My husband has to get a physical for a new job how can he lower blood pressure fast?
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I can't imagine that there is a way to lower it overnight, but I can make a suggestion that has lowered my husband's blood pressure within 3 weeks and maintains it.\n\nIn the same way, my husband tried dietary changes and cardio workouts, but nothing worked until he added ViaViente to his diet.  It is a 100% natural, whole food juice.  After 3 weeks, he went from 140+ to 117.  After 3 months, he is at a stable 110.  He does not take any medications and no dietary supplements.  He swears by ViaViente.  I can only recommend it and hopefully your husband may want to give it a try because it's a natural way to keep his body operating at optimal levels.
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#1, I hope your friend sees a doctor/PA/NP for medical care.\n#2, The choice of the initial medication for high blood pressure depends on what other health problems he has (if any).\n\nYou need to DRAG him to the doctor's as soon as you can. He needs treatment NOW, to prevent much worse problems (heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, etc.) in the future.\n\nA good family practice or internal medicine provider can manage high blood pressure quite well. A cardiologist usually isn't needed.
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first off i would say that you should visit your doctor just to make sure everything is ok....second i can tell you from experience that changing your diet and moderate exercise (2,3 times a week) is a tremendous help.....about a month ago i was having a high blood pressure ever so often....i decided to change my eating habits and exercise more and within a week i felt 100% better and my blood pressure was bak to normal.....hope this helps...good luck and remeber to visit ur doc it could be something other than heart related problems ( and i have also dropped 20 pounds!)
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Have your blood pressure checked.
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Remove your cause of mental tension or stress or worries. If the reason is your office, discuss the problem with your colleagues and seniors. Don't keep the problem with you. Mental tensions can often be reduced by a brisk walk, laugh loudly and relaxation or meditation. In fact, if you daily practice meditation, you can control your blood pressure for ever.\nMaintain your weight. Exercise more often. Since excess body fat is a primary risk factor in hypertension, it is important to maintain a healthy weight.\nBe physically active. Brisk walking, bicycling, raking leaves, and gardening are the best exercises.\nFollow a low fat diet. Eliminate cholesterol in your diet.\nEliminate salt from your diet. Look at the salt content of tinned foods, snacks, potato chips, French fries, diet soft drinks, sauces, etc. These are high in salt, don't eat them. Do not eat foods that contain soda, sodium, Na, monosodium glutamate, baking soda and preservatives. Read the food labels carefully. With herbs, spices, garlic and onions, you can make your food tasty without salt.\nRestrict consumption of refined sugars. Read the lables and note different names of sugars.\nA high fiber diet is recommended.\nIncrease intake of potassium, magnesium, calcium and vitamin C. Potassium rich foods include banana, orange, tangerine, beans, dried peas,potatoes, etc.\nMagnesium rich foods include almonds, cashews, pecans, rice, banana, potatoes, kidney beans, oat bran, peas, soy, wheat germ, etc.\nCalcium rich foods include low fat dairy foods, nuts, watercress, kale, broccoli, turnip greens, collard greens, mustard greens, etc.\nGarlic helps reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.
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These are all good recommendations. I do recommend consulting a physician to determine 1. if you do have high blood pressure, 2. what is the cause, 3. what are your treatment options, and 4. do you need to be screened for heart disease and high cholesterol. Sometimes high blood pressure can simply be treated with what is called lifestyle modifications: exercise, low fat diet, reduce salt intake, etc. However, sometimes a medication or two need to be added to bring the blood pressure down. Hypertension can be sign of other things: heart diseae, sleep apnea, kidney disease, etc, and therefore further evaluation may be necessary.
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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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A regular exercise regimen, controlled salt intake, using low sodium salt, a sensible diet and medication as prescribed by your Doc, are much better ways to control high BP
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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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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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To reduce hypertension, my doctor recommended losing weight, eliminating caffeine (I now drink mostly decaf coffee and tea), reducing my sodium intake (use reduced sodium or "lite salt" products) and doing exercise (brisk walking was recommended), to bring down my high blood pressure.  \n\nMake sure you drink the recommended amount of water per day to flush excess sodium out of your system.  Any relaxing activity that helps you, like meditation, is good. \n\nStaying away from too much sugar and chocolate is good too.  Also, stay away from licorice.  It has something that increases blood pressure. Also, some herbal teas, like green tea, have lots of caffeine - as do many sodas, like Coke or Pepsi. Read the labels. Get the decaf version. \n\nI read that B vitamins are essential if you are under stress, so you might try a B-complex in addition to your daily multivitamin. \n\nIf nothing works and your pressure is still way above the normal range for your age - as it was with me - then your doctor must prescribe medication that fits the kind of high blood pressure you have.  There are several kinds - beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, etc. It depends if it's the systolic or diastolic or both that are high.  My high blood pressure medication treats both since both readings are high.   \n\nMy doctor also recommends the 81mg daily aspirin therapy for me. I wouldn't do this unless prescribed since aspirin irritates the stomach and some people have had ulcers and digestive irritation as a result.\n\nYour doctor may have more suggestions for lowering your blood pressure before prescribing drugs. I would ask.
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I  use apple cider vinegar. While the vinegar is an acid, it moves the body over to an alkaline position, and thus should lower p.h.\nIt is also reportedly excellent for cleaning out our arteries. Don't know about that one yet, but it seems (along with some other things I am doing) to be lowering my blood pressure. It is also supposedly good for losing weight, and is a good all-around tonic. I take a teaspoon two or three times daily in a little juice glass of grape or apple juice.
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You may need to start with losing some weight.\n\nYou also need to change your eating style.  The diet my husband's doctor recommended for him was the Hampton's Diet.  It required a change in a lot of ways, but they were good changes for all of us in our family.  There are books about it, and it is otherwise known as the Mediterranean diet.  You get some pretty good food.  \n\nIf you do all of that and your bp doesn't go down, high numbers may be hereditary.  You can get your heart and arteries checked to see how well they function. They may function quite well if it's simply hereditary.\n\nAnother thing you can do is try low-dose aspirin.  St. Joseph's is one brand.
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You should not be taking blood pressure when you have no idea how to use it.\n\nYou have to listen for the pulse through the stethescope. Put the blood pressure cuff around his upper arm. Place the stethescope on the crook (bend) of the arm. Begin to pump and release when you no longer hear the pulse beating through the stethescope. That's the high number. Release the pump SLOWLY and listen carefully for the return of the pulse beat. When you hear it again, that's the low number.\n\n120/80 is a normal range.
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Try taking up exercise - great for the body and soul\nStress management - take time out to do pleasurable activities\nReduce fats and sugar in your diet, increase veges and vitamin C uptake.\nBreath therapy - stop to conciously slow breathing\nSmile more frown less\nDrink plenty of water\n\nSee your doc, if pressure is very high - medication may be necessary in the short term\n\nbest of health
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health problems, high blood pressure/diabetic/ presure at work
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the recommended daily allowence for salt is about 2200mg per day so of course anything much well than that is good, keep away from fatty foods, fast foods, eat lean meats chicken and tuna, eat rice, oatmeal, fruits and vegetables, you can even lower your blood pressure by doing so