Runbikeswim Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 I am very active, run, mtb, swim, walk...i reach my discovery goal on day 1 I am 35, am 186cm , weight 78, sugar and cholesterol is perfect, don't smoke.. But the last few readings my blood pressure was151/78148/83139/77157/88 Its always been in the 135/88 ish... RangeSo i know my old man has high blood pressure My q is what can i do? Any one have a diet?I hear donating blood once every 2 months help? Meds is my ladt resort due to the side effects Please help..
hayleyearth Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Recent increase in:Stress?Drama?Disappointments?
Uni Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Mine is in upper range of "normal" - first thing the doc said to me is eat less meat.I'm veggie - have been for 12 odd years - so then he said it must be hereditary. I've managed to keep it under control without drugs.
Nivec Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Try a Magnesium supplement. I had similar blood pressure measurements and even though I am overweight magnesium brought it down within a few days. Cut down on the salt as well. http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/c/63485/48705/blood/ But it will depend on the underlying cause, be sure to get it checked out.
sawystertrance Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 I also have high BP due to hereditary reasons. During the course of looking into it, I did, however, discover that I was dehydrated. I never thought of drinking until I was thirsty so now I have a bottle of water on my desk and take a swig on a regular basis. How much water (or fluid) do you drink daily?
Tristand Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 The high blood pressure reading was from a machine and not using a cuff and stethoscope right? Those machines, oscillometry devices do not actually measure your blood pressure and instead infer it. And they can get it really wrong. They are not permitted for use in medical studies if that gives you any idea on their reliability.When measured on a machine I have over 160 systolic yet 120 when when checked using the traditional approach. Turns out it is a well known problem, see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19322203
sawystertrance Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 The high blood pressure reading was from a machine and not using a cuff and stethoscope right? Those machines, oscillometry devices do not actually measure your blood pressure and instead infer it. And they can get it really wrong. They are not permitted for use in medical studies if that gives you any idea on their reliability. When measured on a machine I have over 160 systolic yet 120 when when checked using the traditional approach. Turns out it is a well known problem, see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19322203..And yet, on each occasion when I have been for surgery ( OTB incidents - haha) , those machines are used in the ward to take my blood pressure. Is this because it is just easier?
Tristand Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 ..And yet, on each occasion when I have been for surgery ( OTB incidents - haha) , those machines are used in the ward to take my blood pressure. Is this because it is just easier?They have usually retested manually when I have had such a high reading from a machine. With the exception of a physician who insisted that her machine was properly calibrated and was accurate.
Runbikeswim Posted March 17, 2016 Author Posted March 17, 2016 Recent increase in:Stress? A bitDrama? Watching allot of greys anatomy Disappointments? no , well cant have all the bike parts i want...
Runbikeswim Posted March 17, 2016 Author Posted March 17, 2016 Mine is in upper range of "normal" - first thing the doc said to me is eat less meat.I'm veggie - have been for 12 odd years - so then he said it must be hereditary. I've managed to keep it under control without drugs.How? Just no meat?
Runbikeswim Posted March 17, 2016 Author Posted March 17, 2016 I also have high BP due to hereditary reasons. During the course of looking into it, I did, however, discover that I was dehydrated. I never thought of drinking until I was thirsty so now I have a bottle of water on my desk and take a swig on a regular basis. How much water (or fluid) do you drink daily? Oops.... None during day, just two coffees in the morning.... Soda stream with weak passion fruit woolies mix cooldrink at night
Halfdoesyn Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Make sure a medical professional checks your BP. As said before, those DIY jobbies can be inaccurate. If you are in fact diagnosed with hypertension, I see very little from your quick bio that you can do to alleviate it, other than by medication. I'm no doctor, but there are a lot of different classes of medication that treat hypertension. Many have negligible side effects. Not saying you'll have to, just saying it's not all that bad taking meds.
Runbikeswim Posted March 17, 2016 Author Posted March 17, 2016 Booze?Maybe 3 beers at christmas and 1 every now and then, il be surprized if i drink 24 in a year
Skott5 Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Maybe 3 beers at christmas and 1 every now and then, il be surprized if i drink 24 in a year Right there, that's the problem ... not enough beer
NickGM Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Maybe 3 beers at christmas and 1 every now and then, il be surprized if i drink 24 in a year There's your problem right there. You're not drinking enough beer....
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