Controlling High Blood Pressure
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Do you have problems controlling high blood pressure?
Maybe adding a herbal supplement to your normal blood pressure strategy will provide the answer?
In truth, I'm not sure that taking only a herbal supplement is enough for most blood pressure sufferers - I don't think that the reduction in blood pressure readings will be sufficient.
But adding a natural blood pressure supplement to what you normally take can make a huge difference.
The link at the top right of this post - marked Alistrol - Lower Blood Pressure Naturally - takes you to the home page for Alistrol - a combined herbal blood pressure product that I've tried personally. It worked well for me and brought my systolic blood pressure readings down by about ten points. That was enough to get me into normal range and avoid the need for any increase or change in my normal medications.
You should consider giving it a try.
It certainly worked for me.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, diet-and-blood-pressure, side-effects-of-blood-pressure-medications, treat-high-blood-pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Natural Treatments | Herbal Remedies
Monday, March 15, 2010
Here's a new direction.
I've been asked so often about natural treatments for high blood pressure or about how to lower blood pressure with herbal remedies that I decided to create a new resource devoted to the topic.
If you follow the link below you'll find a new site that will hopefully grow into a unique reference point for those with an interest in natural remedies for high blood pressure treatment.
So many people nowadays want to find ways to reduce their need for blood pressure medications - or to avoid the side effects that these treatments bring.
Have you tried more natural or herbal options?
Did they work for you?
Head over to my new site and join the discussion today - share your knowledge and experience with others.
I've been asked so often about natural treatments for high blood pressure or about how to lower blood pressure with herbal remedies that I decided to create a new resource devoted to the topic.
If you follow the link below you'll find a new site that will hopefully grow into a unique reference point for those with an interest in natural remedies for high blood pressure treatment.
So many people nowadays want to find ways to reduce their need for blood pressure medications - or to avoid the side effects that these treatments bring.
Have you tried more natural or herbal options?
Did they work for you?
Head over to my new site and join the discussion today - share your knowledge and experience with others.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, diet-and-blood-pressure, home-blood-pressure-devices, natural, salt and blood pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Treat high blood pressure with medication
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Treat high blood pressure with medication
I'm sure you know by now - and you certainly will if you have browsed around this site - that there are lots of ways to treat high blood pressure.
Many people are able to achieve their blood pressure goals by simply changing their diet or by altering their lifestyle.
Salt reduction certainly helps - you'll be horrified at how easy it is for salt to sneak its way into your diet and play havoc with your blood pressure. If you feel up to it then here's a way to test it out: go all out for it and take a diet consisting only of fruit and low fat yogurt for up to a week. You can have as much fruit as you want and as much yogurt as you want - and take your normal fluid intake. In effect you'll be having a diet with almost no fat and almost no salt. I did it and the results were remarkable. My blood pressure levels came down by more than ten points systolic when I checked on my BP monitor.
Weight loss is also now proven as a method to treat high blood pressure. You can expect a ten kilogram weight loss to lower your blood pressure readings by ten on the scale.
But for many of us - medication is still needed to treat high blood pressure and with that comes all the side effects and problems that we are all too familiar with.
Check out the links on this site for lots more about medications for hypertension.
I'm sure you know by now - and you certainly will if you have browsed around this site - that there are lots of ways to treat high blood pressure.
Many people are able to achieve their blood pressure goals by simply changing their diet or by altering their lifestyle.
Salt reduction certainly helps - you'll be horrified at how easy it is for salt to sneak its way into your diet and play havoc with your blood pressure. If you feel up to it then here's a way to test it out: go all out for it and take a diet consisting only of fruit and low fat yogurt for up to a week. You can have as much fruit as you want and as much yogurt as you want - and take your normal fluid intake. In effect you'll be having a diet with almost no fat and almost no salt. I did it and the results were remarkable. My blood pressure levels came down by more than ten points systolic when I checked on my BP monitor.
Weight loss is also now proven as a method to treat high blood pressure. You can expect a ten kilogram weight loss to lower your blood pressure readings by ten on the scale.
