From: "Rich Gauszka" 

If your stomach can tolerate it, an aspirin at night helps in lowering blood pressure

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/111/110194.htm

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While I was working I found that long walks would help me with the stress

I try to make veggies a part of my diet and as for garlic I take some daily
garlic capsules. I also drink at least a pot of green tea a day. It
supposedly helps with blood pressure ( studies on cholesterol are mixed )
plus I just love tea.


"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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>I don't like medication but after ending up in the ER with 233/158,
> reluctantly agreed to lisinopril, but not the "water pill" the doctor
> also wanted to prescribe.  I am no longer young and also not thin, but
> being that the bp problems started when work stress ratcheted up I feel
> sure it is the work stress.  I dearly wish I had a magic wand I could
> wave that would enable me to retire but I can't afford to yet.
> Thankfully I have managed to lose about 10 lbs but that is still a long
> way from thin.
>
> I eat one banana per day and a ton of veggies.  Because I need to get my
> triglycerides down I'm not allowed more than 3 fruits per day so I don't
> want to use two of them on bananas.  (Actually I think cantaloupe might
> have more potassium than bananas, not sure though.)  If a meal includes
> something processed I will use a salt substitute on the part I make
> myself to even it out, but I'm not supposed to use salt substitute
> exclusively on this medication.
>
> Does the aspirin do something for blood pressure?  I'm really not clear
> on that.  I do eat raw garlic almost every day.
>
>
>
> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 16:03:11 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>  wrote in message
:
>
>>I was on some medication to start but I found that the RESPeRATE did as
>>good
>>a job as the medication in keeping the BP down so I threw away the Caduet
>>as
>>I'd like to stay away from drugs if possible. My bp problems are more
>>age/weight related. I make a decent attempt to eliminate salt but I do
>>lapse
>>occasionally ( I have an addiction to potato chips ) so I'm not entirely a
>>good role model in a salt free diet. As a daily bp lowering diet I also do
>>an aspirin and  2 bananas
>>
>>As to stress the biggest reduction that I've noticed has been due to my
>>being  fortunate enough to have retired so I doubt I can help there.
>>About
>>3 months after I retired I really finally noticed the lask of stress that
>>was job related
>>
>>As you, I do feel better after longer sessions with the RESPeRATE. I start
>>out with the 15 minute default , increase it to 30 ( another 3 - 5 minute
>>sessions ) and might increase it further depending on how well I'm doing
>>and
>>how much time I have.  On some rare occasionions (in an hour session)
>>I've
>>hovered around the 2.5 bpm rate at the end and really felt great/relaxed
>>after completion.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>"Ellen K."  wrote in message
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>>> Do you do a 30-minute session, or two shorter ones?   I did already
>>> lengthen the default session from 15 minutes to 20, and honestly I think
>>> that for me those last five minutes might be the most beneficial, I
>>> really get into a good place.
>>>
>>> Regarding the sensor, I figured out that placing it is easier if I first
>>> put my hand on my upper abdomen to see where the greatest breathing
>>> movement occurs, then put the sensor there.
>>>
>>> I am starting around 8 and ending up around 5, this is after I guess
>>> about 3 weeks of use.
>>>
>>> Is your bp stress-related?  If so, do you have any helpful hints for not
>>> getting aggravated?
>>>
>>> Are you on a low-salt diet?  Any good tricks to share on that?
>>>
>>> Are you also on medication?  If so what and how is it working for you?
>>>
>>> On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 09:46:58 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"

