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Lowering High Blood Pressure
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I've just been diagnosed with a very high blood pressure reading (22 over 10!) As I'm not at all overweight and physically active this doesn't concern my doctor as he feels it's due to bereavemant and having to cope on my own. He does advise me to keep on top of this by popping in to monitor it or in buying or renting something to monitor this. I have a healthy diet other than a few glasses of wine which I'll now be cutting down on but are there other ways of bringing this down. I don't want to be put on medication.
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My GP advised I got one of these. I did and it is simple to use.
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If its stress hypertension, then although a healthy diet will not hurt, it won't help to bring your BP down. Can you make a list of the practical things that are stressing you? I know that bereavement on its own is stressful as I lost my husband in 2011. There are various things that can help, talking therapies, support from friends or family or a bereavement group, meditation. Its about finding out what will help you. If the GP thinks that it is stress related, i wonder why he didn't tell you about what support is available locally...maybe you could go back and ask?
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Thanks Chris but I know all that , I just want to know if there are AB ideas on this. I can't get over the fact that though I do like a drink or two I eat very healthily I'm very active I'm slim ...but my blood pressure is so high... I'm only 51 as well.
I hope to bring this down without medication.
I hope to bring this down without medication.
Do not get paranoid about the hypertension, for starters - easily said, I know.
Mine was higher than yours and I was hospitalized because of it. Despite many and varied medications it is still a problem for me, but it has come down somewhat. I don't understand why it higher some days than others. Anything you can do to reduce it naturally is a great idea. If I am relaxed it helps me. Try and find something that you will enjoy to relax. Good luck :)
Mine was higher than yours and I was hospitalized because of it. Despite many and varied medications it is still a problem for me, but it has come down somewhat. I don't understand why it higher some days than others. Anything you can do to reduce it naturally is a great idea. If I am relaxed it helps me. Try and find something that you will enjoy to relax. Good luck :)
ttfn, thanks especially for your input and everybody here. I'm rather concerned as you can imagine so just sharing will help me through this. I've ordered a blood pressure monitor so will monitor the situation. I feel I've done so much to lead a healthy life then this comes up, but I suppose everybody feels the same.
Gardening is good, have done a little knitting - not really my forte but it does concentrate my mind - I enjoy my p.c., love listening to the wireless, I even do a little writing - mainly for my own amusement. In short, anything which occupies my mind on just one focus. I used to have lots of pets but don't consider myself fit enough to look after another now, but I do share my sister's dog every weekend :)