But for many of us - medication is still needed to treat high blood pressure and with that comes all the side effects and problems that we are all too familiar with.
Check out the links on this site for lots more about medications for hypertension.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, diet-and-blood-pressure, treat-high-blood-pressure, treatment-of-blood-pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Blood Pressure Treatment Options
Friday, November 02, 2007
Blood Pressure Treatment Choices
Blood pressure treatment can seem confusing and the range of options available for anyone with high blood pressure grows day by day.
You or your doctor may choose to treat your blood pressure by medication, by lifestyle advice, by altering your diet or by doing all of these things and more.
This blood pressure site has grown a lot in scope and size since I first started producing it so, if you are visiting for the first time, here's a review of what's available.
You can explore the choice of blood pressure measuring machines now available and read about how to properly check blood pressure at home.
Discover how weight loss lowers blood pressure and find out if changing your diet will improve your heart health.
Read how to understand your blood pressure readings and find out about white coat high blood pressure.
If you look to the bottom of each page you will also find a summary of the most recently published articles.
I hope you enjoy the site and find it useful. Don't forget to sign up for regular blood pressure news updates in the box below
Blood pressure treatment can seem confusing and the range of options available for anyone with high blood pressure grows day by day.
You or your doctor may choose to treat your blood pressure by medication, by lifestyle advice, by altering your diet or by doing all of these things and more.
This blood pressure site has grown a lot in scope and size since I first started producing it so, if you are visiting for the first time, here's a review of what's available.
You can explore the choice of blood pressure measuring machines now available and read about how to properly check blood pressure at home.
Discover how weight loss lowers blood pressure and find out if changing your diet will improve your heart health.
Read how to understand your blood pressure readings and find out about white coat high blood pressure.
If you look to the bottom of each page you will also find a summary of the most recently published articles.
I hope you enjoy the site and find it useful. Don't forget to sign up for regular blood pressure news updates in the box below
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, blood-pressure-treatment, diet-and-blood-pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Nuts Lower Cholesterol
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Eating Nuts Can Lower Cholesterol Levels
Most of us know that a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy products will keep us healthy.
But now we should also take a much closer look at the health benefits of nuts.
Until recently, nuts were regarded as a high energy or high fat food and so their consumption was limited or even avoided.
But diet specialists have now shown that nuts are a wonderful wide ranging source of nutrients and protective non-nutrients. Just a small handful of nuts every day will protect your heart and has far reaching benefits on health.
Nuts contain high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids with a much smaller proportion of damaging saturated fatty acids.
Nuts also contain omega 3 fatty acids, which are important for cardiovascular health and the growth and function of the nervous tissue.
Nuts have other health promoting compounds including plant proteins, dietary fibre (both soluble and insoluble) vitamins like E and niacin, minerals like copper, magnesium, potassium and zinc, plant sterols, and phytochemicals.
There is a long list of health benefits associated with regular consumption of nuts.
There is convincing evidence to show that nuts can modify your cholesterol lipid profile favourably by increasing the good cholesterol, (HDL) and lowering the bad cholesterol (LDL). They also lower total cholesterol (especially in subjects with high cholesterol levels) and may reduce risk of coronary artery disease.
So - what are you waiting for? Go nuts and change your diet today.
Most of us know that a balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy products will keep us healthy.
But now we should also take a much closer look at the health benefits of nuts.
Until recently, nuts were regarded as a high energy or high fat food and so their consumption was limited or even avoided.
But diet specialists have now shown that nuts are a wonderful wide ranging source of nutrients and protective non-nutrients. Just a small handful of nuts every day will protect your heart and has far reaching benefits on health.
Nuts contain high levels of monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids with a much smaller proportion of damaging saturated fatty acids.
Nuts also contain omega 3 fatty acids, which are important for cardiovascular health and the growth and function of the nervous tissue.
Nuts have other health promoting compounds including plant proteins, dietary fibre (both soluble and insoluble) vitamins like E and niacin, minerals like copper, magnesium, potassium and zinc, plant sterols, and phytochemicals.
