Advice on High blood pressure lifestyle

[Navman 18]

Was wondering if anyone could help? I am in hospital at the moment with amazingly high BP and am being treated for it. I was wondering if people knew any good lifestyle tips, diet and exercise ideas which might be good. I am 34 and have a stressful ish life/job, am relatively fit (slightly overweight due to the gym)

I have been told to have 2 weeks completely relaxing. Does anyone know if stress alone could do this? thanks

[Sweeney287 414]

Certainly doesn't help but it's also a hereditary condition.

 

Both of my parents had/have it so I was always expecting it at some point and have been taking 2 pills a day for the last 4 years.

 

Cut down on the booze if you drink and try to loose some weight will help.

[Champ 4,794]

Was wondering if anyone could help? I am in hospital at the moment with amazingly high BP and am being treated for it. I was wondering if people knew any good lifestyle tips, diet and exercise ideas which might be good. I am 34 and have a stressful ish life/job, am relatively fit (slightly overweight due to the gym)

I have been told to have 2 weeks completely relaxing. Does anyone know if stress alone could do this? thanks

I'm not being funny but surely you'll get the best advice from the medics treating you and know your medical history

[Anny Road 2,252]

Good as the GF is mate I would take docs advice on somemat like this.

[Guest Kemlynreds]

I'd echo Anny's advice defo seek a doctors recommendation.

 

From what I know there are things that you can do to moderate it, but if your susceptible they will only have a small influence. I've a high stress tolerance whereas my wife's incredibly low, but I've just turned 40 am overweight and don't exercise and if I'm going to have a problem it'll be soon,so I've started by getting my diet right, then once the weights down I'm going to start running again.

 

If your going to do exercise do cardiovascular, watch the diet, smoking and alcohol consumption and keep positive.

 

Don't know if that's any use, but hope it helps

[zigackly 621]

Leeches.

[Phoenix 490]

Reduce alcohol

Reduce salt in your diet

Exercise - swimming is good

Eat Bananas

More Fruit and veg

[zigackly 621]

Serious answer, to reduce stress do mindfulness. Ignore all the hippy shit and try some of those exercises. It's just a way of changing your focus and concentrating on your breathing. It's easy to do and will help you learn to chill out.

[Flying Pig 57]

I would personally ignore your doctors advise and any medical tips you have been given and do whatever we say on this uneducated forum.

[zigackly 621]

Especially the leeches.

[mattyq 2,012]

Smoke more...40 a day is good

Whiskey helps. None of your cheap shit, though. Has to be a decent malt

Rich food with plenty of salt & butter. Steak & chips with a bottle or two of a cracking red

Don't listen to the Drs. They're all in thrall to this healthy living nonsense

Never exercise

[Carvalho Diablo 14,625]

What's your top score mate ?

 

A few years back I hit 218 over 180. Beat that !

[littletedwest 2,370]

cocaine, anabolic steroids, cigarettes should all help.

 

As a serious thing try celery seed extract. There is a small recent study I saw saying this helps

[Carvalho Diablo 14,625]

As a serious thing try celery seed extract. There is a small recent study I saw saying this helps

 

Really ?

 

Celery seed extract tablets also help counter gout.

[Bjornebye 25,788]

get hold of some decent pills, double drop then walk home. once you get in, snort 5 fat lines off the side then open a bottle of vodka , throw on never mind the bollocks by the sex pistols then ring a phone sex line. 

 

do this and this only. 

 

rip - ynwa etc 

[KMD7 7,330]

Get your thyroid checked mate because if it's overactive it can drive your blood pressure up.

[Carvalho Diablo 14,625]

What's your top score mate ?

 

A few years back I hit 218 over 180. Beat that !

 

Just back from the docs, my BP is now 130 over 80.

[Gym Beglin 1,426]

Take the pills they give you, couldn't be more simple?

[VladimirIlyich 7,590]

Take the pills they give you, couldn't be more simple?

But dont wash them down with Scotch.

[Red Phoenix 1,915]

Like others have said, listen to the medics, but it could be worth having a look at your diet. They'll surely give you recommendations, and have just seen something called the DASH diet, but it could also be useful if you look into anti-inflammatory foods as well (and omega 3 to 6 ratio in your diet.) Make sure you check with your medics first though obviously. Cutting back on the more sodium/processed-type foods, and eating more veggies might be one of the basic starting points though.

[Moctezuma 827]

Reduce alcohol

Reduce salt in your diet

Exercise - swimming is good

Eat Bananas

More Fruit and veg

 

Taking Asprin can help http://highbloodpressure.about.com/od/treatmentmonitoring/a/aspirin.htm

[Hermes 264]

 Drink beetroot juice.

[Hermes 264]

 I used to drink about 50 pints a week. My GP told me to reduce my alcohol consumption.

 

At my 3 month review I told him I had reduced my alcohol consumption by half.  He was delighted and tested my BP and found no difference.

 

I said "I don't get it. I'm drinking 49 and half pints per week, what other sacrifices can I make to reduce it".

 

 

 He said "The best thing you can do is cut alcohol completely, don't smoke, no meat, and run 10 miles a day".

 

 I said "What's the second best?"

[littletedwest 2,370]

Try celery seed extract.

[Carvalho Diablo 14,625]

 I used to drink about 50 pints a week. My GP told me to reduce my alcohol consumption.

 

At my 3 month review I told him I had reduced my alcohol consumption by half.  He was delighted and tested my BP and found no difference.

 

I said "I don't get it. I'm drinking 49 and half pints per week, what other sacrifices can I make to reduce it".

 

 

 He said "The best thing you can do is cut alcohol completely, don't smoke, no meat, and run 10 miles a day".

 

 I said "What's the second best?"

 

I asked my doc if a pint of cider counted as one of my five-a-day.