both my parents came from families with hypertension background. 3 of my grandparents died of stroke. i ve been monitoring my blood pressure very closely, and trying my best to lead a healthy lifestyle. my blood pressure is maintained consistently at around 106/64. this is to tell you that nothing is impossible, it can be achieved! here are my tips to reduce or keep the blood pressure low. 1) Reduce salt -intake, cut down on gravy, preserved food, sauces anything that has salt, since salt will retain water in the blood vessel which directly increase the pressure. 2) Eat food that are rich in potassium. it helps to remove sodium and water which will directly lower the blood pressure. papaya and banana are good sources of potassium. 3) reduce intake on food that are high in saturated fats, cut it down to minimal. it would be better to set say 3 days a week to be vegetarian (better still if one can go full vegetarian). 4) watch out for high cholesterol food. it will thicken the wall of the blood vessels causes the blood pressure to increase. eat more food rich in good cholesterol (HDL), it helps to clear the fat accumulated in the blood vessels. 5) exercising regularly is good. but the intensity is important too. if he doesn t mind vigorous exercise, then he should plan a weight loss training program like running 20 miles a week. every 2 pounds lost in weight will reduce the blood pressure by 1. 6) relaxation is important for hypertension. don t get over stress, don t get too anxious. there are many activities help people to relax their body and mind. eg. listening to music, taiji, yoga etc. fighting high blood pressure is a long process. don t worry too much, else it will only worsen the situation.
diet and exercise of course, and you can afford medication, I take Atenonol, and Lisinopril for my high blood pressure, both are available through walmarts $4 prescripton program for a 30 day supply, just pay a dr to write to a script for a generic med, most are available for $4 at walmart.
Go to www.institutedc.org You will receive a 35 page booklet from the government, with all medications and the pharmaceutical companies that make the drugs. Scroll down to the medication your husband is on. ( If he does not have a doctor, go to a free clinic to see one) there is a telephone number under the name of the medication, call this number and they will send you an application for free or low cost medication. Take the application to your doctor to sign, and turn it in, to get free or low cost meds. Good Luck
Perhaps he can t afford NOT to take the medication.
don t feel bad, they are a lot of things he can do to control his blood pressure, but I think it is not a bad idea that he double ck it often at like in the drug store to see what s his bp over the time. just to keep track. here are some tips you can do on the medlineplus.gov. a great website. blood pressure long term can result in stroke so if he really can t control by diet, eating healthier (less less salt, and less less bad fat, limited the junk foods, frieds foods) and exercise. you guys should go pay one of visit to the dr and obtain a hypertension medicine. ck out the clinic around you for cheaper rate or some free clinic for ppl can t afford. you don t know if you can afford or not until you ck, but of course, it is better to control by diet, but I don t know if it will come down that that fast. so beaware of that. good luck. hope I was helpful
First I would really recommend you to go to doctor and get a treatment plan first because there are many things you don t know about a disease. You and your doctor can work out on how to reduce the hypertension. Some medications are not expensive and yet they re essential. So if you cannot afford the expensive ones, there are always options there for you. Some non-pharmacological therapy would be exercise (cardio type, not weight lifting) and reduce sodium intake. But again, I really recommend you to check it with your doctor first.
Hi Sarah There are lots of simple things that your husband can do - you ve been given lots of good advice among the answers above. Take a look at this site for many more tips http://www.bloodpressurehigh.com
Saturated fat is the main dietary cause of high blood cholesterol. Saturated fat is found mostly in foods from animals and some plants. Foods from animals include beef, beef fat, veal, lamb, pork, lard, poultry fat, butter, cream, milk, cheeses and other dairy products made from whole and 2 percent milk. All of these foods also contain dietary cholesterol. Foods from plants that contain saturated fat include coconut, coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel oil (often called tropical oils), and cocoa butter. High cholesterol causes high blood pressure. The best thing for high cholesterol is Losing weight.
It is important to take steps to keep your blood pressure under control. The treatment goal is blood pressure below 140/90 and lower for people with other conditions, such as diabetes and kidney disease. Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is an effective first step in both preventing and controlling high blood pressure. If lifestyle changes alone are not effective in keeping your pressure controlled, it may be necessary to add blood pressure medications. In this section you will learn about blood pressure-lowering lifestyle habits and blood pressure medications. Lifestyle These links go to the Prevention section of this site. Following a Healthy Eating Pattern Reducing Salt and Sodium in Your Diet Maintaining a Healthy Weight Being Physically Active Limiting Alcohol Intake Quitting Smoking Other Factors Affecting Blood Pressure
Hi, I had a high blood pressure too but now I m much better without any medications. I m using the product Health Wizard from Advanced Wellness Solutions. It is a PC program + device. So Health Wizard s Stress Sweeper trains people to breathe in a special pattern controlled by a device attached to your earlobe. When you breathe the way the program shows you the organism somehow calms down and blood pressure normalizes. And if you use the program regularily it ll help to normalize the blood pressure naturally! As far as I get that the idea of that is that people with high blood pressure often breathe somehow messy - too often or too high sometimes so that the organism gets crazy :) And their breath pattern helps the organism to get back to normal. And once you remembered the breathing pattern you don t need a product anymore - just breathe that way 15-30 mins a day each evening and you should be OK. At least you can buy the product, remember the breathing pattern and return it back in 30 days your money back. I know about the Health Wizard because of my friend. He bought it several months ago and used it for fun (it shows your biological age, bio energy, fitness level etc). But after some time the product said him that based on the statistical analysis of his results something is wrong with his organism and advised to see a doctor. He went to clinic and they found out that it was a cancer on the earliest stage! So it took docs around 2 weeks to remove the cancer completely! Now he s crazy about Health Wizard and told all his friends about it. So going back to blood pressure I m personally using the Stress Sweeper (it s the Health Wizard s mode) just for 2 months and my blood pressure is muuuuch better. On this week I had high blood pressure just once! Hopefully that may help you.