There is a long list of health benefits associated with regular consumption of nuts.
There is convincing evidence to show that nuts can modify your cholesterol lipid profile favourably by increasing the good cholesterol, (HDL) and lowering the bad cholesterol (LDL). They also lower total cholesterol (especially in subjects with high cholesterol levels) and may reduce risk of coronary artery disease.
So - what are you waiting for? Go nuts and change your diet today.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, diet-and-blood-pressure, heart-attack-risk, high blood pressure, omega-3-blood-pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Lose Weight - Lower Blood Pressure
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
Body Weight and High Blood Pressure
Are you overweight? Do you have high blood pressure?
Half of overweight people with high blood pressure could have the condition as a result their size.
Italian research has shown that about 50% of overweight adults with high blood pressure between the age of 29 and 65 saw their blood pressure drop after six months on a diet.
This is important because it means that in people with high blood pressure and weight problems - the blood pressure was often due to their extra body weight
The study involved 210 overweight women and men with high blood pressure who had never been treated for the condition.
They were all only moderately overweight and were given an individualised reduced-calorie diet.
About half of the patients were also treated with orlistat, a medicine used with a low-calorie diet to help weight loss.
After six months, 49% of the women and 53% of the men had lost the necessary amount of weight.
It was also found that the blood pressure went down by a significant amount.
The main message from this is that of you are overweight and have high blood pressure then simple weight loss might avoid the need for blood pressure medication.
Are you overweight? Do you have high blood pressure?
Half of overweight people with high blood pressure could have the condition as a result their size.
Italian research has shown that about 50% of overweight adults with high blood pressure between the age of 29 and 65 saw their blood pressure drop after six months on a diet.
This is important because it means that in people with high blood pressure and weight problems - the blood pressure was often due to their extra body weight
The study involved 210 overweight women and men with high blood pressure who had never been treated for the condition.
They were all only moderately overweight and were given an individualised reduced-calorie diet.
About half of the patients were also treated with orlistat, a medicine used with a low-calorie diet to help weight loss.
After six months, 49% of the women and 53% of the men had lost the necessary amount of weight.
It was also found that the blood pressure went down by a significant amount.
The main message from this is that of you are overweight and have high blood pressure then simple weight loss might avoid the need for blood pressure medication.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, blood-pressure-treatment, diet-and-blood-pressure, high blood pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Will Alcohol Raise Blood Pressure Levels
A high or moderate alcohol intake will raise blood pressure in some people, but the effect may depend largely on age and cholesterol levels says a new study from Japan.
It seems that alcohol affects blood pressure more in men in their fifties or older. The study showed that fifty year olds who drank even moderate amounts of alcohol generally had higher blood pressure than non-drinkers.
In younger men only heavy drinkers showed elevated blood pressure, and even then the effect depended on a man's levels of "good" HDL cholesterol.
In contrast, HDL levels had no bearing on the blood-pressure effects of alcohol in older men.
HDL is the good kind of cholesterol that is known to protect the heart and blood vessels.
The findings suggest that older men's blood pressure is more sensitive to the effects of drinking, but this should not meant that older men should universally abstain from alcohol.
Even though moderate or heavy drinking can boost blood pressure, small amounts of alcohol also have heart-protecting effects.
Labels: alcohol-and-blood-pressure, diet-and-blood-pressure, high blood pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Treat high blood pressure
Monday, September 24, 2007
Treat High Blood Pressure
By the nature of a large site like this I tend to find that the older articles get a bit lost over time.
So - if you're interested -here are a few of the highlights from previous months and years of writing about high blood pressure treatment.
Firstly, and this article about your blood pressure reading was one of the first I published on the subject, you might like to read about what those blood pressure numbers actually mean. Discover the difference between the upper and the lower numbers and learn why they're written the way they are.
Next, take a look at this piece about weight loss and blood pressure. Discover why weight loss can help with blood pressure treatment.
