High Blood Pressure

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The question of using herbs to treat high blood pressure is one that comes up again and again both in medical consultations and in discussions about the best way to keep high blood pressure under control.
I’m not sure that there is any clear answer about whether any one treatment is better than another but I [...]

I just want to know what it mean to have blood pressure of 92/56 and pulse of 56, with chest and back pains and nausua?

I recently was experiencing big drops in my blood pressure. My baseline blood pressure is low about 90/60 — I was taking about 500mg of magnesium as part of a calcium/magnesium supplement. I was also taking an additional 150 - 250 mg of magnesium. I noticed on days when the magnesium dose was higher, my [...]

I know that eating more fruit and vegetables is good for you but does anyone actually have a list of fruits and vegetables that lower blood pressure.
I’m thinking of things like tomatoes and beetroot - I’ve read that both of them are good at lowering blood pressure levels but I’m sure their must be more [...]

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Can anyone help me out to understand this better?
I know that countries like Spain and Greece seem to have less health problems and I’ve read that it’s due to the mediterranean diet. I also heard from my doctor that the good bits are the red wine and the olive oil. And also not too much [...]

I love to eat salty peanuts but is it going to cause problems with my blood pressure?
Surely peanuts are good for me - high natural fats and the salt level doesn’t seem all that high really.
If I look after my blood pressure in other ways is it OK to keep eating peanuts? I heard that [...]

Can blood pressure tablets cause bad dreams?
Ever since my doctor started me on atenolol I’ve been having the most vivid dreams you can ever imagine. Not always bad I have to say - but the intensity of them is sometimes overwhelming.
Is it the tablets. Does atenolol cause bad dreams - or could it be the [...]

Chocolate and blood pressure …… mmmm
How much chocolate should I eat if I want it to lower my blood pressure? And is it a special kind of chocolate that I need or is it just the normal sort I can buy anywhere.
I need to be careful because I have borderline diabetes but if I balance [...]

Beetroot and blood pressure
Can eating too much beetroot be bad for your blood pressure levels? Is there a beetroot - blood pressure connection?
My great aunt eats beetroot every single day of her life and has recently been found to have high blood pressure. I am certain that the two are connected but dont know if [...]