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I've been taking BP meds for over a decade now. When I was put on them, I asked the doctor what I could do to get off of them, to which he responded by telling me, even if I did everything perfectlyâlike a perfect diet, exercising like I was training for an Olympic marathon, and meditated to mitigate stressâI NEVER would get off of them. I'm currently proving him wrong.
It's worth noting that I've hated being dependent on meds since the day I was put on them and have tried MANY different supplements, remedies, and diets over the years with no real success. The dietary changes I'm referring to in this post are the ONLY thing that has truly made a difference for me. In my case, there was no quick fix or magic pill.
A couple of months ago, I had a bit of a hypertensive crisis. For whatever reason my BP went way up to the point I was having some concerning symptoms. Checked my BP: 170/110. Yikes! This was despite having faithfully taken my meds without fail every single day.
Went to the doctor; they decided to increase my dosage to 2 tablets of lisinopril (up from 1 tablet). Also checked my lipid panel while I was there. Triglycerides were high at 237, LDL was a bit elevated at 139, and HDL was low at 29. Time to go on a diet. After spending a while with ChatGPT and figuring out ways to optimize my diet, I had a plan.
So I did. Within a couple of weeks, with the new dosage, my BP was staying lower than I've ever seen itâ110/70ish usually or sometimes even lower. Was getting dizzy a lot. Went back for a follow-up after a month; I had lost 15 lbs, mostly water weight. Told the doc I didnât want to be on BP meds forever and asked about a plan to get off of them. (This is a different doc than the one that put me on the meds years ago.) She told me we could absolutely try that, and told me to go ahead and start taking 1 tablet less of my lisinopril since my readings had been looking so good. I did. Now, 3 weeks later, still waiting to go to the follow-up here in a couple of weeks, I'm seeing readings as low as 99/63âlower than the readings I was seeing with the double dosage even. I'm very confident that I will be taken off of Lisinopril altogether at the next follow-up. And I'm not even making any effort to exercise; I am moving a bit more simply because I have more energy, but nothing crazy. And this is also despite drinking about 5 cups of coffee per day on average, because I just happen to like coffee. I used to wrongfully assume that caffeine was a trigger of high BP for me.
An important thing to note that I was NOT aware of for many years: If you're on BP meds like Lisinopril, you will NOT know if you can get off of them by seeing readings get down to a certain point. They only help your body CONTROL your blood pressure and keep it in an optimal rangeâthey don't keep forcing it down. Your body could be perfectly capable of controlling it without the meds, but you wonât know that until you actually try. But this is something to do with the supervision of a doctor, of course. So if you've been taking them for years, and assume, like I did, that since it's not "too low" or exceptionally low, that you must need to take them, that may not be the case if you've long since got your health under control. But again, talk to your doctor.
So, what's the secret? Simply eating good food, avoiding excess salt, avoiding added sugars, avoiding processed foods, and avoiding refined carbs like white bread/white flour. And only consuming healthy fats like REAL extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil. I eat real butter as well, but in careful moderation as I'm trying to get my lipid panel under control at the moment. I don't eat seed/vegetable oils at all. I decided on the idea of only eating foods that are not only "acceptable" but also medicinal in some way. It needs to provide more benefit to me than just a full stomach and calories for my body to burn. For instance, the fat I use most is extra virgin olive oil (2 or 3 tbsp per day typically) due to how beneficial it is to consume. I try to include a lot of high potassium items like bananas, potatoes, and tomatoes. Though I donât go crazy with bananas as they're sugary. But potassium is exceptionally important for keeping BP under control, and unfortunately most of us don't get nearly enough on average. I can't remember the exact number, but the RDA is something like 4000 mg+ per day for most people or some crazy number, and you can't take that all in supplement form without it being dangerousâyou've gotta get it through diet.
Some tips: the biggest oneâuse ChatGPT for pointers. Have it rate your meals and tell you how you can improve them. Use it to get well acquainted with your condition/situation and ask it for advice on getting better, etc. Knowledge is power. Of course, it's not a doctor and it does get things wrong sometimes, so make sure to double-check with a doctor.
The hardest part about eating this way is food prep. It doesnât need to be expensiveâit hasn't been for meâbut cooking a gourmet meal is a lot of work. So look for ways to make your life easier. For instance, rotisserie chickens are AMAZINGâbuy them (check ingredients; make sure there's no seed oils in the brine), cut them up, bag them and freeze them. You have a delicious cooked healthy protein ready to toss in the microwave for multiple people or multiple meals from a single chicken. Canned foods are your friends! Get low/no sodium canned beans and veggies (avoid the flavored stuff; just get plain stuff). I eat a lot of lunches at work that consist of canned green beans, canned black beans, and some rotisserie chicken. I toss it all in the microwave, heat it up, drizzle some olive oil over my veggies/beans and some spices, and put some type of sauce on my chicken for flavor... delicious and simple lunch; hardest part of it is opening the cans and rinsing them. Eggs are one of the healthiest things you can eat; hard boiled eggs, if you leave them in the shell and put them in the fridge, will last quite a long while. Super easy to boil a bunch of them and have them ready to grab.
