High blood pressure question(and bit of cholesterol)?
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YES!  Weight can (emphasis on can) adversely effect your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.  There are exceptions to every rule made by man however, in most cases, obesity does adversely effect the blood pressure and cholesterol.  A healthy body will have a healthy appearance.  Your primary care provider should have the answers to these questions.\n\nIn reference to the caffeine, it does increase blood pressure levels.  That's one of the ways that it makes you feel more alert.  It increases the heart rate, blood pressure, as well as the natural release of serotonin and dopamine.  These changes help to create the excitation and mood elevation experienced after a cup of joe.\n\nIf you would like to make dietary changes that would be advantageous to your health, I would suggest a careful review of the dietary suggestions found in the book of Leviticus.  No one better knows about the dietary needs of our body's than our creator.
770469
No connection, as far as my personnal experience is concerned. My cholestrol was at 350, but my BP was 120/80 in 1996.
616076
High blood pressure at the top of the list. Perhaps high cholesterol, overweight. If you think there is a problem go to your doctor and he can refer you for a blood test.
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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.
508999
well supposedly at the beginning your cholesterol levels do get higher, but after a while they are improved over all..meaning ldl is low..and hdl is high..which what its supposed to be.....\nbut you should get checked on your cholesterol levels just to make sure!
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Actually, your blood pressure is only a little high. There is a general rule of thumb that say, " 100 + your age, over 70ish". Of course that only gets you so far.\n\nQ's: What is your fat intake? Do you exercise? Are you under any undo stress? Has something changed drastically in your life?\n\nAll of these can increase your blood pressure. What does your Doctor say? If he wants to put you on medication with exploring other options, look for another Doctor.\n\nOtherwise, doing simple forms of meditation/yoga can actually help. This not coming from some woowoo philosophy. Concentrated focus on something as simple as you breathing actually helps the mind to "tune-out" all kinds of external pressures.\n\nJust a thought.\n-Alan
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I haven't had any kids yet, but I still have spells of low blood pressure. Eating salt does help, mild excercise can help a little (it averages it out, not necessarily raises it). Also, you might consider beef jerkey. It's salty and has a lot of iron and protien, unless you're a vegetarian of course.
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Hypertension means blood pressure is high. That means it is more than the norms  for a person of a particular age.\n\nYou have to measure the BP(blood pressure) for a week or more to see whether it is really high and not temperory one.\nReduction in salt intake would dramatically bring down the high BP. Regular exercise and walking helps to cotrol. But it needs medication if it is beyond certain limits. \nAlso an ECG is taken to see whether the heart valves functioning are ok.\nOnce you start medicines you cfant stop it without clearance by doctor. Normally dosage may be reduced but medicine would be continued.\nSELF MEDICATION NOT POSSIBLE.
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Your total cholesterol should be below 200 mg/dL.  Your HDLs are good and your LDLs are borderline high.   <100 mg/dL is optimal, 100-129 near optimal and 130-159 borderline high.  The HDLs counteract the LDL somewhat but you still need to monitor your diet and increase exercise.  Your health care provider may want to start you on a "statin" med if you are unable to lower LDLs on your own.
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Too much sodium will put u at a great risk of hypertension. Having hypertension can lead to heart attack or stroke. Regardless of how much sodium intake u have, your blood pressure raises by 8 to 10 points. For example if your blood pressure is the normal, which is 120/80, u then eat a PB&J sandwich, a bag of chips, and drink some juice. yer blood pressure would raise to about 127/82. The high sodium content of the peanut butter, the chips and the juice, caused this raise in blood pressure. I cant remember the medium and high attributes of the blood pressure, but, ya alwayz wanna stay in the normal, 120/80.\n\nFinal answer: It raises your blood pressure causing stroke and heart attack  \n\nhope i helped
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nope - they can be of total normal weight. High Cholesterol has two major reasons : What you eat and what you inherited, what is in your genes. \n\nOnce major source of Cholesterol is actually not what you eat but it is the body itself, it produces Cholesterol. There are some foods out there which trigger that production (saturated fats), others which absorb and remove it (fibers) and foods which add or not cholesterol. \n\nThere is lots of advice out there in books, on the web but it seems from a dietary standpoint the best is to\n1. Add a lot of fiber to your diet (Oatmeal bran, Psyllium, eat veggies, fruit....)\nFibers can absorb Cholesterol in the intestines and transport it out before it is going into the bloodstream. \n\n2. Change the diet to eat fish instead of meat. The different types of fat in fish improve the ratio of good cholesterol to bad in a posiitive way. Many say tha this ratio is more important than the total value. \n\n3. Reduce animal products  in your diet, reduce saturated fats (cream, whole milk, red meat, fat meat).  \n\n4. Then there are foods which have high cholesterol, avoid those: Eggs, shrimp, mussels, crab, lobster...\n\n5. And finally - work out regularly. \n\nAnd furthermore - there have been publications in the meantime about the fact that it is not necessarily High cholesterol levels what clogs arteries. It is rather an inflammation on the arterial inner walls and because of that cholesterol settles down there. Not sure how correct those studies are. \n\nHowever - the body needs some cholesterol and therefore it is able to produce it. \nMy boyfriend went on a choelsterol free diet (he even substituted all fish and meats with soy products). At  first the C- levels dropped and then they started rising again. \n\nAnd also interesting - once he added fish in his diet at least the ratio of good to bad cholesterol improved a lot. \n\nAnd as a last workd - if it is possible for you to drop your weight and your cholesterol with natural means then try by all means. The pills to treat it are not just expensive but also can have side effects and need to be taken a whole life long.
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HDL the good stuff should be 59 or better\nLDL the bad stuff should be a 100 or less\nThese figures come  from my doctor.
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depending on the level of blood pressure you have. if it is extreamly high i suggest lots of exercise and possible a severe diet change and partisipate in less stressful activities and or invironments. but if you do just have moderatly high blood pressure exercise should help signifigantly and try some relaxation methods.
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Very little.  I have high blood pressure, very high blood pressure.  Virtually no salt is allowed.  Have to acquire a taste for other seasonings.
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You do know that high blood pressure WILL KILL you, right? My blood pressure was 220/180 right before my son was born. I had hypertension and was on drugs for \n\nsome time after that...This is the deal...if you are going to do the "alternative" route you have to stay on your meds EVERY day w/o fail while you do the alternative stuff EVERY day w/o fail...\n\nCut out salt and this means almost NEVER eating out...NO cigarrettes..little caffeine --Exercise-EVERY day and Meditate for at least 30 minutes two times EVERY day...no excuses...almost all people with high blood pressure from external causes(like stress)are also guilty of the lifestyle that raises blood pressure and stress and I know you KNOW what I am talking about..\n\nNow a word about those drugs you're taking...for some reason(money) doctors today do not prescribe the old drugs like water pills eventhough it is documented that the originals work BETTER with fewer side effects than  these new fancy things that put you in the hospital with NO blood pressure. It is your body ASK for the old stuff.
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Oh dear.  HBP is an often ignored condition that can be deadly.  If you smoke?  Stop.  Also, you could have blood vessels that are a bit close to your typmanic membrane in your ears that can magnify any type of rise in blood pressure (whoosh  whoosh with every beat of your heart)and/or constant adrenaline pumping because that is your body's defense mechanism when there is something wrong...you may not even know what it might be?  See your doctor and tell him/her about your concerns and don't let him/her poo-poo your concerns.  Demand an answer.