High blood pressure remedies?

Thank you, Mamie.

You seem to be looking for an effective medication that hasn't been noticed by doctors. Not going to happen. Which is quite a different question to whether you might be able to affect your BP by other means.

Breathing exercises really do help; breathe in to the count of three (one and two and three and) hold for the count of two, and then breathe out to the count of four. A medical friend tells me that this helps get rid of extra carbon dioxide in the blood and helps lower blood pressure, and you can do this anywhere.

A lot of 'helps' there - sorry.

I'm on BP medication and didn't really lower it to how I wanted. I have trie Beetroot tablets and these seem to lower the lower reading, however, I have carried on taking my medication as well, as I don't want to compromise my life insurance.

Will try the breathing exercises Rosina and do a bit more meditation. Also will try the magnesium tip. About to have a magnesium flake bath.

My mum introduced me to holy basil, and it's brought my blood pressure down nicely I'm still on meds as well but it wasn't very well controlled with meds alone and I couldn't find a tablet which didn't cause unpleasant side effects. I make it into a tea with a decaff teabag

Hi. You might want to google Hawthorne, and Cayenne.

www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-527-hawthorn.aspx?activeingredientid=527

It seems that this effect is due to a component in hawthorn called proanthocyanidin. Food sources of proanthocyanidins: beetroot, grapes (seeds and skins), apples, unsweetened baking chocolate, red wines, blueberries, cranberries, bilberries, black currants, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios. The highest concentrations of proanthocyanidins in fruits known to date were detected in black chokeberries. Probably everything purple, to be fair.

About cayenne pepper:
www.naturalnews.com/030039_high_blood_pressure_prevention.html

Obviously you must be very careful. I have high BP, and could not readily take the cayenne, it was too indigestible. Have not yet tried the hawthorne. BP started post meno-pause, and I have lost some weight (could do with losing more), exercised, gave up salt, etc but had to take the drugs in the end. My GP Suggested that it is a family tendency.

A qualified medical herbalist should be able to guide you through using these herbs.

Six months ago, DH went to the opticians with blurry vision.We then discovered that the cause was a small bleed in the eye,caused by undiagnosed high blood pressure. Six months treatment at the hospital,and all is now well. Last week I went for an eye check, and - guess what - I've been advised to go to the doctor to have my blood pressure checked.I have dreaded the thought of being on medication for anything, but if that is what's needed, so be it.
I won't compromise my eyesight.

20 years ago I was on 2 Meds for high blood pressure. MY husband started making all our bread. Bought bread has high levels of salt. I changed to de caffe coffee. I started line dancing and best of all left my very stressful job. Now the only Meds I'm on is Calcium with Vit D as a preventative, I'm 74.

VERY good Mawbroon!

My son in law followed the DASH diet and had very good results in lowering his BP
ukhealthcare.uky.edu/fact-sheet/dash-diet/

Only time I had high blood pressure was when my 7 year gd came to live with us for 4 years. Had to go on medication but when she was able to live back at home it dropped so much I came off medicatiob. So I put it down to stress

Celery helps

Losing weight and exercising is the way to go. I was on two different pills but after losing a stone I was able to drop one of them.

printmiss avoid simvastatin at all costs ,they have horrific side effects ,we researched alternatives and spoke to my OH doctor about him coming off them.OH now takes ubiquinol (co enzyme q10) instead and his cholesterol AND blood pressure is fine .He was put on statins after a heart attack 5 years ago but only took them for around 4 months

Paddyann - I've been on statins for years, I'm wondering which of the various aches and pains I have can be attributed to their side effects!

Magnesium is a muscle relaxant so perhaps it has the effect of making you more relaxed and thus reducing stress.

I'm not sure, but I know two people who have been taking it instead of the prescribed bp medication and their blood pressure has come back down to normal levels.

No one has yet mentioned that high or low blood pressure is often genetic and we're stuck with it and can only hope to manage it by changing lifestyle habits. If one or both of our parents suffered high pressure, it's likely we shall too. Of course, many of us won't know our parents' medical history in depth as blood pressure, cholesterol levels etc. were not such newsworthy issues during their lifetime. My sister and I are fortunate; in our early seventies, we both have very low blood pressure but we're also physically active and eat healthy balanced diets. I've been vegetarian for fifty years and it was the best decision I ever made! As Lazigirl has mentioned, reducing stress and starting your day with 10 minutes of quiet meditation and/or mindfulness also lowers blood pressure, often significantly. I got rid of the car when I qualified for my bus pass and that was also a good move as it encourages me to walk everywhere - but that may be too drastic for some.

I take one amlodipine daily without side effects. I didn't want to take it but couldn't risk not.Now I am very glad as I get an annual check up which tests my bloods for everything. A nice chat with the Nurse and I go away motivated to keep on trying to remain healthy. My current campaign is to reduce cholesterol. I refuse to take statins as my good cholesterol is high. So let's see whether nine months of plant sterols does any good. I walk three to five miles a day and hope that this is working on my BP. My father had hypertension so I think it's a family issue and sometimes despite our best efforts we just have to take the tablets. As regards the beetroot juice it did work for a friend but you need to be drinking rather large quantities daily and it works out quite expensive. If you get BMI within normal range eat a healthy diet and exercise daily and that does not bring it down then the only other option is the tablet. If you find another remedy that works please let me know.

I think it's low calorie high fat diet. L C H F
I'm not too sure about the high fat,it's a conflict
As most other diets advise cutting fat off all meat.
Hope this helps look it up on internet.
Good Luck.

Jalima I believe in traditional products replacing the body with what it is lacking and responsible for our various health problems. I am pleased your husband has found a successful treatment for his health problem that shows what his system was lacking and responsible for his high blood pressure.

Shirley, LCHF is Low Carb High/Healthy Fat. There is a support thread on here with recipes and success stories on this way of eating. Details on the Diet Doctor link at the top of the thread.
www.gransnet.com/forums/dieting_and_exercise/1228651-Low-carb-support-thread-2016-Part-2?msgid=26135786

"Trust me I'm a doctor" on TV had a piece about how hand gripping exercises have been shown to lower blood pressure. I won't go into the detail but if you google the show and the technique you will get the idea. Not too time consuming or strenuous - something like 3 times a week at 30% of strength, and might take around 5 or 10 minutes.

Does anyone know the levels at which medication is given? I am still struggling to get consistent readings at home, but the average now is around 140-150/80, with occasional spikes of 160, the lower figure always at an acceptable level. The literature of my BP monitor describes this as borderline. I am seeing my GP on Wednesday and am hoping she will allow me to try to control it naturally. I read this morning that taking Ibupfofen , which I take once a day for my Polymyalgia, can cause hypertension. I can put up with the aches without if I have to, so that will be my first change, along with trying harder to lose more weight and reducing salt intake.
Good luck to all with BP problems.