Update to my "I have High Blood Pressure" thread

[*Happily Me*]

http://www.longhaircareforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=202397

I went in for my checkup and my pressure was good. 122 / 80. Doc is putting me on half the norvasc for a week and wants me to check pressure daily. If it remains good, I get to come of that junk.

i'm soo psyched :grin:

[vevster]

Yay!!! Did you take magnesium? To what do you attribute your results?

[*Happily Me*]

OMG, so many things

Breakfast:
Organic smoothie which consists of
blueberries
strawberries or raspberries
Stevia
Green Vibrance
Coconut oil
Maca powder
Flax Seed Oil
Water, almond milk or coconut milk




When I get to work I take the following vitamins

Taurine 500 mg (The Health specialist at my local organic food market told me most HBB meds have taurine)

L-Lysine 500 mg (http://www.wholefoodscoop.org/common/adam/DisplayMonograph.asp?storeID=7CE9AED4291A4249833F2 893B797892C&DocID=33_000312)

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (http://www.jarrow.com/product/71/NAC_N_Acetyl_L_Cysteine)

SAM-E (S-Adenosyl Methionine) 200mg (http://www.jarrow.com/product/372/SAM_e_200)

Calcium Magnesium - 1000 mg of cal, 500 mg of mag (I only continued using this one to use it up. I'm going to purchase the one you recommended next)

Super Milk Thistle (http://www.enzy.com/go/EnzymaticTherapy/productDetail.aspx?alias=EnzymaticTherapy&tabalias=productDetail&partcode=08106&sc=True)

Woman over 40 daily foods (http://www.affordable-megafood.com/10203.html) -- Now that I've tried this, I'll never use GNC brand again

Green Vibrance in my smoothies (http://www.vibranthealth.org/gv.html)


Lunch

A tub of watermelon. Eating watermelon has been shown to reduce HBB (http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/mediterranean-diet-watermelon-can-lower-your-high-blood-pressure-517064.html)

A small pack of seaweed salad

and potato chips :sekret:



Dinner

A reward. Anything my lil heart wants. Sometimes, it's Johnny rockets, other times it's chinese. Whenever i cook, I use organic sea salt.

I have a glass of lemon water with MSM and stevia


I'm working my way to a mostly raw diet...

I exercise at least 4 times a week :grin: I do cardio and strenth training regulalry.

[*Happily Me*]

never, mind, the article cut and pasted all funky.

but yeah, mag and potassium with moderate sodium is the way to go for beating hbb

[BrooklynSouth]

never, mind, the article cut and pasted all funky.

but yeah, mag and potassium with moderate sodium is the way to go for beating hbb

Congratulations DSylla, that's a great accomplishment, that cycle of pill taking is a bummer...magnesium, high magnesium foods, foods calculated to reduce bp levels, water intake, exercise, reduced stress is the way to go:yep:.

[vevster]

OMG, so many things

Breakfast:
Organic smoothie which consists of
blueberries
strawberries or raspberries
Stevia
Green Vibrance
Coconut oil
Maca powder
Flax Seed Oil
Water, almond milk or coconut milk




When I get to work I take the following vitamins

Taurine 500 mg (The Health specialist at my local organic food market told me most HBB meds have taurine)

L-Lysine 500 mg (http://www.wholefoodscoop.org/common/adam/DisplayMonograph.asp?storeID=7CE9AED4291A4249833F2 893B797892C&DocID=33_000312)

N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine (http://www.jarrow.com/product/71/NAC_N_Acetyl_L_Cysteine)

SAM-E (S-Adenosyl Methionine) 200mg (http://www.jarrow.com/product/372/SAM_e_200)

Calcium Magnesium - 1000 mg of cal, 500 mg of mag (I only continued using this one to use it up. I'm going to purchase the one you recommended next)

Super Milk Thistle (http://www.enzy.com/go/EnzymaticTherapy/productDetail.aspx?alias=EnzymaticTherapy&tabalias=productDetail&partcode=08106&sc=True)

Woman over 40 daily foods (http://www.affordable-megafood.com/10203.html) -- Now that I've tried this, I'll never use GNC brand again

Green Vibrance in my smoothies (http://www.vibranthealth.org/gv.html)


Lunch

A tub of watermelon. Eating watermelon has been shown to reduce HBB (http://www.articlesbase.com/nutrition-articles/mediterranean-diet-watermelon-can-lower-your-high-blood-pressure-517064.html)

A small pack of seaweed salad

and potato chips :sekret:



Dinner

A reward. Anything my lil heart wants. Sometimes, it's Johnny rockets, other times it's chinese. Whenever i cook, I use organic sea salt.

I have a glass of lemon water with MSM and stevia


I'm working my way to a mostly raw diet...

I exercise at least 4 times a week :grin: I do cardio and strenth training regulalry.Fabulous! I'm just getting into maca in shakes now. :lick:

[JFemme]

Congrats, Dsylla !!!!:Rose:

nothing beats the success of taking control of your health !!

((hugs)):wink2:

[locabouthair]

I'm happy for you! :)

[Magnolia85]

Congrats! Im glad your free of it!!!

[*Happily Me*]

thanks ya'll. I check my pressure today at cvs and it was 144/90 :(

but this was before i took my meds and I had a pork filled breakfast:look:

~~

I stopped at the org food store and bought Daily Foods Magnesium. I stocked up on watermelon, seaweed salad and salsa and quacomole. In order to fix hbb, I have to focus on kidneys (says doc). So, I'm will be eating live foods and less meat :(.

I'm sure i'll grow to love it...

[JFemme]

dont sleep on great sex, body work, yoga, mediation to lower blood pressure...