Stop killing him with salty meals. No more cold cuts either. He needs to take a beta blocker as well.
Hi Sarah Here are some ideas on how to heal the issue without drugs. Cause: High Blood Pressure: There is a thickening of the blood from catarrhal and excess glutinous and fibrinous matters loading the circulatory system. Generally there is a clogging of the bowel with putrid body waste, making it necessary to cleanse the excretory systems in order to purify the blood. Low blood and high blood pressure are both due to malfunction of the circulatory system. High blood pressure in many cases works just like low blood pressure. Cholesterol must be eliminated from the system in order to get the blood flowing more freely. The condition is brought about by improper diet, insufficient rest and exercise and a lack of vitality within the system. Herbal Aids: 1. High Blood Pressure: With high blood pressure, cholesterol and mucus form a sludge within the body. Avoid the mucus-forming foods and take herbs that act as a solvent by liquefying impurities such as cayenne, garlic or sassafras. Take cayenne, working up to a teaspoon three times a day. This increases the power of the heart and corrects the circulation problems. Garlic in copious amounts will bring down high blood pressure. Pure tomato juice is very good as a nutritional and a medicinal herb. Wheat germ oil is excellent for feeding the heart and helps cut the cholesterol and smoothens its removal from the area. Avoid the use of liquor and tobacco, do not keep late hours, and avoid over-tiredness and worry. There is an intricate inter-relationship between ones living habits and his body condition. 2. Low Blood Pressure: More oxygen is needed to correct this condition. Garlic is a good oxygen carrier. One of the greatest aids for low or high blood pressure because of oxygen starvation is deep breathing, which serves as a catalyst and helps the herbs react more rapidly. An immediate increase in circulation may be obtained by the use of cayenne and non mucus-forming foods. Grape juice as well as other juices rebuild and give endurance to the system. 3. Vitamin K: The blood clotting properties of Vitamin K, it has been found effective in preventing and curing high blood pressure in test animals, and may turn out to be important for the same use in humans. It is important that in the plant kingdom, only Alfalfa contains a significant amount of Vitamin K; most plants are quite deficient in the vitamin. 4. Kelp: It is an arterial cleansing agent and gives tone to the walls of the blood vessels. It is helpful in some cases of arterial tension (high blood pressure). Practitioners believe that it helps to remove deposits from the walls of the arteries and restore their elasticity, thereby lengthening life. Sufferers from low blood pressure can also have this condition normalized with the use of Kelp. 5. Hawthorn Berries: A celebrated cardiac tonic for many centuries. Under conditions of stress, the heart often quot;works overtime.quot; Hawthorn berries can help in treatment of high or low blood pressure, tachycardia, and arrhythmia. It is also anti-spasmodic, sedative, and soothing to nerves, especially in nervous insomnia. 6. Garlic: Many people have been helped in ridding the body of worms by inserting a peeled button of garlic as high as possible into the rectum. Do this just before retiring at night and it will come out with the first bowel movement in the morning. (This is also a fine aid in adjusting high blood pressure and low blood pressure). 7. Water: It is very beneficial to drink a gallon of quot;steam distilled waterquot; each day. This will aid to cut down the hardening of the arteries, adjust high and low blood pressure, and retard body dehydration. The amount of water depends on the weight of the individual. Use one ounce of quot;steam distilled waterquot; to each pound of body weight. i.e. a one hundred and thirty pound individual should drink a gallon of the water (132 oz.) or a twenty pound child, twenty ounces of the water. 8. Juices for High Blood Pressure: Celery-garlic-parsley, celery, dandelion, grapefruit. 9. Juices for Low Blood Pressure: Beet, grape, pomegranate. 10. Vegetables for Blood Pressure: The green bell-shaped pepper is especially good for ... high blood pressure and acidosis. The Sweet Potato used... for problems of low blood pressure and poor circulation. Peaches are considered valuable in cases of ...high blood pressure Pineapple is considered good for... high blood pressure. Strawberry is recommended for ... high blood pressure. Ample consumption of tomatoes is considered to improve ... high blood pressure. 11. Pecans: These have been used where there is a problem with low blood pressure...Pinon nuts have saved the life of many an Indian baby when made into a nut soup and used as milk for the baby when the mother had no milk. The nut is considered to be effective where there are problems with the lungs such as tuberculosis, impotence, paralysis, low blood pressure, and emaciation. The Pinon nut is one of the best sources of protein in the nut family. Best of health to you
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