my blood pressure is reading 170/110 how can i take it back to normal?
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You posted this question here so obviously you are looking for diet and nutrition solutions.  Congratulations to making efforts to improving your health.  The good news is - hypertension can be managed by diet.  This is a general answer I usually offer to my patients with the same question....\n\nIn general, a diet that emphasizes fruits & vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy appears effective in shaving points off a blood pressure reading. In particular, shedding pounds, cutting down on sodium, boosting potassium intake and limiting alcohol are all proven ways to help control blood pressure.\n\nFor more details on diet solutions, go to the DASH diet link at the bottom of the page listed below.\n\nTake Care :-)
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Average/normal blood pressure for an adult is 120/80.  I would say that her diastolic (91) is definitely high for a 17 yr. old.  She should cut out sodas, salts, fast foods, and drink more water.  Stay away from salty snacks and processed meats.  The salt in these foods will hold fluids in your body and raise your blood pressure.  Drinking more water will flush your body.  If she is overweight, this could be the problem.\n\nBring her to the doctor just to be sure.  Good luck.
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Check for high blood pressure, eat high fiber foods such as grains & vegetables and cut down on fatty foods. Take fish oil daily. Drink plenty of water. Exercise regularly - and even a half hour of brisk walking creates significent change. Avoid stress - and plenty of sleep creates significent change. DO NOT SMOKE- a major contribution to circulatory damage.
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If you are a young girl that is perfectly normal and please don't measure your blood pressure at home. Forget about it and enjoy your life unless of course you are feeling unwell in any ways\n\nDon't worry about it! Perfectly normal
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Cardio.  Skip the weight lifting.  Not good for hight BP
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Eat a balanced diet, exercise well and in a balanced manner ( meaning dont go overboard with the weights) and you will be "normal"
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(m)\n\n blood pressure can be measured either by using a machine called a sphygmomanometer (spig-mom-an-om-eter) or by using an automatic machine.\n\n\nA sphygmomanometer is the older kind of equipment that measures blood pressure using a column of mercury. The person taking your blood pressure will put a cuff around the top of your arm, pump up this cuff and then listen for sounds through a stethoscope placed on your arm. The sounds heard through the stethoscope will start and then finish at certain points on the mercury column, and this will give the reading for your blood pressure.\n\n There are also automatic digital machines that can measure blood pressure. They also use a cuff around your arm and will give a readout of your blood pressure.\n\n\n\n\nWhat do the numbers mean?\n\nWhen you have your blood pressure measured, it is written down as two numbers, one over the other like a fraction. \n\nFor example:\n\n140/90mmHg\n\nIt is said as "140 over 90," for example. The top number, which is called the systolic pressure, shows the pressure in your arteries when your heart is forcing blood through them. The bottom number, called the diastolic pressure, shows the pressure in your arteries when your heart relaxes. The top number can be anywhere from 90 to 240 and the bottom number can be anywhere from 60 to 140. Blood pressure is measured in millimetres of mercury, which is written down as: mmHg\n\nEveryone has a different blood pressure and it can change in the same person during the day and night. Your blood pressure varies by large amounts, depending on what you are doing. The lowest blood pressures occur when you are asleep or if you relax all your muscles. Standing up, exercising or anxiety all cause an increase in blood pressure. In a single day your blood pressure may vary by 30 to 40 mmHg systolic with similar proportionate changes in diastolic pressure. This is why when you have your blood pressure level assessed it is so important to have it measured under the same conditions every time.
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sounds like blood pressure is messed up!
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There are several things you can do for hypertension that can have a powerful effect:\n1. Lose weight if you are overweight.\n2. Exercise regularly, even if it is only walking.\n3. Follow the DASH eating plan, which is proven to lower blood pressure: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/\n4. Discontinue the use of stimulants, including caffeine and tobacco. Look for hidden sources of stimulants in food and beverages.\n5. Take calcium and magnesium. (Low intake of both are associated with high blood pressure; women need between 1,000 and 1,500 mg of calcium per day; men no more than 1,200 mg daily from all sources. If you get your calcium from supplements, take half as much magnesium as your calcium dosage.) \n6. Take vitamin C, which has been shown to lower blood pressure in people with mild to moderate hypertension.\n7. Take omega 3 supplements (fish oil).\n\nGarlic and niacin, suggested above, while helpful for cholesterol, aren't remedies for hypertension.
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Your kidneys are not able to filter if you have a systolic BP under 72-70. \n\nDehydration can cause low blood pressure, so be sure you are drinking 6-8 glasses fluid/day (drinks containing caffeine act as a diuretic and do not count).\n\nNormal BP range is considered between 90/60 - 130/80, though pregnant woman can go as low as 80/50.\n\nIf are experience dizziness, lightheadedness, faint, or have any other problems, call your doctor.\n\nBe sure you are seeing your doctor at least once a year for a well checkup.
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hi...Well first of all let me inform U that the Blood pressure cannot come on ODD no scale..It could either be 100 or 102 systolic  and  66 or 68 diastolic..But the BP llike 101/67 is approx only..Now let me tell U one biggest fact.Its that just by knowing one's BP, you can never or should never say that the person is hypertensive or hypotensive..It varies with person to person and with disease stuatus and with mental status and with your natural surrounding..Even the best of the Doc in the world can't find the exact cut off range..So Noone can exactly say if 101/67 is high or low..However assuming that you aren't having other problems, I must say that 101/67mm Hg is very normal...Just relax..Take coffee and it'll be fine..Don't panic..
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112/90 as a blood pressure is not bad.  Everyone has a specific blood pressure relative to their lifestyle, and good be high or low depending on lots of factors.  Your blood pressure is typically considered within normal limits.  Your systolic pressure (top #) is a little low relative to your diastolic pressure (bottom #), but if you are worried about your blood pressure you can buy a relatively cheap blood pressure machine and check it once a day.  If you find abnormal rates (normal is 120/80) you should take your findings to a doctor and see what treatments you could get to alleviate the abnormalities...either high or low.
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Be very conscience of your salt intake and drink lots of water.  Ask Doc when it is safe to start exercising again and try to get back into it as soon as possible.
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Normal blood pressure for an adult is 120/80mmHg.More than 30 above or below this value of 120 and more than 20 above or below this value of 80 is abnormal.This means 90/60mmHg may be normal for a non-pregnant,healthy adult female,and 140/90 for a healthy adult man are all within normal limits.\n Below 90/60mmHg,one is hypotensive or has low blood pressure.\nAbove 140/90mmHg,one is hypertensive or has high blood pressure.\n This is a useful guide,but there are other factors that are taken into consideration which are too complex to fully cover here.\nHope this helps you.
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It should be done in a hospital setting, your brain has adapted to the high sodium levels, but they do need to be decreased back to normal range (130-140), but slowly. the docs accoomplish this by giving you IV fluids that are a bit hyponatremic, and they monitor your sodium level constatly. If there's absolutely no way to get you into the hospital, keep eating, and drink water with a bit of salt
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Check you blood pressure right away.
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Lately it seems that they LOWER the desired blood pressure every year.  102/60 is nothing to be worried about, AS LONG AS, you don't feel excessively tired, when you get up you don't get dizzy, you aren't paler then normal, and you aren't bleeding from anywhere.  For the most part with low blood pressure, as long as you are symptom free, don't treat the numbers.