What are some natural ways to control high blood pressure/cholesterol?

Question

the last time i had my cholesterol checked it was well over 400 that was 3 years ago. i check my blood pressure at the pharmacy whenever i see the machine and it's almost always over 175 over 85 i smoke alot and drink moderately 45 yrs old and a former meth user 6 yrs clean

Answer 1

Eat Cheerios for breakfast! ... really though.. it helps.

Answer 2

There is a lot of things you can do for your blood pressure and cholesterol!

First off, quit smoking. I understand it is a very difficult habit to quit, but it will do wonders for your health.  

Second, you do need to cut back on your alcohol intake.  Chronic alcohol consumption can lead to a host of problems, and can contribute to your high blood pressure.

Next, start eating a healthy diet with a lot of fruits and vegetables, and a lot of whole grains.  Try to stay away from foods with trans fat and keep your saturated fat intake down.  While we all need fat in our diet, they best types of fat to consume are mono- and polyunsaturated fats (we need them to absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K).

Exercise will also help both your blood pressure and cholesterol.  30-60 minutes 4-5 times a week of something that gets your heart pumping.  It can be anything you want, running, swimming, belly dancing, bicycling.  When starting an exercise program, make sure to talk to your doctor to get the ok.

Good luck!  I know from experience it can be done; I brought my cholesterol down from 220 to 170 with just a good diet and exercise alone.

Answer 3

People who drink and smoke are often "stuffing" feelings, which from a holistic viewpoint has a great impact on metabolism / cholesterol. Given the personal stats you listed, the best thing you can do is see a good psychologist to help you free the anxieties your habits keep imprisoned. You want to be able to nix the alcohol and stop smoking, a natural outcome of healing.

That's sure a high cholesterol number. You didn't mention your height/weight or level of physical fitness. Metabolism shifts in life's 2nd trimester, and by its 3rd we no longer have wiggle room.

Congratulations on your considerable successes (e.g., meth recovery). You deserve to enjoy even more peace, and I believe you can.

P.S. The lower number in blood pressure is of more import, and it's creeping up there. Homeopathy is another resource, in isolation or with other modalities, to not only help release inner ghosts, but restore balance to your physical body (i.e., metabolism, blood pressure).

If you see a homeopath, be sure to interview 2-3 for a personality fit, and to check credentials, training, experience and certification. Make sure your homeopath of choice has a 100% homeopathy practice. (It's common today for conventional and alternative practitioners to offer homeopathy, only it's a consumer-level, acute-care knowledge - and won't provide the help you need.)

Take care. I'm rooting for you.

Answer 4

take oats... hi fiber diet...

low salt...

walk regularly...

low carbs..

take.. omega 3 fish oil...

garlics

fruits..

brocoli..

whole grain..

exercise

worship jesus..

rest in his love for you that never wavers

Answer 5

Garlic is great for both and Ginkgo Biloba is great for blood pressure I have been using both a few years and have gotten a good result.

Answer 6

exercise and don't eat lots of fatty or salty foods.

your diet is very important because you don't want your arteries clogged as well, and that also links to high blood pressure and high cholestrol.

Answer 7

yea dude! cheerios are good

Answer 8

You WILL die early if you don't stop smoking.  400 is ridiculous for cholesterol.  Congrats on getting clean from meth, but you probably have some damage.

1 - cut out all margarine, fried fatty foods, and basically anything fried (sauteed OK with just a bit of olive oil, slowly cooked).  

2 - eat many more beans (kidney, garbanzo, etc.), green leafies (raw and cooked), nuts and 10-minute cooked oatmeal.  I reduced my cholesterol nearly 50 points just doing this.

3 - You need to do yoga or some meditative-type exercise for the blood pressure.  If you drink hard liquor, stop and switch to 2 glasses of red wine only per day.  Deal with the stress or it will kill you as well.

4 - There are cholesterol-lowering supplements, but red yeast is itself a mild statin.  There are other herbal things though.

Answer 9

Oatmeal for breakfast and fresh garlic in your diet.

Eat a healthy diet as well and exercise.  Lose the coffee and the cigs. congrats on being clean.

Answer 10

You need to lessen your alcohol intake.  Also  need to eat healthy and lose the smoking habit.  Learn to deal with stress and you should be good to go.  Congrats on defeating your addiction!

Answer 11

My herbal drink is lowered my cholesterol.  It has made my mother-in-law recover from her arthritis.  It is like a cure-all for many ailments.  My friends who tried it recovered from their asthma and diabetes problems.  It is comprised of 5 power herbs.  The most powerful herb, moringa, is even known to cure cancer.  Search the web for Moringa and you’ll know what I mean.

Answer 12

Reducing your refined sugar intake might perhaps help as table sugar reduces your good cholesterol (HDL), elevates your bad cholesterol (LDL) and increases your overall cholesterol and it also increases your systolic blood pressure.  See items 7, 41, 42 and 57 in http://www.rheumatic.org/sugar.htm .