Hypertension is a condition that doesn’t usually announce its presence by signs or symptoms until it gets to an advanced stage, which may cause serious damage to the other internal organs. It can be successfully kept under control, which means that blood pressure is not difficult to lower. But in order to prevent some of its so feared complications, it is very important for it to be discovered in the initial phase, that of pre-hypertension.
Once the doctor has identified that imminent phase, there are some steps to take for the lowering of blood pressure. One of the most frequent recommendations made to the people in this situation is to have various life style changes. The medications work, but they are not sufficient, it also take the cooperation of the patient to keep blood pressure under a reach of a safe value, which will spare you a series of severe complications: stroke, kidney failure or heart attacks.
Even people at borderline pressure values, 85 to 90 mm Hg may have affected end organ. A very exposed to the cardiovascular problems category is that of people older than 65 which often have high diastolic blood pressure. So, it is very important for you to be cautious, to have your blood pressure read, and, in case you approach mentioned limits, visit the doctor in order to modify your treatment.
The adequate treatment plays also a vital part, together with the changes in a person’s lifestyle, in the battle against high blood pressure. Diagnosis in the initial stage, followed immediately by medication, will have a quick positive effect on your blood pressure. Depending on whether a person has diabetes (or other condition) or not, the most appropriate treatment scheme will be found and administered; for a diabetic, the chosen medicine will handle both of the conditions.
Sebastian Bunten
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How do you lower blood pressure through lifestyle choices?
I heard and read about drug companies promoting their products for hypertension and bribing/influencing panels to lower standards for what is considered high blood pressure. These drugs have extreme side effects for some people. The older and cheaper diuretics are more effective for most people and have fewer serious side effects, but physicians are over prescribing the newer drugs.
Hypertension is a side effect not a disease. For most people is the result of lifestyle choices. Many people can prevent hypertension through diet, exercise, stress reduction, and other lifestyle choices.
For some people, drugs are important. For most people, a lifestyle choice would be better. For most people, the side effects of newer drugs are more harmful than the benefits. In many cases, life expectancy when using these drugs is reduced, despite what the honorable Dr. Oz (corporate sellout) claims.
What are your recommendations for lowering blood pressure through lifestyle changes?
My claims are supported by the book:
"Selling Sickness: Pharma Industry Turning Us All Into Patients"
by Ray Moynihan, a health journalist, and Alan Cassels, a policy researcher
The DASH—Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension—diet was developed for a US government agency. Sadly, the US government has earned a reputation as being biased toward large corporations. I don’t trust a word of this study, especially the support of the dairy industry lobby. Dairy is not the best source of calcium. In addition, dairy in the US has genetically modified growth hormone and antibiotics.
Hoe do you know docs are overprescribing? You have statistical evidence based on reliable studies? You just have a nutty bias.
You can try the DASH diet which does work. Exercise, lose excess weight too.
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reducing your salt intake is THE first and foremost step.
exercise …. doesn’t have to be strenuous, walking is fine.
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no salt, no alcohol, no caffeine,low fat foods, exercise.
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I have the gene for high blood pressure.
No salt
no deep fried foods for sure or fried foods.
No shell fish.
eat the White meat of chicken.
lean pork once a week, if at all
beef twice a week
no organ meat
no cat fish.
No fat
Watch the caffeine
low sugar
no junk food
low fat dairy products or no fat
eat fresh or frozen veggies and fruit.
no packaged food
no alcohol
no smoking
laughter is the best medicine
no white flour
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