High Blood Pressure

[cers]

Are there any "alternative" medicines available in Thailand for high blood pressure ?

[CMDR]

I gusee you need suggestion on something not medication.

You can try Garlic, pepper, pepper corn.

There are lots of them in capsules so it is easy to take.

However, if it is very high, you do need medications to control your blood preaasure.

Comination Therapy ,ie,Hydrochlorothiazide(if you do not have gout) with ACEI or ARB is better than single medication.

Avoid salt, MSG and sallty food.

Eat more vegetable and whole grain.

Reduce high saturated food product.

Keep regular aerobic exercise, brisk walk,swimmimg (best) at least 30 mins 3-4 times a week.

Stop smoking if you do.

[mommysboy]

I gusee you need suggestion on something not medication.

You can try Garlic, pepper, pepper corn.

There are lots of them in capsules so it is easy to take.

However, if it is very high, you do need medications to control your blood preaasure.

Comination Therapy ,ie,Hydrochlorothiazide(if you do not have gout) with ACEI or ARB is better than single medication.

Avoid salt, MSG and sallty food.

Eat more vegetable and whole grain.

Reduce high saturated food product.

Keep regular aerobic exercise, brisk walk,swimmimg (best) at least 30 mins 3-4 times a week.

Stop smoking if you do.

Great advice. Add to this alcohol out too. I don't think smoking has any direct effect on blood pressure, though clearly it's health damaging in the long run.

[dumball]

Great advice by CMDR above , I had suffered 2 heart attacks , the second I admitted to BNH under Dr.Wiwat,his advice to me was similar to the above , he told me I would likely be able to quit ALL medication if I took his similar advise in a serious manner . Inside 6 months I came off medication and have been free of all of the side effects that came with it , here I am 4 years later with a BP of 108/70 and a resting pulse of 58 . The only thing I use now is Chinese yunnan baiyou which opens blood vessels and does work on platelets , I also take vitamin 'B 'çomplex with, cholin,foliate,vit 'E ' added , I found this in a Boots chemist made by Vega pharmacy,Australia . Do not eat street vendor food and check for the cleanliness of a restaraunts toilet before dining there also,people hve derided me in the past for this comment,but,look at my results,must be some truth in the matter,I also do not drink bottled water but buy mine from the water purifier machines, at least I did , but now I have my own ceramic water filter, just to be sure . Colin

[soloman]

..................The only thing I use now is Chinese yunnan baiyou which opens blood vessels and does work on platelets .......................................

How does Chinese yunnan baiyou affect your platelets?? I was using Kyolic Garlic (aged garlic extract) and fish oil capsules and found that my platelet count was too low (100 when normal range is 150 - 450). Hard to blame these directly, but my specialist said that Eskimos have good blood pressure due to all of the fish that they eat, but if they spear themselves in the foot they would bleed to death, as excessive consumption of fish causes low patelet count!!

[shubh]

Most common prescription drugs are readily available, including those commonly used to treat high blood pressure, cholesterol and other chronic conditions. While a pharmacist can dispense just about any medicine, certain drugs that are considered dangerous, such as morphine and its derivatives, require strict record-keeping on the part of the pharmacist.

[drcracknell]

Are there any "alternative" medicines available in Thailand for high blood pressure ?

1/4 glass of celery juice daily will drop blood pressure

blackmores 'bio magnesium 2 grams daily - divided dose

cayenne - capsules or tincture

co Enzyme Q10

vita C 2 - 6 grams daily -- divided dose

l-lysine 1 gram daily

eat more raw food

juice dark leafy greens

get rid of stress

yours in health

Richard

[churchill]

"Get rid of stress" - Easier said than done

[katana]

Eat more beetroot. Time to dig out those borscht soup recipes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7228420.stm

[dumball]

..................The only thing I use now is Chinese yunnan baiyou which opens blood vessels and does work on platelets .......................................

How does Chinese yunnan baiyou affect your platelets?? I was using Kyolic Garlic (aged garlic extract) and fish oil capsules and found that my platelet count was too low (100 when normal range is 150 - 450). Hard to blame these directly, but my specialist said that Eskimos have good blood pressure due to all of the fish that they eat, but if they spear themselves in the foot they would bleed to death, as excessive consumption of fish causes low patelet count!!

I have no idea how yunnan affects the platelets , you would need to ask a Chinese herbal specialist about that , I first was prescribed it to cure a broken bone in my hand and to reduca the huge swelling , amazed how quick the swelling went down and the fracture healed , I went off fish oil supplements years ago , the real thing is far more benificial without excess .

[khundon]

Apple Cider Vinegar helps.

Google it for dose etc.

[mahtin]

..................The only thing I use now is Chinese yunnan baiyou which opens blood vessels and does work on platelets .......................................

How does Chinese yunnan baiyou affect your platelets?? I was using Kyolic Garlic (aged garlic extract) and fish oil capsules and found that my platelet count was too low (100 when normal range is 150 - 450). Hard to blame these directly, but my specialist said that Eskimos have good blood pressure due to all of the fish that they eat, but if they spear themselves in the foot they would bleed to death, as excessive consumption of fish causes low patelet count!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yunnan_Baiyao

[mahtin]

Are there any "alternative" medicines available in Thailand for high blood pressure ?

l-lysine 1 gram daily

Where in LOS can you get it? The powder, that is.

Edited September 28, 2009 by mahtin