2007-08-14 15:45:16 · 10 answers · asked by China 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
The number one cause of high blood pressure = being overweight. Try to maintain normal weight.
Changing your diet [ low salt ], exercising, less stress all help, but losing weight can actually reduce your need for medication, or eliminate the need for meds entirely. [ only as directed by doctor, though! ]
2007-08-14 17:48:28 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being able to relax and avoid stress. Strees is a major cause of high blood pressure. People you live with need to be very sensitive about this, or you need to try to be able to just not care, and ignore anything they say or do. Anything that raises your pulse when not exercising is probably also raising your blood pressure. That includes exciting movies.
High antioxidant foods help keep more cholesterol from increasing blockages. Fruits, green tea, small amounts of nuts.
Moderate paced exercise for 30-40 minutes is very good for you.
As mentioned, less salt in the diet, which causes you to retain more water. At the same, don't let yourself get dehydrated, that will thicken the blood slightly and increase blood pressure.
Laughter is excellent.
Foods that relax your blood vessels, such as blueberries and pomegranate juice. I've had a glass of a mix of these knock it down 20 points in an hour.
Relaxing calm music is good, too.
2007-08-14 17:13:42 · answer #2 · answered by Laurence W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know it's elevated? Have you been checking it yourself with a monitor at home or one at a local pharmacy? How long has it been elevated? Have you seen a doctor?
So much info is needed before anyone is diagnosed with high blood pressure. If you haven't seen a doctor, do so quickly. Hypertension is called the "silent killer." That's because it can cause strokes which can disable you badly or kill you.
Tonight, if you know it's elevated and it has been for awhile and if you haven't been formally diagnosed and if you feel badly in any way, particularly if you have a headache, you need to take yourself to the nearest ER, like right NOW. Makes no difference what your age, etc. Anyone can have it.
ER docs can give you medication to bring it down quickly. Don't take chances, it's too serious.
2007-08-14 16:03:25 · answer #3 · answered by RandomAct 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How high is it? is the systolic or diastolic pressure high? You really can only do one thing that might help a little and that's to cut out salt and smoking completely. Other than that- you need hypertensive medication to make your blood pressure stabilized and low.........see your doc......and good luck
2007-08-14 17:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by mac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know whats best..
but i myself have low blood pressure and what gets me sick is garlic
but i hear it makes yr blood pressure go down
2007-08-14 15:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by Jess 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax - dont become stressed over small things. Cut out your salt and exercise
2007-08-14 16:01:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I don't mean to give a trivial answer, but see your doctor. There may be relatively simple interventions that can help, but you may need medication to lower BP.
2007-08-14 17:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by The Doc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No added salt..Read labels carefully. frozen and canned foods are very high in sodium. Medications may be needed.
2007-08-14 15:50:30 · answer #8 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
relax..
think beautiful things,
clean ur mind..if u can meditate...do it"
after u realx...and feel ok
make a habit to have grapefruit everyday
excercise and no salt on your food
avoid red meat...
2007-08-14 23:44:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would be enough if you wont use salt and exercise everyday just 10 minutes then you'll see the result!
2007-08-15 01:29:30 · answer #10 · answered by mh_medicine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