Any ways to control my high BP?
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hi. allow me to share with you a couple of  highly effective yoga techniques which a am sure will do u a whole lot of good. \nthe exercices or "PRANAYAM" as they r widely known, not only cures respiratory illnesses but also takes care of exceessive weigt gain, eyesight and also heart ailments in many patients. people have understood the benefits within weeks of starting these exercises, and i beleive u will 2.\n\n1. sit with an erct posture on the ground. both legs crossed. this is the common position in all yogic asanas.  relax. and do this one slowly. inhale air deeply from left nostril while holding the other closed with the thumb of the right hand. after completing the inhalation close the left nostril with right mid finger and exale slowly from the right nostril. follow this with an  inhale from the right and exale from the left using fingers as mentioned. do this task for 10-15 mmins daily.\n\n2. take a deep breath and slowly expel the air with mouth closed. simultaneously make a humming sound from ur mouth. do this for 5-1o minutes everyday.\n\nnote. these exercises need to be done on an empty stomach. so it is important that u havent eaten anything 3-4 hrs prior to doing these exercise. hence early morning is the best time to perform yoga. 1/2 na hour will put u enroute to a life of healthy living
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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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I am 22 years old and I have level 2 hypertension (really high bp for my age), and I have found that there are many things that can help drop the pressure. Try eating less sodium (salt) in your foods. Excercise daily. Stay away from caffiene as much as possible or any other stimulant for that matter. RELAX, being angry also raises your blood pressure. Dont smoke. Do not take over the counter allergy medicine without consulting your doctor first. In most cases high blood pressure is un-curable but can be tamed. Usually it is hereditary so medicine is a must. If you do decide to go with the medicine, make sure that it is right for you. I was taking a certain med and it just made my heart race, so I guess you could say it made things worse. Hope that all this helped.
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Blood pressure is controlled by a number of factors including fluid and salt intake.  High intakes of both (especially salt) can raise your blood pressure.  There are many different types of drugs that can help you lower you blood pressure.  It depends on your overall health and the cause of your high blood pressure what is prescribed.  I would talk to your doctor, but in the meantime watch your salt intake if you are worried about high blood pressure.
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first of all eat a healthy balanced diet, 5 portions of fruit or veg a day, try not to eat to many bananas, grapes or satsumas if you are border line diabetic as these contain natural sugar, diet drinks are fine in moderation not to many as these contain caffeine and can raise your blood pressure not good with hypertension, start off with a little exercise just a gentle walk as if your not used to it, this can be dangerous, gradually build up to more exercise, smaller portions, if you eat smaller portions for 2-3 weeks you won't feel so hungry as your stomach will shrink because it's not being full with food and can't take so much, when you feel like picking eat carrot sticks or celery, you should go to a dietitian and they will tell you how many calories you should have a day for your size, lifestyle etc, and give you an eating plan. good luck
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Exercise, reduce your salt intake, switch to a high fiber diet, drink lots of water, and see a your doctor.
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Yes, high blood pressure can cause many things from heart attack to stroke to erectile dysfunction, and many other things in between.\n\nWatch your salt intake, there are many foods out there that are very high salt. Exercise will help strengthen your heart and lower your blood pressure, it also helps alleviate stress. Stress affects your BP readings, so try and eliminate stressors in your life or reducing the amount. The are many excellent websites for additional information I've always suggested : www.lifeclinic.com for anyone who suffers from hypertension
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Don't drink anything else but water, even if it makes you pee alot. And try to walk as much as you can or keep yourself in constant motion even though sometimes you dont feel like it. But when you do it, don't over stress yourself. It worked for me and I lost 20 pounds in a month.
