Is there anyway to drop diastolic pressure with in a couple weeks without meds?

Question

My pressure is 140/90 avg. I am 38 yrs old. Im on call 24/7/364 so I have no regular sleep patterns and always on the road so it's not the healthiest lifestyle. I recently started doing cardio to shed about 15 pounds I put on in the last 6 months. Also training on a high stress job.

Answer 1

One step to lower high blood pressure -- incorporate the DASH diet into your lifestyle. Doctors recommend:

Eating more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods
Cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and total fat
Eating more whole grain products, fish, poultry, and nuts
Eating less red meat and sweets
Eating foods that are rich in magnesium, potassium, and calcium
The DASH diet, which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, is an example of such an eating plan. In studies, patients who were on the DASH diet reduced their blood pressure within two weeks. Another diet -- DASH-Sodium -- calls for reducing sodium (salt) to 1,500 mg a day (about 2/3 teaspoon). Studies of patients on the DASH-Sodium plan significantly lowered their blood pressure.

Implementing the DASH Diet
The DASH diet calls for a certain number of servings daily from various food groups. The number of servings you require may vary, depending on your caloric need. When beginning the diet, start slowly and make gradual changes. Consider adopting a diet plan that allows 2,400 milligrams of salt per day (about 1 teaspoon) and then once your body has adjusted to the diet further lower your salt intake to 1,500 mg per day (about 2/3 teaspoon). These amounts include all salt consumed, including that in food products, used in cooking, and added at the table.

Here are some tips to get you started:

Add a serving of vegetables at lunch and at dinner.
Add a serving of fruit to your meals or as a snack. Canned and dried fruits are easy to use.
Use only half the butter, margarine, or salad dressing, and use low-fat or fat-free condiments.
Drink low-fat or skim dairy products three times a day.
Limit meat to six ounces a day. Try eating some vegetarian meals.
Add more vegetables, rice, pasta, and dry beans to your diet.
Instead of typical snacks (chips, etc.), eat unsalted pretzels or nuts, raisins, graham crackers, low-fat and fat-free yogurt and frozen yogurt; unsalted plain popcorn with no butter, and raw vegetables.
Read food labels carefully to choose products that are lower in sodium.
Staying on the DASH Diet
The following is a list of food groups and suggested serving amounts for the DASH diet:

Grains: 7-8 daily servings
Vegetables: 4-5 daily servings
Fruits: 4-5 daily servings
Low-fat or fat-free dairy products: 2-3 daily servings
Meat, poultry and fish: 2 or less daily servings
Nuts, seeds, and dry beans: 4-5 servings per week
Fats and oils: 2-3 daily servings
Sweets: try to limit to less than 5 servings per week

Answer 2

Relax, stay away from Smoking, and sugary foods, drink lots of water and get lots of rest.
A good Meal & Exercise plan would also greatly help.
There are also some that say meditation, yoga or even acupuncture.
Personally, I would just learn to eat right, Exercise and relax. Stress plays a great part in high blood pressure.
Oh, one last thing, when you go into the ofice to have it checked tell the doctor you have white coat syndrome.
What this means is that you are gennerally a person that has a normal blood pressure but when around doctor or medical personal you get a little anxiety. He will then sit and chat with you about what ever, the football game and after you start to become comfortable he will check it again. This usually results in atleast a 20 point drop in readings.
Good Luck!

Answer 3

i am dieting and i only have 2 rules - 1. eat no more, no less than 1200 calories a day. It does not matter what you eat. Keep in mind that the more fattening the food is, the less you can eat. For example, if you choose to eat at a fast food restaurant, eat one of those cheap double cheeseburgers and diet soda (that's about 500 calories) and then you still have 700 calories to consume for the rest of the day. If you get hungry later, eat an apple. Thats about another 100 calories and you can still eat 600 calories. if you get hungry again, eat about 100 calories worth of carrots (thats quite a bit!) by time dinner gets there, you should have another 500 calories to spare. 2. Walk for an hour each day. Since you have a treadmill this should be fairly easy! Put it in front of the TV and walk while watching an hour length show. I've been doing this for 2 months and have lost 15 lbs. I even have cheat days every so often. I hope this helps.

Answer 4

If you have an above-normal diastolic pressure, there's an underlying issue. You need to see a doctor and have things sorted out. This isn't a quick fix-it.

In the meantime, you _might_ be dehydrated. Try drinking Electrolyte Water instead of soda, coffee, and all of the unhealthy alternatives. See what that does _until_ you see the doctor.

Best of luck . . .

Answer 5

Need more info, age sex, job, diet, etc.
yes first relax drink more water, cut out salt, fast foods, chinese for example, cut back on coffee.
Do you smoke?
what causes the bp to go high?
when you sleep it goes down!
when you wake up and go to work and after a few hours of work and physical activity it rockets up.
Does family have hi blood pressure?

Answer 6

deep breathing in thru the nose and holding for a sec then slowly let it out thru the mouth. Eat lots of garlic. no salt. lose weight. lots of exercise. no caffeine early to bed early to rise. flax seed capsules and fish oil salmon is best. no red meat lots of wild fish making love is good for the heart so be in a loving relationship and make lots of love. take long relaxing baths with lavender oil an aspirin a day lots of pure drinking water lots of green tea a day no energy drinks or sugar. pray. read the Bible meditate day dream

Answer 7

If you are experiencing high blood pressure, you should take it very seriously. Stroke, heart attack and other issues can arise from high blood pressure. If your doctor has prescribed meds, you should take them. However, modifying your lifestyle can also help in reducing your blood pressure. Avoid foods high in salt (sodium)....read your labels...salt is in a LOT of foods. Avoid foods high in fat, grease, caffiene. Exercise regularly. It is to your brnefit to see a dietician to discuss foods that you should avoid. Good luck to you!

Answer 8

Book an appointment with a registered naturopathic doctor. Dropped my cholesterol in 3 weeks with no meds... maybe there is something for you too.

Answer 9

Exercise.