High Blood Pressure

United States
December 15, 2006 12:20pm CST
My husband went to the doctor yesterday and was told he has pre-hypertension. He is not significantly overweight-maybe 20 pounds or so. He is active and we dont eat bad. Rarely eat greasy foods or salty foods. NEVER add salt to our foods. He had alot of stress in his former job and was out of work for the past two weeks or so. I am sure this has been more stress for him. He starts a new job Monday, so hopefully his stress level will go down. Any suggestions to get the blood pressure down? He read to drink apple cider vinegar-yuck!!!
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47 responses
• India
15 Dec 06
regular exercise is good for high blood pressure
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@kahheng (281)
16 Dec 06
cholesterol - picture of a blood vein getting clogged up my fat due to high cholesterol level.
It all depends what is causing the high blood pressure. For some people, it is inherited. Thus, little can be done for them as their only solution is to pop pills. The other reason behind high blood pressure could be due to a person having too high cholestrol level. Although a person could keep his food intack under check, that person is still prone to high blood pressure. this is due to the build up in cholestrol level (here i am refering to bad cholestrol)in his body. Body with high level of bad cholestrol tends to build up 'chocks' in their blood stream, this causing high blood pressure. A good way to rid ones body of these bad cholrestrol is by exercising. No, I am no doctor, but I was one a victim of high blood pressure as well (thus, i got the info above from my doctor). This was due to high work pressure as well as no exercise. I got the blood pressure down by diet control as well as a lot of exercise (I mean fat burning exercise not cardio exercises). Good luck and do hope your husband could cull it thru and get his pressure back down.
@funfreak2k2 (1734)
• India
16 Dec 06
Keep him happy - happiness avoids many problems
its ok ur hubby got blood pressure. dont worry. let him be happy, tell him to pray and read scriptures to keep himself calm and balanced. that is the best way to beat stress and pressure. if u know how to manage it, u have no problems else it wud lead to other problems like coronary artery diseases and diabetes.
• United States
16 Dec 06
I know of one way to reduce his stress but the kids here can't here it so ill use suggestive language.It's something he will enjoy and you will too............
@Kylalynn (1771)
• South Africa
16 Dec 06
Did the doctor put him on medication for high blood pressure? Regardless of whether he is on medication or not check it in another couple of weeks after he has settled into his new job, you might be pleasantly surprised with the result. I believe stress is a major factor with high blood pressure. I have strawberries lower blood pressure, tastes a lot nicer than apple cider vinegar! All the best and take care!
@urvaksh (189)
• India
15 Dec 06
blood ppressue not only rises with bad food and poor eating but also the level of stress, an individual may eat healthy but that doesnt mean that he would be not prone to BP. if his stress levels are high , and he is in constant tension , than it would definately increase his bp. meditation daily should be very benificial to ur husband, it will not only help his health, but would assist in focussing his mental equilibrium
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@Idlewild (6090)
• United States
15 Dec 06
Hard to tell from what you've said how active he is, or how well you eat. But getting more exercise is better than less, and eating lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains (and not fried stuff like french fries!) As for salt, there's a lot of sodium in foods, even if you don't put salt on anything. The more processed food is the more salt it usually contains. Check the sodium content on foods you buy and find lower-salt alternatives if you can.
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• India
16 Dec 06
just go on walking till u reach a boulevard
@rms2727 (815)
• India
16 Dec 06
the indian yoga is a great way to get the BP to normal. but dont stop any medication. rest let him eat more veggies, reduce all baked stuff it all contains sodium.
@sonix007 (275)
• Indonesia
16 Dec 06
wow....cool. i hope u can reduce for eating junk foof.
@jal1948 (1359)
• India
16 Dec 06
weight or oily foods r not the only reasons for hypertention.The loss of a job is a major contributing factor as it leads to depression and hypertension. He just needs to relax, listen to soft soothing music and needs his space to be to himself alone with his thoughts and feelings.Just be there for him without asking any questions, a week after he starts his new job he should be o.k.