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Drink lots of water, avoid excessive salt and sugar, exercise
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Lose Weight\n\nPeople who are overweight are 2 to 6 times more likely to develop high blood pressure, and the heavier you are, the worse your blood pressure is likely to be, so the most important high blood pressure treatment you can practice is to maintain the ideal weight for your body.\n\nTomato\n\nA diet rich with tomatoes is an excellent high blood pressure treatment because tomatoes contain high amounts of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), which can help reduce blood pressure. In addition, tomatoes also contain six other ingredients that have the same effect.\n\nCalcium\n\nTo significantly reduce high blood pressure, take 1000 mg of calcium per day.\n\nSalt\n\nA very simple high blood pressure treatment consists of just reducing your intake of sodium, try to stay under 2400 mg per day. Sodium causes your body to retain water, and this in turn increases your blood volume, therefore raising blood pressure.\n\nAlso, add salt at the table instead of cooking with salt. When cooking, foods absorb a lot of salt, which reduces the flavor of the food, which leads to the need to add additional salt at the table to remedy the blandness.\n\nCelery\n\nStudies have shown that celery is an effective high blood pressure treatment, and that eating as few as 5 celery stalks per day can lower blood pressure.\n\nPotassium\n\nThe more potassium you take, the more your sodium levels decline, which of course results in a reduction of blood pressure. Take the recommended dosage of 3500 mg per day.\n\nCalcium And Magnesium\n\nAlthough neither of these are a high blood pressure treatment, your blood pressure may begin to rise when you have a calcium and magnesium deficiency. Try to get about 1000 mg of calcium per day and about 400 mg of magnesium per day.\n\nBroccoli\n\nBroccoli contains six different chemicals that can help to reduce high blood pressure.\n\nCarrots\n\nCarrots contains eight different chemicals that can help to reduce high blood pressure.\n\nGarlic\n\nGarlic is known to be a very good high blood pressure treatment. Add minced garlic cloves to your food whenever possible, or alternatively, you can take 600 mg garlic oil capsules 5 times per day. Look for capsules that provide 8,000 micrograms of allicin potential daily.\n\nExercise\n\nStudies show that exercising 30 minutes per day, 3 to 5 times per week, can lower blood pressure by 5 to 10 percent.\n\nReishi\n\nReishi is a proven high blood pressure treatment. Take in capsule form, 3,000 mg per day.\n\nHawthorn\n\nTake about 1 pound of hawthorn berries and remove the seeds. Soak the berries overnight in about 2 1/2 quarts of water. The next day, bring the mixture to a boil for about 10 minutes. Let it cool, strain, and drink 2 to 3 cups per day.\n\nThis herbal high blood pressure treatment can also be taken as a tea. Mix 1 teaspoon of dried hawthorn with 1 cup of boiling water. Strain and drink 2 cups per day.\n\nAnd, as an alternative, you can also take hawthorn in capsule form. Take two 500 mg capsules or 1 teaspoon of tincture 3 times per day.\n\nCoenzyme Q10\n\nCoenzyme Q10 is known to enhance energy to the heart muscles, helping them to pump blood more efficently. This results in lower blood pressure.\n\nSmoking\n\nEvery time you light one up, your blood pressure rises significantly and stays high for a couple of hours.\n\nMeadowsweet\n\nMeadowsweet is very high in iron and magnesium, making it a good high blood pressure treatment as well as being beneficial for all blood disorders. Mix 2 tablespoons of meadowsweet into 1 1/2 cups of boiling water. Let the mixture stand for about 10 minutes. Strain and drink 3 times per day.\n\nLemon\n\nSqueeze the juice from 1 lemon into a glass of warm water. Add 1 tablespoon of honey, mix and drink daily.\n\nSaffron\n\nThis herbal high blood pressure treatment may be expensive, but it is known to be very effective in lowering blood pressure because it contains the chemical called crocetin. Use saffron while cooking or use it as a tea.\n\n
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Avoid followings\n\n1. excess salt intake. \n2. Avoid carbonated drinks. \n3. Avoid or lessen intake of cheese [ usually there is lot of salt as preservative in cheese], If you are eating lot of pizza better avoid it. Eat fresh leafy vegetables. Lessen non veg diet.\n4.Drink plenty of water minimum 2 liters per day. This helps to flush out toxins and also salt. \n5. Exercise. \n\nIf diastolic does not come down in two months time see your doc.
