High blood pressure symptoms - High blood pressure treatment
My question is whether pain from the neck can cause my blood pressure to go up?
I injured my neck in a car accident - kind of like a whiplash neck injury I suppose - and since that time my blood pressure readings have been higher on the Omron monitor I use at home. I’m also [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I just read an article about how taking the blood pressure reading round the ankle is a good way to predict my risk of stroke or heart attack.
Can I do this ankle blood pressure test with my own home blood pressure monitor?
What readings should I look out for?
I have a history in my family of [...]
I get so angry sometimes that my wife says I will have a stroke or a heart attack if I dont calm down.
Is this true?
Can being angry all the time trigger off a heart attack.
I checked my blood pressure on a home monitor one day when I felt stressed and angry and it was really [...]
Welcome to The Pressure Point.
My name is Doctor Gordon Cameron and I'm a doctor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. I specialize in blood pressure treatment for two reasons:
Firstly - I see many thousands of people with the condition each year and I understand the problems that high blood pressure and its treatment can cause.
Secondly, I suffer from raised BP myself and take treatment every day so I really do understand the problems from both sides of the equation. I've taken pretty much every medication on the market at one time or other, and have used or tried most of the natural remedies and cures.
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