@harivinod (781)
• India
16 Dec 06
“A friend in need is a friend in deed.” Similar is the case of spouses. Your spouse is your friend also. In this context of the modern world, the challenges faced by the spouses are many. Problems crop up one after another. Unsolved problems give rise to tension. When you are unable to bear the tension, you are under stress. A stressed individual is the person carrying a heavy head load, and is unable to find a place for its unloading. Marriage is supposed to 'flow together harmoniously'. Two distinct individuals, born and brought up under two different set of circumstances, try to live together and find a common goal. If that common goal is their common all, then there are no problems. Problems start, stress begins, when they become the East and the West. It is the duty of each spouse to contribute to mitigate the stress. Hard arguments, rigid stands will not take you anywhere. Remember, every argument has a counter argument and you can not win your spouse by winning an argument. But you can definitely win him/her by understanding, and having sympathy and love for each other. The two can not walk together unless they are agreed. The causes of stress between the spouses are many. An unrecognized, isolated, unsupported opinion over an issue, and the feeling of let down by the spouse make the couples tremendously stressed out. Any one of the spouse can commit a mistake. In such circumstances, it is better to make a clean slate and own up the mistakes.{mospagebreak} The mutual relations must always expand. They should not contract. Basic conditions need to be created, for the spouses to remain basically sound and industrious. If both are working, it is better to work with clear cut responsibilities. Take all the aspects of family life and draw out a plan of “to be done” and “not to be done” things. Work according to that plan. Both of you have the pressure of office work. Both of you leave home early and return late at night, tired and exhausted. Howsoever busy you are, take out some time for recreation and family outings. Family outings are great stress relievers. Another inexpensive plan to remove stress between the spouses is to surprise each other with small gifts. Pleasant surprises play a significant role in contributing to the happiness. Sympathy, understanding and mutual respect for the individual objectives in life- if you have these attributes, where is the stress?
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
16 Dec 06
The most important is to excercise more and have peace of mind. He must let go the stress, because with a restless mind, the body will automatically got hypertension. don't even think about the work after back to home. You can buy a blood pressure measuring instruments from the pharmacy. It's very useful to monitor the blood pressure condition. It's normal when use see the high pressure reading during first time usage. And must be relax and don't get panic when seeing this or else it will worsen the condition more and defeat the purpose. Learning yoga or planting flowers is also a good way to settle the mind down. After the mind settle down, you will find that the blood pressure measurement will go down significantly.
• India
16 Dec 06
The best way to get the blood pressure down is some excersise every day and some meditation in the morning.
@ambience (67)
• Canada
16 Dec 06
suggestions 1.Regular exercise..make him do the treadmill atleast 10mins a day 2. Give him 2 almonds a day to eat 3. Give him little quantities of redwine every couple of days 2 & 3 will help ur husband avoid heart problems that may crop up due to bloodpressure .. as 2 almonds a day keeps the heart healthy
@JBD189 (345)
• India
16 Dec 06
Try Relaxation techniques in Yoga. Yoga is a great stress reliever. For your husband's hypertension is stress related and not bad eating habits.
@gbabee (133)
• United States
16 Dec 06
I went to a doctor for a regular checkup and they told me I have high blood pressure. I'm only 26 and weigh only 160 pounds. I just don't understand how or why.
@ESKARENA1 (18261)
16 Dec 06
hypertension can be stress related but also can have a genetic basis, if this is the case i really think only medication can help it
@Jamian (2603)
• Philippines
16 Dec 06
He must control his diet, there are some foods that should not be eaten when a person is high blood, my father and mother are high blood too, avoid him some foods which are very hi in fat and oil. Oatmeal are also good for breakfast, it reduces high blood.
@classy56 (2880)
• United States
16 Dec 06
nicin is good for bp,you can buy it over the counter,thats what i take everyday,i dont have insurance so i cant afford subscription med.an walking is good also.ask your pharmacies on what to get .they can help you alot on getting info on bp
• United Arab Emirates
16 Dec 06
orange juice helps. you better consult a doctor for all this. You might get the wrong advice here.