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Well...first of all, high blood pressure is defined as anything over 140/90 mmHg.  If you think that you have high blood pressure, then first thing to do is to go see a doctor.  He or she will take your blood pressure once more and if it is high (but not dangerously high), then most probably they will advise exercise, proper low fat low cholesterol diet and will also tell you to not get stressed out often.  Usually they try this for a couple of months and then tell you to come back at which time, they will check your blood pressure once more.  If it is still high, then they will start medication.  High blood pressure can be controlled at this stage with medication (either one or a combination of drugs), proper exercise, proper healthy diet and minimal stress.  Along with your cooperation, your doctor can combine drugs to achieve a satisfactory blood pressure reading over time.  There are always many options available.  Therefore, discuss with your doctor, and with your cooperation, both of you can get your bp under control, which is very essential since high blood pressure is one of the risk factors for heart attacks and strokes. Also, smoking is also associated with high blood pressure...so, if you're a smoker the first step would be to stop smoking.
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There is a recent study suggesting that people who eat twice the recomended servings of fruit and vegetables see significant reduction in high blood pressure. Avoidance of salt in processed food has also been helpful to some. Obviously no smoking and regular excercise.\nHOWEVER  \nuncontrolled high blood pressure can have devistating effects. My aunt and grandmother had strokes and my father died of a heart attack.  They all had bad lifestyles, but high blood pressure is a killer.\nTalk to you doctor and see if she is willing to try a non-medicated approach. If not, look for another doctor.  See if  you can monitor yourself at home as well. Best of luck to you.
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exercise and eat right. Reduce salt and sodium in your diet. Stop drinking sodas. Limit your alcohol intake. Stop smoking if you smoke. Maintain a healthy weight for your height. Ask your Dr for other ways to reduce blood pressure. If you need to go on medications, check with the DR on the side effects including sexual side effects. Try to change your lifestyle and you may be able to get off the medications. Good luck!
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Take your High Blood Pressure SERIOUSLY!  I do not/did not have High Blood Pressure and still had a heart attack at 36!\n\nHigh blood pressure is an issue because it effects MANY things in the body.. it puts stress on your blood vessels and your lungs, kidneys etc.. \n\nKeep it under control and follow the advice of your doctors about diet, exercise and lifestyle choices.
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I would start with diet. Lifestyle issues you can control to lower your risk of developing high blood pressure include obesity and not being active or exercising, drinking alcohol (three drinks a day or more), eating a lot of salty or processed foods, and not getting enough calcium, magnesium, and potassium in your diet. Do you take a supplement like Centrum? Look into the DASH diet. Dietary approaches to stopping hypertension. www.nhlbi.nih.gov try this, and enter DASH into search. Maintain a healthy weight.\nGet regular exercise. Avoid using too much sodium. Get enough potassium, calcium, and magnesium in your diet. Add fiber to your diet. Limit alcohol use. Stop smoking. Use anti-inflammatory medications wisely. Learn to check your blood pressure at home. Reduce stress.
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From personal experience:\nI wouldn't start taking those kind of pills at your age... you are MUCH too young.\n\nUnless you have a serious condition, you might want to get a second opinion from another GP, in fact I strongly suggest it.\n\nTaking these pills will frig your body up in more ways than one so I wouldn't take them unless it means life and death. \n\nIf you have high blood pressure you should consider altering your lifestyle before swallowing pills. Start exercising, eating healthy, lay off alcohol or ciggies etc... \n\nFast heart rate and High blood pressure can also be a result of being at the doctors. It's called 'White Coat Syndrome' - it basically just means that your heart beats faster and your blood pressure rises because of the situation you are in. When you are at home you might be fine.\n\nYou could get a home-test kit. They don't cost much and you can write down your readings over a period of a couple of weeks in your own house. You will get a much more accurate reading than you will at the doctors - when you do have a listing of the readings you have taken, give them to your doctor. Also you should find out exactly where your BP and Heart rate are in relation to the acceptable levels. Don't just take your doctors word on this one. Many doctors throw pills at you before telling you to shape up your lifestyle - or alternative / healthy methods of lowering your BP and heart rate.\n\nThink long and hard before taking the pills - I beg you.