What is a good way to lower blood pressure?

Question

For those of you with medical backround I have a question When I was examined by a doctor recently I was told I have high blood pressure and I felt at peace and not upset. I dont drink alcohol I dont smoke what are good healthy practical ways to lower blood pressure and make it more normal? This also runs in my family. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

For all of you saying run to the doctor and get some meds, she wouldn't get them at first unless her blood pressure is really out of control. Well, some doctors would give them, but I'm not going there.
The first treatment is lifestyle modification, including diet and excercise, and yes, removing stress. Also if you've only had one high reading then you aren't hypertensive. they have to follow up with two more to make that diagnosis.
If the lifestyle changes aren't effective, then you would go on meds like beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, vasodilators, etc.
Considering your family history you might end up taking meds to control your BP, but try the diet changes and exercise first.

Answer 2

Blood pressure measurements don't count for anything if you've been walking around. Ideally, you should be sitting down for at least 5 minutes or so. Blood pressure also can vary during the day, so it's best to get measurements from similar times during the day. No caffeine in the morning either. These measurements should be repeated on a few separate occasions. Some people get "white coat hypertension" when they go to the doctor's office because they are nervous. Probably blood pressure medicines wouldn't kill you. But you don't necessarily need blood pressure medicines if your blood pressure is only high while active. When doctors study the effects of high blood pressure, they study the effects of people who are diagnosed with it as described above. You are probably at no higher cardiac risk from your blood pressure.

Answer 3

3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

Answer 4

Sometimes even if you're fit and watching your diet carefully, and live a stressfree life, you could still have hypertension. In that case, the only way to control it is through medications. Blame it on your genes, you could just be unlucky. You said it runs in your family, right?

Other than that, you can keep your weight down to ideal, exercise, avoid excessive salt, keep your blood glucose down. Living free of stress can be harder than it looks, because it's been shown that certain people have a much greater physiological reaction to stress than others, and again that's genetics. If you have a problem with salt, take extra potassium to offset it.

Answer 5

Avoiding, or learning to control stress is the best way. Taking antihypertensive drugs in the long run will KILL you. Yes, it will lower your blood pressure, but will cause some worse to happen, breaking down your other systems, like the kidneys foe example. Most blood pressure meds are diuretics in nature.

Answer 6

Talk with your doctor and ask for specific suggestions on what you can do and what your "goal" blood pressure is. Some of it will depend on how high your blood pressure is. Don't get too relaxed. A lot of ppl with high blood pressure (and diabetes and high cholesterol) feel great, until they start having a lot of health problems.

Answer 7

If you are lover of animals then keep a small kitten in your house and then play with it you can observe that after some days your blood pressure is decreasing.

Answer 8

Lower salt & red meat intake, along with removing stressors from your life.

Answer 9

try to eat healthy, exercise (any, doesn't have to be rigorous/intense)

and lay off fattening and foods with a lot of fats

also you can take certain medicines that will lower your cholesterol, but it is best to consult it with a doctor before you
start (taking them)

Answer 10

do not ignore some type of treatment...work with your MD to get your BP down...you feel fine now, but the damage to your body and organs is silent...prevent the damage by lowering your BP now....