I'm sure youre on it, girly..((hugs))

I'm off to get my walk on...( been in procrastination mode allll morn):nono:

[vevster]

thanks ya'll. I check my pressure today at cvs and it was 144/90 :(

but this was before i took my meds and I had a pork filled breakfast:look:

~~

I stopped at the org food store and bought Daily Foods Magnesium. I stocked up on watermelon, seaweed salad and salsa and quacomole. In order to fix hbb, I have to focus on kidneys (says doc). So, I'm will be eating live foods and less meat :(.

I'm sure i'll grow to love it...Good. Take one in the morning and one at night.

[gn1g]

keep us posted Mines is 138/93.

I forgot I have HBP occassionally and ate a few pork chops boy did I feel it shortly thereafter, swimming in the head.

I ate some celery, drank some acv water and took a garlic pills. My doctor has not put me on meds, just told me to watch it and if it gets over some certain number to give her a call.

[*Happily Me*]

keep us posted Mines is 138/93.

I forgot I have HBP occassionally and ate a few pork chops boy did I feel it shortly thereafter, swimming in the head.

I ate some celery, drank some acv water and took a garlic pills. My doctor has not put me on meds, just told me to watch it and if it gets over some certain number to give her a call.

What do you use to check your pressure?

[dlewis]

Congrats DSylla

My mother and uncle both suffered from HBP. And they both have been off meds for years and control their pressure by watching what they eat, exercise and reduce stress (I don't know about the stress because they sho like to keep us mess).

[Stella B.]

Congrats, DSylla on getting that blood pressure under control! It takes strong discipline to rearrange and maintain your food intake each day. You have chosen natural ways to help your body heal, with success. I have had high blood pressure since 97, and still take a daily maxside pill for it. It keeps me in the bathroom because it flushes all the water trough my system. I too, have changed my eating habits, and cut back on starches and salt. This has helped me tremendously. It has also forced me to replace those french fries :lick: with a healthier alternative!!! If I can loose about 20 pounds, then the doctor might consider taking me off the drug, like you. I need to start adding magnesium to my diet too. So glad you're feeling better, stay strong knowing that God is sending you wisdom and knowledge every day thru others to help you heal.

[FlowerHair]

That's great DSylla!
My mother has high blood pressure too and she eats an orange every day as it lowers blood pressure. Maybe you could add this too your excellent diet :D

[vevster]

I'm listening to the dherbs guy and he recommend celery juice which is high in ..... magnesium..

[alexstin]

That is wonderful!!!:yep: I've been trying to convince a relative to change their diet drastically so they don't have to be on medicine for HBP. You're proof that it really works!:yep:

[vevster]

I found this except interesting

Pharmaceutical drugs are right behind salt in contributing to high blood pressure. Pharmaceutical drugs have the same reaction in the body as white table salt. It is very common for people who take numerous drugs to develop high blood pressure. Pharmaceutical drugs are poisonous! They are more poisonous than the drugs classified as "illegal."

Read rest of article here:
http://www.dherbs.com/articles/high-blood-pressure-179.html

[JFemme]

Hey D,:kissing4:

While drinking my beetroot juice this morning, I remember something about it reduces high blood pressure and googled it.:user:

Here what I found:
Daily Glass Of Beet Juice Can Beat High Blood Pressure, Study Shows.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080205123825.htm

http://www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/news/20080208/beet-juice-lowers-blood-pressure

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-512556/Drinking-beetroot-juice-help-beat-blood-pressure.html

[alexstin]

I found this except interesting



Read rest of article here:
http://www.dherbs.com/articles/high-blood-pressure-179.html

I agree. They are poisonous.

[*Happily Me*]

Blood pressure was 132 over 97 today.

I bought some garlinase on Nonies recommendation. I'm feeling much better. Like, hopeful...

:)

thanks ya'll

Vev, I could go on and on and on about the side effects I was getting from norvasc (http://askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=20364&name=LOTREL), the hbb medice. I could have written most of those reviews myself.

I'm going to check out that article from dherbs tonight. I was listening to his 40ounce thought early this morning. Very interesting guy :)

[*Happily Me*]

thanks for the articles JFemme. When my juicer was working, I used to juice beets all the time.

I'm going back to the basics. My grandma use to always say that beets were good for the blood. and i love chilled beets :lick:

[sunshinelady]

Dsylla: Have you tried taking a simple diuretic?

[Starian]

Congrats, D! That's really good news.

You just gave me more ideas to incorporate into my lifestyle to try and get off my meds...I was already taking the L-Lysine for my skin and just started taking the magnesium. I'm hoping my BP will be down next time I visit the Doc in a couple months.

[vevster]

Dsylla: Have you tried taking a simple diuretic?That is not going to address the root cause of her blood pressure issue.:sad:

[JFemme]

Sowry, y'all for all those dang post, the board is acking up this morn...:spinning:

Dsylla, I use a brand called Biotta:yep:

[gn1g]

D,

I use the machine at the store. My neighbor offer to leand me her cuff but I haven't taken her up on it.


I am putting together a shopping list from this thread. All I know is that I crave salt at various times during the month and I have to hold myself down!

[gn1g]

I took my BP last night and it was 125/93 ::shrugs:: I called my dr. to make an appt.

[vevster]

I took my BP last night and it was 125/93 ::shrugs:: I called my dr. to make an appt.Isn't that a good bp?

[gn1g]

the bottom number is too high. The ideal BP would be 120/80.

Today mines was 140/95 and I am not on meds my Dr. is out of town and I am wondering how high is too high before you cause irrepairable damage?

[sunshinelady]

That is not going to address the root cause of her blood pressure issue.:sad:

I did not suggest that it would.

And, anything of 90 for the bottom number is too high.

[gn1g]

D, hows your BP?