Posted: 8/6/2015 10:04:22 AM EDT
| It seems like every year I go in for my DOT physical my BP keeps creeping up. About 4 years ago they started putting me on meds and I take three different ones currently and they don't seem to help much weather I take them or not. Usually my BP is 140s/90s. If I sit there relaxing for a bit and have them take it again I usually can get it low enough to pass my physical for another year. I don't smoke anymore, I quit about 5 years ago, though I do use snus. I have quit using it before for a couple of weeks and it didn't seem to effect my BP. I am 6' 220lbs so I could stand to loose a few. My exercise comes mostly from unloading boxes out of trailers for 3 hours a day 5 days a week though I do plan on giving that gig up at the end of the year when we have another kid and replacing it with other cardio and weights. I was wondering what others have done to successfully lower their BP without meds? |
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I was always borderline failing my aviation medical due to high BP.
I got into running, got physically fit, lost a bunch of weight....oh...and I make sure to delay my morning cup of coffee before the physical. I also always schedule an appt. for a physical as early in the morning as I can. |
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stop listening to the AM radio and the news.
seriously. My BP was high and Im in my late 20's in amazing physical shape and I don't have a shit diet. There was no reason for high bp. I cut the news out completely for 3 weeks and it dropped like a rock. Stress is the silent killer. It'll get ya. |
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Stay off GD. Edit: That'll be $350.00. LOL I came here to suggest that! Yep, or any news outlet. Enjoy life, dont worry about things you cannot control. Like the silent Marxist revolution that has been taking place in the past 7 years.... 
Ooops, sorry OP. 
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Cut way down on your sodium intake. You would be surprised how much is in what you eat and drink. I am down to this point. I keep bumping pre-hypertensive (140/90) and they want me at 130/80, had high triglycerides. Quit smoking 3 years ago. I increased workouts to 30 mins 5-6 days a week, dropped 12 lbs to 180, started running 5k a week or biking for an hour. In the best shape I have been in 10-15 years. Cut liquor consumption, down to 1 cup of coffee a day from 3-4, rarely eating red meat. I was bummed out when I checked again after a few months of that and I'm still in the upper range. Better, but still high. I use salt sparingly but I will have to keep a better eye on it. If the doc recommends I cut out the Bourbon and homebrews completely, I may have to consider the quality of life. 
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The development and progression of high blood pressure is complex and multifactorial. Thus, effective management is rarely achieved through a single intervention. Instead, optimal management often requires a broad-based approach including lifestyle modification, nutritional components, pharmaceutical medication(s), and regular self-monitoring. These approaches will be discussed in detail throughout this protocol.
A good guide to dealing with high blood pressure |
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stop listening to the AM radio and the news. seriously. My BP was high and Im in my late 20's in amazing physical shape and I don't have a shit diet. There was no reason for high bp. I cut the news out completely for 3 weeks and it dropped like a rock. Stress is the silent killer. It'll get ya. Also watch your sodium. It doesn't take too much eating the wrong things to blow your levels out the roof. |
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Quoted: Also watch your sodium. It doesn't take too much eating the wrong things to blow your levels out the roof. Quoted: Quoted: stop listening to the AM radio and the news. seriously. My BP was high and Im in my late 20's in amazing physical shape and I don't have a shit diet. There was no reason for high bp. I cut the news out completely for 3 weeks and it dropped like a rock. Stress is the silent killer. It'll get ya. Also watch your sodium. It doesn't take too much eating the wrong things to blow your levels out the roof. |
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stop listening to the AM radio and the news. seriously. My BP was high and Im in my late 20's in amazing physical shape and I don't have a shit diet. There was no reason for high bp. I cut the news out completely for 3 weeks and it dropped like a rock. Stress is the silent killer. It'll get ya. Also watch your sodium. It doesn't take too much eating the wrong things to blow your levels out the roof. No creatine. I rarely drink alcohol anymore. I never add salt but could prob make better low sodium choices. |
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The development and progression of high blood pressure is complex and multifactorial. Thus, effective management is rarely achieved through a single intervention. Instead, optimal management often requires a broad-based approach including lifestyle modification, nutritional components, pharmaceutical medication(s), and regular self-monitoring. These approaches will be discussed in detail throughout this protocol. A good guide to dealing with high blood pressure I will check it out. Thank you for the link. |
| OP.. yours is good..trust me.. I am 53, have had really low blood pressure my whole life(enough so that anyone checking it has always commented on how low it is)..anyway I went thru a bad wreck a few years ago and have been in pain every since..and have had high blood pressure(160-190's/ 80/90's) ever since.. been a few times when they have checked it when I wasn't hurting bad and it was down almost to normal levels...unfortunately, I haven't been able to work or exercise so its been tough to get it lower, but I have found if I empty my mind of stress I do feel better and the B/P seems to drop a bit as well...I am probably going to need meds to get it down if I can't get the pain under control.... |
But it knocked the bottom out of my BP. |
I was pre hypertensive.My last reading was 106/58
I weighed between 215 and 220. Just a pound here or there over the years. Get a copy of Blood Pressure Down by Janet Bond Brill, which offers ten things you can do and explains how and why they work Start a long term healthy diet. I use the Scarsdale Medical Diet which is basically healthy food from the perimeter of the grocery store. Employ portion control. After shopping and cooking for 37 years my wife said, "No mas!" I took over and restrict my purchases to fresh fruits and vegetables, dairy and meats (get some frozen seafood). And we're eating seafood twice a week, something we never did. She used to go to the store every other day or so. I go once a week. I don't buy any crap- chips, cookies, soda, etc. If they're there I'll sneak some. If they aren't I don't miss them. Every now and then she complains about the "plain" cuisine (i.e., no spaghetti, casseroles, etc.). I tell her if she wants them, cook them. I do get a few sides for her I don't eat (Stoffers Mac & Cheese, etc.) Anyway, I'm down to 190. I seem to be stuck there. I walk her dog a minimum of a mile a day, rain or shine. No cardio, he's trying to find the one or two spots in the universe he wants to pee on. I screw around with weights but I need to get more serious. What a bore, but it would probably goose my metabolism. Those are a few things that worked for me. Last week I saw my cardiologist for my semi annual visit. He told me there was no need to see him for another year. Hope this helps. You didn't get in the shape your in overnight. Make it a long term, gradual but inexorable journey back to good health and you'll change your habits. As mentioned in posts above, nix the salt. I was a saltaholic. I SALTED HAM!  That's one of the steps in the Brill book, along with increasing potassium and magnesium. After a lifetime of overuse I just don't miss it anymore. Getting rid of processed food, chips, soda and condiments (ketchup, etc). will put the kibosh on your sodium intake. The typical US diet is off the charts for sugar and sodium, and we're paying for it.
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