What have you done to lower your blood pressure?
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Healthy diet with fruit & veg, no booze, plenty of exercise, lose weight, that's about it really. There is also an element that some people just have higher BP than others, you can pretty much do everything right & it may not get it down much, conversely some people can do everything wrong & it's still low.
GT03ROB said:
Healthy diet with fruit & veg, no booze, plenty of exercise, lose weight, that's about it really.
Same here, though less exercise 'cos of arthritis. Instead of five-a-day I have seven or eight, sometimes more. I've only had one alcoholic drink this year (Valentine's Day) and I've lost around 5kg since January. I get my BP checked every six months and it is (despite me seeing a very attractive Polish nurse) 'very good.' If she can't raise it no one or nothing can...br d said:
I'm coming up on 100 days without booze and that's definitely made a difference. Mine was a little high before but its dropped back into normal now.
This.Also coming up to 100 days without alcohol and my previously high blood pressure is now back to normal levels. Was 120/72 when I measured yesterday, before this it was regularly 140/90 or higher.
I had a shockingly bad NHS health check last June so decided to do something about it. BP was in the region of 160/95 and I weighed 17st 8lbs (112kgs), no sign of high cholesterol or diabetes though which was a bonus. By December my weight was down to 14st 7lbs (93kgs give or take), all down to exercise and healthy eating, I don’t think there’s any other option to be hones. My BP is down to 122\72 taken on Friday which I am well chuffed about, no headaches anymore which I guess was related. Good luck, it really is well worth making the effort.
Dr Jekyll said:
That's my theory 
Less blood = less pressureAlthough stopping drinking, cutting back on fatty foods, more walking the dog, all helped me
Mark300zx said:
The Ferret said:
If I've understood this correctly, you need to drink more alcohol, do less exercise, eat less healthily and take up smoking 
Words cannot express how much I hate that poster Trouble is I don't exercise that much - play footy once (or occasionally twice) per week. Admittedly I barely drink at all - the odd glass of wine or beer - perhaps one or two per month. MY diet is ok, but I don't exactly live off salads.
So I guess it's just genetic but recently I've felt pretty light headed and it does cause a bit of anxiety.
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