Understanding blood pressure.

[jvs]

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

[Will B Good]

13 minutes ago, jvs said:

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

 

 

Well the "pink" in the salt is rusty iron....and the other supposedly healthy minerals are traces too small to impact human health......so I would say get yourself a new BP kit.

 

 

 

[jvs]

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Well the "pink" in the salt is rusty iron....and the other supposedly healthy minerals are traces too small to impact human health......so I would say get yourself a new BP kit.

 

 

 

I did test mine against others,same result

 

[Will B Good]

1 minute ago, jvs said:

I did test mine against others,same result

 

 

 

Yes, I guessed you might....just joshing.

 

Bit of a mystery ...you don't have any other symptoms do you?................. like dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, or fatigue which may signal orthostatic hypotension or other underlying issues.....there are conditions that will lead to a drop in your BP.

[jvs]

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

Yes, I guessed you might....just joshing.

 

Bit of a mystery ...you don't have any other symptoms do you?................. like dizziness, fainting, blurred vision, or fatigue which may signal orthostatic hypotension or other underlying issues.....there are conditions that will lead to a drop in your BP.

No, feeling just fine.

 

[Cameroni]

For blood pressure reducing your salt intake is documented to make a big difference.

 

You can also do exercises, plank, wall sits but anything is good.

 

Obviously you don't  need to lose weight.

[Hummin]

32 minutes ago, jvs said:

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

 

60 kg and 5 eggs with yokes?

 

try to separate 4 of the yokes from your egg whites I eat 3 eggs a day, but I do separate the whites more often now than before the older I get. 

 

And try to calculate your food so you eat 20% fat, 50% carbs and 30% protein. Even you are skinny you can still have fat in your intestines and your blood. Just a few simple blood tests and a general health check should help you to understand more 

[Hawaiian]

45 minutes ago, jvs said:

About 5 years ago my blood pressure started to go up,not a lot bit in a steady line.

When it was around 130 i started to take 5mg Anapril .

That worked for awhile but pressure came back and i increased to 2 xAnapril 5mg.

I am now 67 years old,170 cm and 59 kilo.

About four months ago i started to do IMF and i lost about 2 kilos of what i assume was mostly bodyfat.

So i was around 61 kilos when i started that.

I quit eating anything with sugar as much as i could and ate just (still do that now) twice a day.

I eat 5 fried eggs for breakfast with some melted cheese on top,very tasty and meat for lunch most days.

When i started all this i also started to take 1 capsule of 5 different spices each day, tumeric, black pepper,ginger,garlic and Ceylon Cinnamon.

Tonight i will also start taking 1 capsule of Magnesium Citrate.

I am using Cannabis in eatable form most days to help me sleep.

The thing is my bloodpressure stayed the same! Still a little high but after resting for about 5 minutes it mostly went down enough.

Now the kicker,i started to take a pinch of Pink salt twice a day in a glass of water the last 3 weeks and my blood pressure is dropping.

I am only taking 1 Anapril 5mg now (for the past 2 weeks) and i just checked my bloodpressure now and it is 113 over 72.  65 bpm.

Over the last few weeks it has been coming down gradually.

Any thoughts?

Ever tried poached or soft-boiled eggs?  

[jvs]

11 minutes ago, Hummin said:

 

60 kg and 5 eggs with yokes?

 

try to separate 4 of the yokes from your egg whites I eat 3 eggs a day, but I do separate the whites more often now than before the older I get. 

 

And try to calculate your food so you eat 20% fat, 50% carbs and 30% protein. Even you are skinny you can still have fat in your intestines and your blood. Just a few simple blood tests and a general health check should help you to understand more 

I have researched this and the cholesterol myth is just that.

I think i will get another general check up to see what is going on but the old health myths are getting debunked 

more and more.

[jvs]

5 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Ever tried poached or soft-boiled eggs?  

I like them fried in real butter.

[Hummin]

4 minutes ago, jvs said:

I have researched this and the cholesterol myth is just that.

I think i will get another general check up to see what is going on but the old health myths are getting debunked 

more and more.

Still you have to eat what you need in comparison to your activity and body mass and need of calories. 

 

5 eggs is 1/4 of your total need of calories pr day

 

Total calorie intake for you should be around 1600 calories or simple said 8 small beers a day

[Hawaiian]

5 minutes ago, jvs said:

I like them fried in real butter.

Try ghee. Supposedly more healthy.

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Still you have to eat what you need in comparison to your activity and body mass and need of calories. 

 

5 eggs is 1/4 of your total need of calories pr day

 

Total calorie intake for you should be around 1600 calories or simple said 8 small beers a day

And even more because you fry them in butter as I can see now 

[Hawaiian]

7 minutes ago, jvs said:

I have researched this and the cholesterol myth is just that.

I think i will get another general check up to see what is going on but the old health myths are getting debunked 

more and more.

Latest info says eggs do not raise your LDL.  

[Hummin]

3 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Latest info says eggs do not raise your LDL.  

There is something that is called skinny fat, and do a search together with high blood pressure.

 

Even you are skinny, it doesn't mean you can eat as much fat you want, especially if you do not exercise at all or very little 

[ronnie50]

While your BP is good - as is your resting heart rate - you might need to check yourself for anemia. You might not have any symptoms yet, but it can be a cause of weight loss. And the sudden change in BP could be a sign of something else. Don't let it fall below 90/60 (Hypotension). Best to see a doctor and consider a Calcium CT Scan (measures the amount of plaque in your arteries attached to your heart). Do you consider yourself underweight? If a male small-boned/frame maybe not, but with a medium frame, then maybe yes?

[ronnie50]

15 minutes ago, Hummin said:

There is something that is called skinny fat, and do a search together with high blood pressure.

