I have not been to the doctor in a while, because of the depression we are in, but I went to the local pharmacy yesterday and used one of those blood pressure machines. I used to have borderline high readings on the diastolic readings (approx. 85). It was 70 yesterday with a resting pulse of 60.

I attribute this to kettlebells (my only form of training) and treating my diet as seriously as my lifting.

According to me you have to consult your doctor, blood pressure can cause many other health problem.

Hi 'girishanthan'
I believe a visit to your healthcare professional may be a great start to discuss your blood pressure, diet, and exercise. You appear to have had some success with your diligence in diet and exercise and you may find some insight in our article titled "High Blood Pressure Diet:the DASH Diet" (link below)
http://www.healthcastle.com/high-blood-pressure-diet.shtml
All the best,
Tracey

I had a miscarriage about a month ago & while at the doctor she expressed concern about my blood pressure. I went in today & my blood pressure what still high. She put me on some medicine

when i went in for my routine check up they told me that my blood pressure keeps getting higher.

Kettlebells and diet seem to be working for you – that’s great! I’m also learning to control my diet and lifestyle. I look at food labels before buying any processed foods. It’s amazing how much sodium content is in those foods. I exercise regularly and have upped my intake of fresh fruits and vegetables. I also take a dietary supplement called CardioMatrix. It’s just a simple combination of heart vitamins – omega 3 fatty acids, folic acid, CoQ10 and physterols. All these are known to help support healthy heart functions, promote circulation and normal cholesterol, tryglycerides and homocysteine levels. The whole package—exercise, diet and heart supplements—has been working for me. My blood pressure is pretty consistent these days.

Consulting to a physician is the best thing to do. And also, take your medications religiously. Exercise and eat healthy food.

my friend you need to eat some salt and egg to bring your blood pressure to the normal position otherwise you have to consult your doctor for further curing..

Hi Shane,
Perfect blood pressure is 120/60, salt often increases blood pressure in susceptible people, HealthCastle staff have given the correct advice, the DASH diet and exercise program, remember you are trying to decrease the blood pressure not increase it, I haven't got a clue why eggs were mentioned. You increase potassium and decrease sodium, and reduce stress, since 2006 panic attacks (anxiety ) have been listed as a cause of essential hypertension.

You also reduce weight if patient is over weight.

Cheers

if too much salt raises your blood pressure, so it is important to eat as little as possible. in fact, some people with high blood pressure may be able to avoid blood pressure medicines by cutting down on salt.so we should always eat according to our digest system.

Hi bredbidsimon,
Only sodium chloride raises blood pressure, there is vegetable salt ( Potassium chloride) which tastes the same but does not raise blood pressure, or you can use lemon juice or some spice.

Cheers

dont you ever think that your blood pressure is down, so take care and smart for your blood pressure system, a normal blood pressure is 120/80 or lower.high blood pressure is 140/90 or higher. If your blood pressure is between 120/80 and 140/90, you have what is called "prehypertension,"it;'s a high blood pressure for let it down you should always try to control on your digest system and have to be a good follower of doctor's instruction.

if you have high blood pressure, so don't worry healthy changes will help to bring it down. And you don't have to wait until you have high blood pressure to make healthy lifestyle changes. the more you can reduce your blood pressure, the lower your risk of a heart attack or stroke will be.

Hi rnadal



I think the safest course of action is not to assume you know the cause of the elevation in blood pressure by having the correct checks done by a physician (GP). You could easily have kidney disease which will elevate the blood pressure or hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis), and if the protein (angiotensin) is present in abnormal quantity it will have to be treated in order to achieve a good result. If the problem has been brought on by poor diet and lifestyle or stress related you are quite right in everything you said.

Stress has gone undiagnosed as a major cause of essential hypertension for way to long, people like Martin E.P. Seligman have been laying the blame at it's door for many years, but it wasn't until 2006/7 that the medical association finally agreed that panic attacks, from anxiety, are a major cause of essential hypertension, and don't forget that 95% of high blood pressure is labeled essential meaning no cause found.

Panic attacks over a long period of time are disastrous for health outcomes, my father died prematurely 58 years from a combination of this and cigarette smoking. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18307749

Everyone should take notice of what rnadal says and make whatever changes you can towards a healthier lifestyle and diet to reap the rewards in healthy blood pressure, but see your doctor as the first step in diagnosing the cause.

Cheers