Sunday, June 27, 2010

A question about Hypertension? -

I went to the Doctor s yesterday and he said i have high blood pressure. Does anyone have any advice on steps I should take...aside from medication to lower my blood pressure? Thanks

Cardio exercise at least 3x weekly for 30 min or more. Reduce salt intake and the biggest factor, if you drink alcohol. Stop, I am willing to bet within weeks your blood pressure will decrease.

Sometimes some of your meds cause that, 5 doses of Albuterol gave me a BP of 195/99

You should also restrict your salt intake. Exercise moderately and get enough sleep. Make sure to ask your Doctor on your next visit.

If you fall into the prehypertension range (120–139/80–89), your doctor will likely recommend lifestyle modifications, including losing excess weight, exercising, limiting alcohol, cutting back on salt, quitting smoking, and following the DASH diet. You can read about the DASH diet here If your blood pressure is 160–179/100–109 mm Hg or higher, you and your doctor may need to try various combinations of medications to find what works best for you. You will also need to make aggressive lifestyle changes.

i am reading quot;the healty heart for dummiesquot; to get knowledge about heart and it functions.this book says high blood pressure is not good for you.i would encourge you to borrow this book from library and read it. this book talks about how to manage your blood pressure also. And guess what, today is heart day. Hope it helps.

generally depends on your family medical history but you can control it by diet and exercise.

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