For the last couple of years, I have known that my blood pressure was too high.  I changed my diet, reduced salt intake, lowered my sugar intake etc. Increased my excercise levels.

Nothing really seemed to be helping, and since I am 35, I decided it was time to get a little more serious about my health.

One of the recurring problems was heart flutters.  Mild 'tremors' that I could feel when I laid down at night.  The tremors did not hurt, but, I figured that they could not be good.  The tremors/flutters could be easily felt through my chest (GF and Ex-wife both commented about it)

Combined with sweating under the barest minimum of stress, and other signs, I knew something could not be right.  

I went to the doctor in 2001 and got a full physical, and noted the issues with my Doc.  He did not seem too concerned.  I was still concerned, of course.

Now, to my point.

About weeks ago, I was sitting on my couch after a meal and noticed that my BP seemed low.  Pulse was good, steady, but I did not feel the heart flutters.  I reviewed what foods I had eaten during the day (I had noticed previous problems with high salt/sugar food items and their effect on my BP, assuming that if somethign can raise BP, other things might lower it)

I realized the only 'new' thing I had eaten was some yellow mustard.  To see if this might be the reason my BP was lower, I ran an experiment.  

With every meal, for the last two weeks, I have eaten yellow mustard.  My BP is lowest I have seen in years, my heart rate is down, I do not sweat under mild/moderate stress, and I have had ZERO heart flutters.

Zero heart flutters after 5 years of everday/night flutters.

Just passing this along as an FYI guys/gals.  I still plan to have another full physical ASAP, but, after searching the web about yellow mustard, it backed up my own 'experiment'.  

Might give it a try.  

TRG

Quoted: Dude, google is your friend:  linky It could be that your diet is lacking in something that is in the mustard seed.  You might take a look at the list of nutrients in the mustard seed, and then try to find a vitamin that has most of the same nutrients.  See if it does the same thing.  Or, if it makes you feel good, just keep eating mustard, hell it is cheap.

I did the google search after the experiment.  

I know that you cannot discount hte Placebo Effect, but, since the heart is an involuntary muscle I wanted to confirm my suspicions afterwards.

And you are right, mustard has alot of interesting minerals/vitamins, and it is obvious that one of them was lacking.

I can buy a gallon of yellow mustard for the price of one bottle of vitamins.  I am a cheapskate, you know.

TRG

Quoted: Maybe you sprung a leak and the pressure is dropping off.  Better watch it! Do you smoke?

Nope.  I don't smoke.  

TRG

PS.  There is a nasty rumor around this place that I drink, but don't listen to those.

Quoted: Did you read the part about magnesium, and selenium.  I think this might be what you are lacking.  Magnesium has some effect on the heart, especially on patients with some types of heart disease.   How are your sleep patterns?   And you are right, mustard has alot of interesting minerals/vitamins, and it is obvious that one of them was lacking.

Yup.  I read it.  My sleep patterns are normally good.  About 2-3 times per year (for only a few days in a row) I fall in to a cycle that makes me wake up every few hours, but most of the time it is asleep by 10, wake-up rested at 7am, with no breaks.

TRG