If you have very high blood pressure then you'll be interested in this article and lastly for now, check out this section about combined medication to treat high blood pressure
I'll write these review highlight sections from time to time so check back again or sign up for my regular newsletter.
Stay well.
By the nature of a large site like this I tend to find that the older articles get a bit lost over time.
So - if you're interested -here are a few of the highlights from previous months and years of writing about high blood pressure treatment.
Firstly, and this article about your blood pressure reading was one of the first I published on the subject, you might like to read about what those blood pressure numbers actually mean. Discover the difference between the upper and the lower numbers and learn why they're written the way they are.
Next, take a look at this piece about weight loss and blood pressure. Discover why weight loss can help with blood pressure treatment.
If you have very high blood pressure then you'll be interested in this article and lastly for now, check out this section about combined medication to treat high blood pressure
I'll write these review highlight sections from time to time so check back again or sign up for my regular newsletter.
Stay well.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, blood-pressure-treatment, diet-and-blood-pressure, high blood pressure, treatment
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Alcohol and Blood Pressure
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Alcohol and Blood Pressure
Is alcohol good or bad for your blood pressure?
People with high blood pressure need not be teetotal and may benefit from a regular tipple, a US study suggests. The research showed that men with high blood pressure reduced their risk of a heart attack by having a drink or two a day.
But experts warned too much alcohol can raise blood pressure and said the findings should not be used as a licence to drink. It's a no brainer really but you need to remember that alcohol can harm and should not be used as a medicine.
On or two glasses of beer or two small glasses of wine or a small glass of spirits reduced the risk of a heart attack, even if they had high blood pressure.
Light drinkers, who consumed less than one drink every two or three days, did not have a lower risk of heart attack than non-drinkers, however.
The study authors stressed that more than three drinks a day raises blood pressure and the risk of hypertension, adding, "so our findings are not a license for men with hypertension to overindulge".
However, lead author Joline Beulens, at the Harvard School of Public Health, added: "Because excess alcohol intake clearly increases blood pressure, many men with hypertension are counselled not to drink, but our results suggest that may not be necessary if men drink safely and responsibly."
Past research has shown that one way alcohol consumption decreases the risk of heart disease is by increasing the levels of "good" cholesterol and possibly thinning the blood.
Judy O'Sullivan of the British Heart Foundation said: "With alcohol consumption there is a fine line between benefit and risk.
"This study concluded that drinking alcohol in moderation is safe for men with high blood pressure. However, alcohol should not be used as a medicine and those who are teetotal do not need to start consuming alcohol to benefit their heart health.
"It should be remembered that drinking to excess carries serious health risks.
"If you want to improve your heart health our advice is to avoid smoking, eat a balanced diet low in salt and saturated fat and take regular physical activity," she advised.
Is alcohol good or bad for your blood pressure?
People with high blood pressure need not be teetotal and may benefit from a regular tipple, a US study suggests. The research showed that men with high blood pressure reduced their risk of a heart attack by having a drink or two a day.
But experts warned too much alcohol can raise blood pressure and said the findings should not be used as a licence to drink. It's a no brainer really but you need to remember that alcohol can harm and should not be used as a medicine.
On or two glasses of beer or two small glasses of wine or a small glass of spirits reduced the risk of a heart attack, even if they had high blood pressure.
Light drinkers, who consumed less than one drink every two or three days, did not have a lower risk of heart attack than non-drinkers, however.
The study authors stressed that more than three drinks a day raises blood pressure and the risk of hypertension, adding, "so our findings are not a license for men with hypertension to overindulge".
However, lead author Joline Beulens, at the Harvard School of Public Health, added: "Because excess alcohol intake clearly increases blood pressure, many men with hypertension are counselled not to drink, but our results suggest that may not be necessary if men drink safely and responsibly."
Past research has shown that one way alcohol consumption decreases the risk of heart disease is by increasing the levels of "good" cholesterol and possibly thinning the blood.
Judy O'Sullivan of the British Heart Foundation said: "With alcohol consumption there is a fine line between benefit and risk.
