Thought I would pick the CD Brains......

My OH has  just been diagnosed with high blood pressure and advised by the Doc to manage this with excercise and diet...
   All my nagging about him being a stereotypical detective sat in cars eating doughnuts hasn't worked (;)) so hopefully this will.

Anyone have any tips on diet and also supplements (CLO and lecithin are 2 we've had recommended) Now ask me about dog supplementation and I talk till the cows come home...but human high blood pressure, and what to take.... I've no idea!

Thanks all any info gratefully received!

>rollseyes<

Didnt check the title before posting!!
Thats Blood not blodd!!

> Anyone have any tips on diet

Yep, it's the boring old high fibre, low fat, low sodium, 5 a day he needs :-) Just a balanced healthy diet. I don't think any supplements will have any bearing on blood pressure to be honest.  Just diet and regular exercise.

Have you got a juicer?  A stick of celery and a carrot juiced each day will help to reduce systolic and diastolic.  Adding an apple can make it more palatable for men. :)

> Adding an apple can make it more palatable for men

I was thinking more of adding Bromide! (;) He seems to be attempting to turn the nescessity for more 'excercise' to his advantage >rolls eyes<)

Thank-you Westcoast & Isabel all taken on board. We do have a juicer will certainly try this :)

Exercise is good for you both!! ;)

My husband had a 'man MOT' on 31st December and had a BP of 210/92 and was rather over weight, breathless and tired.
His GP offered statins and low dose asprin as the solution but we started a regime of exercise, salad plus fish or white meat and fresh juice.

We too bought a juicer and every evening he has tomato or apple/orange or red pepper/celery.

Exactly 2 months later he has lost 20kg and his BP is 134/82. Normal for his age is 150/85 so we are delighted.

No meds just life changes.

Why is his BP high ?
Does he have a hereditory factor ?
What is his BMI ?
Has he had his cholesterol tested ?
How old is he ?
Does he have any family history of DVT/PE , MI , strokes ?       You don't have to answer these , it is questions you or his GP should be asking .

GP's are not my favourite people - i would hope your OH has had a good MOT and not just been sent home with a diet sheet . Also , how often is he going to have it checked now ?

> GP's are not my favourite people - i would hope your OH has had a good MOT and not just been sent home with a diet sheet . Also , how often is he going to have it checked now ?

Oh sorry I should have expanded the details: my husband is a senior Consultant physician at a general hospital but like everyone else he has to go to his family doctor in the first instance. All pertinent tests were done and his family history is well established.

I was just replying in terms of simple ways to self help.

Sorry Toolz - it was directed at HuskyGal !!

Blooming dectectives.....had my share of life with them.....
Mine is now retired, but still has the high BP.
Try using lo salt,instead of 'real' salt, lots of exercise and avoidance of ready made type things to eat, just good wholesome stuff.
Should he have to go on meds, make certain he takes them properly!

Karen :)

Alcohol.  Did I mention alcohol?
Well, a little can be good but woe betide going over your recommended units.

I have very low blood pressure. Am now wondering if I should be having high fat, high sodium and low fibre to bring mine up a bit!

Nooooooo :-D

I have high blood pressure, I have had it since I was 18 years old.  I didn't start being treated for it until I was pregnant with my daughter at the age of 27, so I was in and out of hospital throughout my pregnancy, in the end they induced me by 4 weeks as I kept getting nose-bleeds that wouldn't stop.  The only upside to this if you can call it that, was that I was in labour 45 minutes, the most painful experience I have ever had, I thought my stomach was going to burst open, but was told everything was so quick because my body was trying to expel what it thought was causing high blood pressure.  Directly after I had my daughter my blood pressure reading was 260 / 130, so I was wired up and put on a drip with all sorts of drugs being added to it until it came back down to a normal reading.

I had all sorts (not bassets) of tests done, Kidney scans, a whole weekend of collecting urine (nice), ECG's you name it I had it, and they still couldn't find any underlying cause for it.  My brother who is 18 months older than me, also was diagnosed with high blood pressure a couple of years later, but they found a scar on his kidney which they attributed to him having high blood pressure, my mum also has high blood pressure so I think it is a family thing.

Though if I have to see a different nurse or doctor than my norm, my blood pressure is always higher, but when I am in the surgery waiting room, I can feel the anxiety coming on, I get hot and sweaty, and seems like I can hear my heart beating, but still comes out as an ok reading.  I currently take Atenolol which is a beater blocker and and another tablet with is Lisprinol which also works in a different way to the Atenolol.

The usual thing that is advised is a downtake in salt consumption, lose weight if need be, increase exercise, and eat healthy, no alcohol (sp) and no smoking.

Jane

Jane

As well as looking at diet and exercise, you need to consider stress!  :-D  Techniques for relaxation, taking time out, burining off the stressful adrenalin via exercise etc etc

Sexercise I note the tabloids were extolling that recently lucky you!

Thanks soo much everyone! all taken on board and grateful for all the tips and anecdotes. Realy appreciate you sharing :)

   Definately think the Stress factor has figured high. Over Christmas he was working 72 hour days!! (so much for season of goodwill) and works in a particularly nasty area of crime (types of crime rather than location!) and I think the things he's seen come home with him :(
    I think a surprise trip to the Fjords of home might be a good idea (and selfishly I could do with some good Norwegian sea air too)

> lucky you!

*Reaches for the Nurofen!!* ;)

HG its a tough life doing this job and i don't doubt what he may of seen and come across can be very distressing. You do end up bringing it home with you, no matter how hard you try not to..

When is his next stint of annual leave coming up? He needs a darn good break. Would he be interested in a short break or a day trip to the spa with you(joint massages) if he can't get a long period of time off?

I know many of my colleagues have been going off work with stress recently. Not sure what is going on but its like working a hot summers night every night at the moment and the pressure is on constantly.

I finished at midnight tonight and i'm still well wide awake now as i post this..