All the home remedies I have heard about and tried didn't work. Bananas, garlic, potassium, magnesium etc. Nothing worked. Only way I got it down was by avoiding salt and caffeine and by losing weight.
High blood pressure
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By the way, go to your docs and get a water pill, it is a cheap pill that will lower your BP, do this first before trying all the herbs and homeopathic remedies.NavigatorWife Thanks this. -
I eat a lot of raw garlic while I drive, one bulb a day. Not an easy thing to do for sure, but it keeps your blood thin to avoid those blood clots from extended sitting stints a driver routinely does. It also dilates your blood vessels, which lowers your BP. Check into it and yeah, not everyone can put up with the smell and the sting of eating it. It is better than going on ANY prescribed medicine though.
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So I went to this natural medicinal herb store today and got this stuff that's supposed to help with blood pressure. I just finished my blood pressure and sugar test, I'm 105 sugar and I just had. A big meal like two hours ago, and 142/87 BP,
Do you think I should show my doctor this medicine first before testing it? My blood pressure for the past two weeks has been in about the exact same range as I just mentioned so I'd like to think my doctor will put me on medication., I don't want him to not put me on medication if he knows I'm taking this herbal stuff. Thanks in advance. -
I guess the odor really is noticeable though, as I was waiting to get my paperwork back at a food service place and someone other driver walked in and took a whiff and said, "####, I smell garlic". I was thinking it could be worse, you could be smelling farts!Redtwin Thanks this. -
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My normal is around 130 over 76 when everything is where it should be medicine wise. (Including BP meds) WHen I have coffee it will kick into 145 over 90 easily. Or a big meal.
I used to have conflict with BP numbers similar to yours 20 years ago and had to get it into the 80's and stay there. Some days now for me I get up into the 220's over 130 which is essentially stroke territory. Most adults are not supposed to carry that value for more than a certain amount of time. That is one of the reasons I don't go. Of many others.
I take my BP's manually as I was trained as a child. Fill em up watch the needle tell me the numbers. Done. Plus or minus 5 to 8 psi.
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