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*Health Issues>>>Alternative Medicine issues>>>Alternate ways to treat high blood pressure.? |
Issue Any suggestions for treating high blood pressure other than drugs. I took a blood pressure medicine called Toprol, and it ruined my immune system and they think that is why I contracted lichen planus. All suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you all. Best Tip I saw my physician about 3 days ago to have my BP checked. I have tried the Beta blocker type medications (Toprol is in the class of drugs) but their primary mode of action in to slowing down your heart I didn't tolerant it due to it's side effect known as exercise tolerance....and adversely effected my ability to run any longer than 30-45 minutes at a time. So my MD switched me to one of the ACE inhibitors. But to answer question about contolling your hypertension without drugs...some of the people provided accurate alternatives.... Keep your weight under control Do some aerobic exercise (even just walking 30 minutes very other day Maintain a healthy diet Reduce your level of stress (that's tough for most of us) But I didn't notice if anyone mentioned 2 of the primary ways to reduce your BP... 1] Avoid using salt -I don't even keep salt in my home. Most of us consume twice the amount of salt recommended - 1/2 teaspoon per day. 2] Avoid or at least reduce the amount of caffeine in your diet. Just a couple of ideas to help with keeping yours, mine and other people's BP under control. Source(s): BP normally at 120 / 74 Six foot and 178lbs (just 5 lbs more then when I graduated from college) Age 52 Others Obviously you are under a Dr.'s care. So anything a lay person can tell you is probably not the best way to go. I have treated my high bp with moderate exercise, hot baths, a good book, quiet time and lots of fluids. Stress is one of the greatest contributors to hi bp. Doctors will say that you should lose 5% of your body weight, or about 12 pounds. Every pound has about 100 miles of blood vessels in it. When you lose 1200 miles of blood vessels, your heart can pump blood to the vital organs that need it much better and in the long run, will require less energy to do that. This will reduce blood pressure the natural way. This is why obese or fat people have heart problems early on in life. Their bodies are fill with so many blood vessels and it takes forever for their hearts to pump the right amount of blood to the vital organs. Just diet and lifestyle changes, there really isn't much else other then meds Dear churchlady, I hope you will find the book, The More Excellent Way, by Henry Wright, helpful. It has been a lifesaver for me. It isn't very expensive, and if you want a permanent solution, it can't hurt to read it. Blessings. Dont take any chemical pills. You can take a product called "grapefuit solution" and it works wonders in just one month. Please try it it is amazing. Look for it online it comes in a green bottle of capsules that have grapefuit pectin in it. It is all natural and is perfect to lower blood preasure. |
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