 

Even you are skinny, it doesn't mean you can eat as much fat you want, especially if you do not exercise at all or very little 

Also, try to work out a bit with weights - nothing too much - but resistance training builds a bit more muscle which is heavier than fat (even 30 mins of pushups, squats while holding dumb bells, lat pushups, and a few curls). Make it a daily routine if you can (and a 40 minute walk).

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, ronnie50 said:

Also, try to work out a bit with weights - nothing too much - but resistance training builds a bit more muscle which is heavier than fat (even 30 mins of pushups, squats while holding dumb bells, lat pushups, and a few curls). Make it a daily routine if you can (and a 40 minute walk).

Even 15 min resistance workout every 2. Day is an improvement for most

[Thailand]

33 minutes ago, jvs said:

I have researched this and the cholesterol myth is just that.

I think i will get another general check up to see what is going on but the old health myths are getting debunked 

more and more.

So did I until a major heart attack and emergency surgery 8 weeks ago. Does make you think an awful lot more about lifestyle.

My BP is much lower now though, as is my bank account.

[jvs]

31 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Latest info says eggs do not raise your LDL.  

There is a lot of new info about all of this ,it is mostly debunking things we have believed for the last 50 years.

Of course big Pharma is not happy with this at all.

It seems any kind of Statin drugs are killing your brain and causing Alzheimers.

 

[jvs]

5 minutes ago, Thailand said:

So did I until a major heart attack and emergency surgery 8 weeks ago. Does make you think an awful lot more about lifestyle.

My BP is much lower now though, as is my bank account.

Cholesterol is what happens when you have inflamed or infectious arteries,it forms a protective layer but it has a major draw back.

Usually too much sugar intake causes Insulin resistance and that causes all the trouble.

[Thailand]

2 minutes ago, jvs said:

Cholesterol is what happens when you have inflamed or infectious arteries,it forms a protective layer but it has a major draw back.

Usually too much sugar intake causes Insulin resistance and that causes all the trouble.

OK

[ronnie50]

1 minute ago, jvs said:

It seems any kind of Statin drugs are killing your brain and causing Alzheimers.

If you can keep your LDL to a good level through a healthy diet then that's great. Less need for statins. Other drugs, like Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), Nexium etc., used for years by millions, continue to be prescribed, even though long-term they could weaken your body's ability to absorb essential vitamins like B12 (making you anemic) because both food containing B12 and Iron (and also supplements) need the stomach acid to extract the vitamins and iron. A lot of evidence by major researchers have shown this time and again. Yet most doctors seem unaware.

[ronnie50]

5 minutes ago, jvs said:

Usually too much sugar intake causes Insulin resistance and that causes all the trouble.

For years, we (in the West) were told fatty deposits in food and 'trans fatty' margerines were to blame. It was a misdirect by the sugar lobby. Sugar - as you say - is probably the worst thing for us, yet it is in almost every food we eat.

[Hawaiian]

6 minutes ago, jvs said:

There is a lot of new info about all of this ,it is mostly debunking things we have believed for the last 50 years.

Of course big Pharma is not happy with this at all.

It seems any kind of Statin drugs are killing your brain and causing Alzheimers.

 

I cannot take statins because they cause severe tendonitis.  I learned about the connection of statins and Alzheimers from my Thai girlfriend's brother who is a well respected doctor and researcher in Bangkok.

[ronnie50]

15 minutes ago, Thailand said:

So did I until a major heart attack and emergency surgery 8 weeks ago.

Health is private, but if you feel like sharing.. did you have a Calcium CT scan before the heart attack? Which artery caused it? (LAD - the 'widow maker'?)

[Hawaiian]

3 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

I cannot take statins because they cause severe tendonitis.  I learned about the connection of statins and Alzheimers from my Thai girlfriend's brother who is a well respected doctor and researcher in Bangkok.

Since I've cut back on instant ramen my LDL has gone down.  Coincidence?  Maybe, maybe not.

[jvs]

51 minutes ago, Hummin said:

There is something that is called skinny fat, and do a search together with high blood pressure.

 

Even you are skinny, it doesn't mean you can eat as much fat you want, especially if you do not exercise at all or very little 

Skinny fat is a term used mostly for young women who never do any exercise but remain very thin.

They have very little muscle mass.

I have always been active and used to run a lot when i was younger.

Still doing weights a few times per week now.

 

[Lacessit]

IMO high blood pressure is frequently misdiagnosed by doctors, who fail to take account of white coat syndrome. Their automatic reaction is to prescribe anti-hypertensive drugs. IIRC I was prescribed 80 mg of CoDiovan.

 

It makes sense my heart has less work to do if it is pumping blood around a body which weighs 76 kg, rather than 92 kg.

 

The heart is a muscle. Regular exercise strengthens that muscle, and also lowers the resting pulse rate. I.e. the heart has less work to do.

 

Measurement in a break from this post : BP 125/62, pulse 61 bpm.

 

5 years ago, I was taking 4-5 meds regularly. Only one now.

 

I have developed the philosophy a sound diet and regular exercise is preferable and healthier than treating  with daily meds, every one of which places an unseen burden on the kidneys and liver

 

 

[jvs]

1 hour ago, Cameroni said:

For blood pressure reducing your salt intake is documented to make a big difference.

 

You can also do exercises, plank, wall sits but anything is good.

 

Obviously you don't  need to lose weight.

Well the salt intake thing is being challenged now by a lot of new research,yes  too much salt is not good but many years ago a lot of people ate a lot of salt because the food was preserved in it but hart disease was rare.

Salt usually comes in combination with a  lot of sugar and refined (and in the US so called enriched flour) flour.