"This study concluded that drinking alcohol in moderation is safe for men with high blood pressure. However, alcohol should not be used as a medicine and those who are teetotal do not need to start consuming alcohol to benefit their heart health.
"It should be remembered that drinking to excess carries serious health risks.
"If you want to improve your heart health our advice is to avoid smoking, eat a balanced diet low in salt and saturated fat and take regular physical activity," she advised.
Labels: blood-pressure-medicines, blood-pressure-treatment, diet-and-blood-pressure, salt and blood pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
Omega Fatty Acids Lower Blood Pressure
Omega 3 Fatty Acids and Blood Pressure
Alter your diet and lower your blood pressure
A diet rich in nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids can help lower a person's blood pressure. Foods rich in Omega 3 include fish and nuts.
A new large study looked at diet and its relation to blood pressure in 4,680 men and women, ages 40 to 59, who lived in Japan, China, Britain and the United States.
They all provided in-depth details about their diets and alcohol consumption, gave urine samples and had their blood pressure measured twice at each of four study visits.
The people who ate diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids had slightly lower blood pressure, on average, than people who ate diets with less of the nutrient, the researchers reported in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation.
"With blood pressure, every millimeter counts. The effect of each nutrient is apparently small but independent, so together they can add up to a substantial impact on blood pressure," said Dr. Hirotsugu Ueshima of Shiga University of Medical Science in Otsu, Japan.
"If you can reduce blood pressure a few millimeters from eating less salt, losing a few pounds, avoiding heavy drinking, eating more vegetables, whole grains and fruits (for their fiber, minerals, vegetable protein and other nutrients) and getting more omega-3 fatty acids, then you've made a big difference," Ueshima said in a statement.
When it comes to omega-3 fatty acids, not all fish or nuts are equal. Fatty fish such as trout, salmon and mackerel are rich in this crucial group of nutrients.
Walnuts, flaxseed and canola oil are also good sources of omega-3 fatty acids and people who got their omega-3s from these sources had just as much benefit as those who get them by eating fish, the study found.
Omega-3 fatty acid intake has also been linked to better brain development and a lower overall risk of cancer and heart disease.
Alter your diet and lower your blood pressure
A diet rich in nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids can help lower a person's blood pressure. Foods rich in Omega 3 include fish and nuts.
A new large study looked at diet and its relation to blood pressure in 4,680 men and women, ages 40 to 59, who lived in Japan, China, Britain and the United States.
They all provided in-depth details about their diets and alcohol consumption, gave urine samples and had their blood pressure measured twice at each of four study visits.
The people who ate diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids had slightly lower blood pressure, on average, than people who ate diets with less of the nutrient, the researchers reported in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation.
"With blood pressure, every millimeter counts. The effect of each nutrient is apparently small but independent, so together they can add up to a substantial impact on blood pressure," said Dr. Hirotsugu Ueshima of Shiga University of Medical Science in Otsu, Japan.
"If you can reduce blood pressure a few millimeters from eating less salt, losing a few pounds, avoiding heavy drinking, eating more vegetables, whole grains and fruits (for their fiber, minerals, vegetable protein and other nutrients) and getting more omega-3 fatty acids, then you've made a big difference," Ueshima said in a statement.
When it comes to omega-3 fatty acids, not all fish or nuts are equal. Fatty fish such as trout, salmon and mackerel are rich in this crucial group of nutrients.
Walnuts, flaxseed and canola oil are also good sources of omega-3 fatty acids and people who got their omega-3s from these sources had just as much benefit as those who get them by eating fish, the study found.
Omega-3 fatty acid intake has also been linked to better brain development and a lower overall risk of cancer and heart disease.
Labels: blood-pressure-treatment, diet-and-blood-pressure, high blood pressure, omega-3-blood-pressure, salt and blood pressure
We've added a new How To Lower Blood Pressure section to the site - check it out today ...and there's also a new page devoted to Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
You can also find more information about more natural blood pressure remedies on Doctor Cameron's new site. Just click on the link for details and join in the discussion or share your experiences.
