number is usually in the 60's. Low blood pressure has some side effects too, sometimes if I stand up too fast, I can get light headed for a couple seconds, but the docs say the advantages of having it this low far outweigh the problems of having it on the high side.

Riick brought up coffee, Moh do you drink a lot of coffee? This could elevate your blood pressure if you do.

Some of the nutrition experts I read, such as Dr. Williams whose link I provided earlier say the most important thing when looking at blood pressure numbers is the spread between the two numbers. The larger the spread between the two, the more stress it puts on your system.

No, I don't drink coffee, I don't drink soda pop either. I only drink few cups of green tea with honey in the morning. The effect of caffein usually goes away after 3-4 hours.
By the way, I took my prescribed BP med and my BP dropped to 124/76/45. 45 is my heart beat per minute and it is that low because I run or walk fast at least 4 miles a day. My 4 miles run takes me 40 to 45 minutes and my 4 miles walk takes me about 60 minutes.

 

[RSW]

I just checked my blood pressure at WalMart today and it was 113/73. I am 48 yrs old and slightly over weight. I have lost 31 lbs. since Jan, 21 and I feel great. I only weight 175.5 lbs. now. Just 15 lbs. more to go.

 

[The Warrior Monk]

I've also been blasting off some pounds, mainly because I've dramatically increased my training regime and simply have to do it to keep up. Once I hit my goal weight, I plan on having some blood work done just to see you much the weight loss affects my vitals.