I have high blood pressure. (52 years of not taking care of myself).?

Question

Is there any way to detox and lower my blood pressure ?

I am taking norvasc 5 mg But it's still high 189/98

6'1" 189 pounds and don't smoke

Answer 1

donnie s. said most of it.  i would only add on the nutrition

front add fiber,   it helps you feel fuller longer so you do not

feel deprived.  a snack of fresh veggie or fruit with some

lean protein between meals will help as your body will then

use up the calories gearing up to digest the snack and your

brain will know you have had food recently.  do not discount

the power of the brain when trying to lose weight.

after you get the nutrition going and the exercise routine

(or not routine but still exercise)  your next step is yourself.

work hard while you work, but give yourself a break.  do

something every day that you just plain enjoy.  even 20

minutes of fun will do your blood pressure a world of good.

take it from someone who has been there.  i am only half

way to my weight goal (still trying)  but my bp has gone down

to 116/68.  good luck.  we are all pulling for you.

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Answer 4

Avoid alcohol

Avoid foods high in sodium. Track your daily sodium and keep it under 2000mg per day.

Avoid fast foods.

Increase your potassium intake. Track your daily level. You should be getting about 3500mg per day.

Exercise.

Answer 5

Try  yoga, tai chi or meditate. GOOD LUCK.

Answer 6

you can try excercising that will help to put less stress on your body.

Answer 7

Hi,

This is lengthy, but you need to make some serious changes in your life or it may end soon. I lost 15 pounds with diet and exercise and my BP has improved greatly. I am going to ask my doctor to lower the strength of my meds. I am 48 years young.

I experienced weight gain since 2005 and could not exercise it off. I even gave up exercising for a while. During this time my health was declining, but I did not know what the problem was till I visited my doctor for a physical.

Of course he said I need to loose weight and I agreed to do what he suggested in order to loose the weight and gain my health back in good order.

The absolute best thing you can do is educate yourself on nutrition. You should read a book called Sugar Busters. Get it locally or online. I have included a link with reviews. This book will open your eyes and educate you to nutrition. My doctor recommended I read this book and I am so glad he did.

Problem was I was eating the wrong foods and was clueless about nutrition. I thought I knew about nutrition but after reading the book I realized what I needed to do, then I did it.

This is NOT a diet, it is nutrition. I eat more now than before.

Muscle will help you burn more calories per day. For every 10 pounds of muscle you add you will burn an additional 500 calories per day. I recommend strength training not heavy lifting. Injuries are too common with heavy weights and set you back. Most important is cardio and lots of it. At least 30 minutes per day 5 days per week. I sometimes do 75 minutes on my treadmill, but as little as 30.

By changing my food intake and doing cardio and no weights I went from borderline obese to borderline overweight in only 7 weeks and now I am only 8 pounds from my goal weight. All from making educated choices in food.

I'm going to list a few things that you have to eliminate from your diet or really try to. But you still need to read the book to fully understand how the body deals with the food you feed it.

Potatoes or potato products

Corn or corn products

Sugar or hidden sugars - read labels

Flour or anything made from i.e., pastas, bread, cookies etc. - Eat whole grain pasta and breads. Read labels and try to buy only whole grain products. If you want crackers buy Triscuits they are made with whole grain wheat..

White rice - Eat brown rice (no instant)

Bananas

Watermelon

Pineapple

Carrots - in moderation is okay

Any beverages containing sugar - Read labels

Beer - It is loaded with hidden sugar (maltose and barley malt).

Contrary to popular belief, fat does not make us fat. Sugar and refined foods are absorbed into the bloodstream and converted to sugar (glucose) and stored as fat. That is why low fat intake does not work. So you can still have your pasta, bread etc, just buy whole grain. Whole grains are too large to be absorbed into the blood, but their nutrition is absorbed by the intestines therefore they are not stored as fat.

Read labels and try not to buy anything with more than one gram of sugar per serving.

The above is a short list and the worst ones for making and keeping us fat. Drink lots of water, but try not to drink 30 minutes before eating or 30 after as this will interfere with the digestive process.

You need 8 - 8 ounce glasses per day. I drink 2 before I workout and 2 after.

Load your fridge with fresh vegetables and fruit. Eat whole grains.

A great cereal I found (after that does not taste like the box it came out of is Uncle Sam. Add some pecans or walnuts and also fresh or dried fruit (except bananas and pineapple) and a splash of milk. NO SUGAR. It may take a few bowls to acquire a taste, but I really enjoy mine every morning. Shredded Wheat is a good alternative, but get the original not the ones with sugar added.

Have a sandwich for lunch with whole grain no sugar added bread (Mrs Bairds, Natures Own or Sunbeam no sugar added) lean meat, spinach or leafy green lettuce, tomato, onion etc. Cheese is okay in moderation, but it will affect your cholesterol. Have some veggies on the side or some chips made from whole grain or sweet potato chips.

For dinner have a large salad with green leafy lettuce or spinach, tomatoes, onion, walnuts, pecans or almonds. Low sugar dressing and no croutons. Whole grain bread is okay. Have some lean meat with your salad if you want.

If you do the above and read the book you WILL loose weight and you WILL feel great. The percent of body fat is more important than weight, so focus on that. Your goal should be close to 23% for a male and 27% for females.

Answer 8

Others have given some detailed advice on diet and exercise, which is the mainstay of treatment of hypertension and I can't add anything to that advice.

I'll just comment on you prescription.  Norvasc (amlodipine) belongs to a class of drugs called Calcium Channel Blockers.(CCB)

They do have a role in the treatment of blood pressure and angina, by relaxing the smooth muscles in the arteries.

However they are not a first line medication.  If that was the first and only BP med you are on, I would talk to your doctor again.  Most people with hypertension should be on a mild diuretic as a first line, after a sincere attempt at lifestyle changes.  After that other classes of anti-hypertensives can be added.  

Also a lot of people don't tolerate Norvasc because it tends to make their ankles swell up.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

are you a heavy drinker?

One way to help manage your blood pressure is to walk; just  1/2 hour a day, nothing strenuous at all. Just a slow walk.

Also, what are you eating?

I would love to help you out with this by suggesting a modification in your diet to help lower your cholesterol.

Did your doctor tell you what the cause of your high blood pressure is? Cholesterol is a factor as well, did he check you to see if you had any clots or blockages anywhere that can contribute to high blood pressure?

We should start with the only thing that makes sense and that's what you're eating.

Let's try the replacement method:

Replace red meat with chicken, fish, or Tofu

Bake with eggs only don't eat them

Replace white breads with whole grain breads

Replace white pasta with whole grain pasta

Replace white rice with brown rice

Have walnuts, almonds, cashews, pastahios, pumpkin seeds in the shell. Try to have them raw or organic but reduce the sodium.

When you have salad use a cold pressed olive oil or flax oil.

Replace take out & packaged food with home made this way you can be in control of the sodium.

You should only have 1/4 teaspoon of salt per day that's a little less than 2300mg of sodium.

Let me know if any of the suggestions help