Hi all, I am a 37 year old lady who is normal weight, do crossfire/ exs 5-6 x per week, don't eat rubbish. in December had a high Bp reading and had all investigations..... only thing was bit high TSH and high mcv and much. I have come off pill, drastically reduced alcohol consumption not that I drank loads before. I have reduced caffeine to once or twice a day ,increased veg, stopped Ibuprofen for neck issues and take vit b12 with calcium and magnesium. My 24 tape in Dec was high but i was unwell so they are planning to repeat as Dr still not sure why have. As all on here would really love to not go on meds, any advice/ tips would be gratefully received..... thank u 😊
Is there anything else I can do? - High Blood Pressu...
Is there anything else I can do?
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It might be due to Ibuprofen.
Hi at worse when really anxious about it 190/110 but average now is 137/90
Sorry to hear that..... are you on meds or not long found out? I work in a and e so definitely know too much!
I had a high BP scare just before Christmas (180/~80) and I have brought it down to a little over normal (126/70) by taking odorless Garlic tablets called Garlique and by eating a boiled beet root every other day. Exercise helps to but it looks as if you are doing that. Try not to go on BP meds because they cause other problems.
Hi many thanks for this..... need to get on the garlic..... just out of interest, do u mean fresh beetroot which boil yourself?
Yes, I boil one every other day in a saucepan with water just covering the beet (they vary by size). I am not sure if pickled beets have the same nutritional properties which is unfortunate because I truly love pickled beetroot especially with yesterday's chicken or turkey.
I noticed that after I ate spicy spaghetti sauce that my tinitis went quiet for that evening (it came back the next morning). I was aware that my tinitis varied with my BP, after a chat with a neighbor who used to have high BP but who's sister was a nutritionist and put him onto garlic , I put two and two together and thought it must be the garlic in the spaghetti sauce temporarily reducing my BP. Since then I have taken the garlic pills and eaten a beet every other day and it is much better than going on BP meds.
By the way, I take the pills because they are odorless, if you can stand it you can take the real thing - but I tried that and it was a bit rough, tasted awful and gave me stomach ache.