>>> wrote in message :
>>>
>>>>I've been using a RESPeRATE for a little over a year now (
at least 30
>>>>minutes a day ) and , as you do, find it beneficial and
quite relaxing
>>>>after
>>>>a session. I still have little trouble at times getting the breath
>>>>sensor
>>>>placed right though.   After using it regularly, now  I
usually start at
>>>>about 5 breaths a minute and finish somewhere in the low to
mid 3 range.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Ellen K." 
wrote in message
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>>>>> Unless the person has high triglycerides.  People with high
>>>>> triglycerides are advised to stay away from alcohol.
>>>>>
>>>>> My take on why the wine works is that it relaxes a
person, so it would
>>>>> help people whose high blood pressure is stress-related.
>>>>>
>>>>> I recently developed high blood pressure which is definitely
>>>>> stress-related, but my triglycerides are too high, so
the wine cure is
>>>>> out, at least for now.
>>>>>
>>>>> I did however buy a "RESPeRATE" and am
finding it very beneficial...
>>>>> it
>>>>> is clinically proven to reduce blood pressure if used
regularly for I
>>>>> think 6 to 8 weeks.  It uses music to guide your
respiration rate to
>>>>> under 10 per minute; spending at least 40 minutes per
week in the
>>>>> therapeutic breathing zone for 6 to 8 weeks reduces
blood pressure by
>>>>> relaxing the small muscles surrounding the blood
vessels.  Then you
>>>>> maintain it by continuing to use it three times a
week.  I feel very
>>>>> good at the end of a session, it is a better
relaxation than a glass
>>>>> of
>>>>> wine actually.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 3 Jan 2007 11:58:08 -0500, "Rich Gauszka"
>>>>>  wrote in message
>>>>> :
>>>>>
>>>>>>'When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart
problems, they found
>>>>>>though that the chances of suffering a heart attack
were lower among
>>>>>>men
>>>>>>who
>>>>>>consumed one or two drinks a day.'
>>>>>>
>>>>>>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_
article_id=425881&in_page_id=1774
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Men with high blood pressure can cut their risk of
heart attacks by
>>>>>>indulging in a daily tipple, say scientists.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In the UK, around 16 million people - more than one
in four - have
>>>>>>high
>>>>>>blood pressure, or hypertension.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Traditionally doctors advise sufferers to increase
their activity
>>>>>>levels,
>>>>>>cut salt consumption and eat fewer high fat foods
to reduce the
>>>>>>likelihood
>>>>>>of suffering a heart attack, stroke or kidney damage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Now a new study has suggested they should also
recommend patients have
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>daily drink.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Researchers found men with high blood pressure had
a lower risk of
>>>>>>heart
>>>>>>attack if they had one or two alcoholic drinks,
such as a couple of
>>>>>>glasses
>>>>>>of wine, each day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The discovery adds to evidence of how alcohol in
moderation can be
>>>>>>good
>>>>>>for
>>>>>>the health.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Other studies have shown a daily drink can help
boost levels of
>>>>>>protective
>>>>>>cholesterol in the blood, cut the risk of heart
attacks and may even
>>>>>>lead
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>a longer life.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The research however is the first to look at
whether similar benefits
>>>>>>are
>>>>>>seen in people with high blood pressure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The study was led by Joline Beulens of Wageningen
University in the
>>>>>>Netherlands who at the time was a visiting scholar
at Harvard School
>>>>>>of
>>>>>>Public Health.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Miss Beulens used data on 11,711 men with high
blood pressure who were
>>>>>>part
>>>>>>of a major study involving those working in the
health profession.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Every four years participants filled out a
questionnaire including
>>>>>>details
>>>>>>of how often they drank beer, red wine, white wine
and spirits.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The research team also looked at how many suffered
heart attacks,
>>>>>>heart
>>>>>>disease and strokes between 1986 and 2002.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>During this time a total of 653 heart attacks
occurred of which 279
>>>>>>were
>>>>>>fatal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart
problems, they found
>>>>>>though
>>>>>>that the chances of suffering a heart attack were
lower among men who
>>>>>>consumed one or two drinks a day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>A drink was defined as being a glass of wine or a
single shot of
>>>>>>spirits.
>>>>>>Miss Beulens said: "This was the first study
to our knowledge that
>>>>>>examined
>>>>>>the risk of heart attacks among men with high blood
pressure who drank
>>>>>>moderately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Men diagnosed with hypertension probably get
a lot of advice on how
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>change their lifestyle, physical activity and diet.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"This study indicates that if they drink
alcohol in moderation they
>>>>>>may
>>>>>>not
>>>>>>need to change their drinking habits."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>However she urged men not to have three drinks a day, as this
>>>>>>increases
>>>>>>their blood pressure and risk of an attack.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"Our findings are not a license for men with
hypertension to
>>>>>>overindulge,"
>>>>>>she said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Because the study only looked at men the authors
said it is impossible
>>>>>>to
>>>>>>say whether or not the findings also apply to women.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Fellow researcher Kenneth Mukaml, an associate
professor at Harvard
>>>>>>Medical
>>>>>>School, said people with high blood pressure should
discuss their
>>>>>>alcohol
>>>>>>intake with their doctor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>"However our results suggest that men with
high blood pressure seem to
>>>>>>have
>>>>>>the same lower risk associated with moderate
drinking that other men
>>>>>>do,"
>>>>>>he
>>>>>>said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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