How to lower BP without meds

You couldn't pay me to take BP meds, or cholesterol-lowering statins for that matter.

Some good suggestions here regarding nutrition and exercise, and I've also been reading up a bit on grip strength training (using those hand squeezy thingies) lowering BP. There's some sort of protocol you're supposed to use, and then there's this zona plus device which is actually FDA approved. Looks like it's basically a fancy-schmancy grip trainer that talks to you, telling you how hard and how long to squeeze for. Effects have been promising, eclipsing the efficacy drugs (not hard) in some studies.

http://www.patienteducationcenter.org/aspx/HealthELibrary/HealthETopic.aspx?cid=H1206d

Do some googling and you'll find a lot more info.
 
Lose the weight. Get the beer belly off the kidneys and a lot of the BP issues go away.

STR
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Good point.

We tend to eat WAY too many carbs. I think the primary reason is that carbs are cheaper than meat and (non-carb) vegetables.
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Exactly...eating healthy seems to cost more. Not a good thing in a bad economy. A small patio garden even in pots and buckets can help. Two tomato plants in two five gallon buckets will provide more tomatoes than most people realize, you can do peppers and garlic the same way, I'd much rather grow my bell peppers than pay the ridiculous price at the store. Greens take up a good bit of area though. I'm looking into layered hydroponics as an option, finding scrap pieces of pvc is pretty easy around construction sites.
 
STR said:
Lose the weight. Get the beer belly off the kidneys and a lot of the BP issues go away.

STR
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I lost over 60 lbs. in the last year. Cholesterol and BP back to normal again.:thumbup::)
 
Ok, I’m 35 and have been on BP meds for 7 years. In some cases the genetic factor is very high. Example when I was first diagnosed I; got rid of the caffeine, lowered the sodium to the max, began running 10+ miles a week, and chewed on garlic till you could smell it when I ran. My blood pressure stayed level high after 6 months of that hell, my wife’s dropped WTF. Some of the numbers I had posted previously 200/159 was the biggie that turned a Black floor nurse white when my Dad was in the Hospital for cancer. I still exercise & watch what I eat but I take my pills daily and it stays well regulated.
Since this is a survival forum chew on my meanderings for a bit. What adaptive purpose(s) would high blood pressure as a genetic trait have? Well about the only downside is that you will probably die younger than most of a stroke. But it has only been fairly recently that we have been living well out of our 30’s and in to our 70’s & 80’s. The upsides however are that; 1) you don’t bruise much if at all 2) you tend to heal quicker because of the increased blood flow (yeah you might bleed out quicker too) and 3) when exercising(or hunting or running away) to get into my “target range” I’m usually moving a lot faster than your average person which means my normal operating speed is quicker than average and possible 4) having a higher blood flow might just keep you warmer in colder climates.
Sorry for the rant I just get annoyed when people think hypertension is all diet & exercise or lack there of.
 
Eat plants more than things in wrappers.
Eat plants more than meat or cheese.
Beans, and nuts are a great source of protein as a replacement.
Whole grains also have a decent amount of protein.
 
Unfortunately nuts are extremely high in triglycerides and cause another problem if you eat too much.

Beans and other starchy vegetables like peas are high in carbs as well and diabetics can't eat as much of them.

Bottom line: weigh YOUR needs with your doctor and do what YOU have to to keep YOUR body healthy as possible, and don't think that if [X] worked for someone else that it HAS to work for you.
 
hard to call genetic predisposition unless your doing everything else right. exercise does lowers soo many other risk factors that even if you have family BP problems its still worth it
 
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