my husband has high blood pressure. He is under alot of stress with getting deployed over seas, but I was wondering other causes of it, and what we can do to help lower it, is there something with diet? He exercises alot..so I was just wondering..I want him to be healthy.
You are correct that stress could be causing your husbands high blood pressure.
There are also many other sources that can contribute to it as well. Sodium intake can contribute to high blood pressure. Heredity can be a source. Medications such as NSAID’s (Motrin/Ibuprofen) or antidepressants and many other medications can be a factor. Age, kidney problems, sleep apnea, obesity, liquorice, race, high cholesterol, and many other factors play a role in contributing to high blood pressure.
There are many ways to try to reduce blood pressure. Changing diet, such as decreasing or eliminating sodium, the DASH diet which was created by many doctors doing research (the diet essentially is
Eating more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods
Cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and total fat
Eating more whole grain products, fish, poultry, and nuts
Eating less red meat and sweets
Eating foods that are rich in magnesium, potassium, and calcium).
You can also work on reducing cholesterol.
Because he is under a lot of stress, finding ways to manage stress, using relaxation techniques might also help.
I wish you well and him strength as he is deployed.
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Most often, the cause of hypertension is unknown. To lower his BP, he could try some stress relieving techniques (quite difficult on active duty), and limit salt intake. Other than that, there’s drugs. You don’t mention how high though and whether he was diagnosed by a doctor. BP can fluctuate over a wide range of values and hypertension is tricky to definitively diagnose.
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I have high blood pressure too
There can be plenty of reasons why he has it so I’ll just name a few;
- If he eats a lot of salty products
-There could be something wrong with his kidneys
-It’s genetic so if someone in his family has it that can be the reason
-having diabetes increases the chance to have high blood pressure
-If he drinks al lot of alcohol
-And you said that he is stressed and stress can be a reason to have high blood pressure
so I’d probably go to the doctor and take tests, and maybe he can get some kind of medication. Oh and if he doesn’t pee a lot then there might be something wrong with his kidneys, then he can get medication so that he pees more and then the blood pressure can get lower.
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I have high blood pressure and have taken lots of tests for it
You are correct that stress could be causing your husbands high blood pressure.
There are also many other sources that can contribute to it as well. Sodium intake can contribute to high blood pressure. Heredity can be a source. Medications such as NSAID’s (Motrin/Ibuprofen) or antidepressants and many other medications can be a factor. Age, kidney problems, sleep apnea, obesity, liquorice, race, high cholesterol, and many other factors play a role in contributing to high blood pressure.
There are many ways to try to reduce blood pressure. Changing diet, such as decreasing or eliminating sodium, the DASH diet which was created by many doctors doing research (the diet essentially is
Eating more fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy foods
Cutting back on foods that are high in saturated fat, cholesterol, and total fat
Eating more whole grain products, fish, poultry, and nuts
Eating less red meat and sweets
Eating foods that are rich in magnesium, potassium, and calcium).
You can also work on reducing cholesterol.
Because he is under a lot of stress, finding ways to manage stress, using relaxation techniques might also help.
I wish you well and him strength as he is deployed.
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I used WebMD, wikipedia, Grays Anaotomy Book, and http://www.BPSuccessZone.com
An excellent page about blood pressure can be found here: http://www.smart-heart-living.com/high-blood-pressure.html
You’ll see a list of causes, information about taking readings at home, and links to resources to try to control it.
Hope this helps… good luck!
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http://www.smart-heart-living.com