I eat MUCH less now as well. Eating this way leaves you fuller for longer. I typically eat 1 or 2 big meals per day. For instance today, my breakfast was a lean pork chop, 2 eggs fried over easy (avocado oil), pan-fried potatoes (for the potassium), sautéed onions, garlic, mushrooms, and bell peppers. I LOVE THIS MEALâhighly recommend, lol. Some days this is pretty much all I'll eat; I'll snack on walnuts and maybe a banana and a couple of medjool dates throughout the day if I get hungry. Maybe a string cheese stick. Sometimes I'll eat a big lunch or big dinner in additionâjust depends on the day and how hungry I am.
Do some research on fish oil. If you like fatty fish like sardines or sockeye salmon, to the point you can eat it 5 times per weekâawesome. But if not, the best way to get omega-3s is through a fish oil supplement. But not all are created equal. So much so, that many are kind of useless unless you're going to take a couple truckloads of pills per day. So do your research on them and learn what makes them good/worth taking. And obviously, talk to your doctor before taking any supplements.
Also, check your oils. Extra virgin olive oil is often adulterated with junk oils and there's no real oversight, so donât just go buy the cheapest "olive oil" off the shelf. Check the labelâmake sure it's single origin (not globally sourced or whatever), make sure it has a harvest date and best-by date, and do a refrigerator test to see if it hardens. The brand I use is Terra Delyssa; it's like $15 for a bottle at Walmart. Avocado oil is kind of the same story. I typically just go with the Chosen brand one.
One moreâand this one I think is pretty importantâdonât be too hard on yourself. I allow myself to cheat occasionally. Not a lot, of course, not a regular thing. But if the family wants to go out for ice cream on a special occasion, I will definitely get myself a single dip hot fudge sundae and I refuse to feel guilty about it and refuse to dwell on it. I think allowing myself to cheat on some few/far-between occasions without remorse has empowered me to stay on the diet as I donât feel I'm missing anything. I donât feel like I'm a prisoner to it or feel that I'm missing out on the simple pleasures of life. Not to mention, I legitimately am extremely happy with the dietâthe food is top-notch excellent... much better than most of the crap I'd regularly eat in the past. I've learned, when it comes to dietary health, it's a matter of habit that actually changes your health, not the 1-off anomalies. Though they're not without consequenceâfor instance, a cheat day might cause my body to carry a pound or 2 of extra water weight for a couple of days. So it's worth keeping in mind. The inverse is true as well; this is why "trying" to eat healthyâwhen you try to have a salad once a week or have a couple of healthy meals per week while eating pizza, ramen noodles, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches every other day of the weekâdoesn't seem to make any real difference. It's the consistent everyday habits that impact you, not the anomalies.
Root cause is an important thing to consider. Some people have hypertension due to chronic stress, sleep deprivation, sleep apnea, etc. In my case, I havenât suffered from any of those in any meaningful way to cause years of chronic hypertension. In my case, I'm fairly positive the root cause is insulin resistance and likely being deficient in potassium. There are other factors, such as a relatively sedentary lifestyle and an unhealthy early life throughout my childhood, teens, and early 20s, such as smoking and eating MOSTLY processed crap, fast food, and drinking mostly soda. Despite significantly cleaning up my lifestyle many years ago of all of that, it never impacted the hypertension. It wasnât till I really buckled down and addressed insulin resistance and potassium that I actually saw a difference. I was never actually diagnosed with insulin resistance, but I'm pretty positive it was a factor for me as I had a lot of symptoms that come with it.
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According to Dr. Mercola, your blood pressure is driven up by your (HFCS) fructose intake, because uric acid is a byproduct of fructose metabolism, and it is the increased uric acid levels that drive up your blood pressure.
Further, according to scientific research papers, such as ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8538236, the higher your total (HFCS) fructose intake is from non-natural foods, the more elevated your blood pressure will be.
Therefore, you can and will cure your hypertension, if you avoid all foods that contain HFCS. Examples are candies, packaged sweets, sodas, juice drinks, fast foods, sauces, ice creams, ice pops, breakfast foods, fruit preserves, jams, breads, crackers, pancake syrup, dessert syrup, and applesauce.
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My dosage given to my son was 2 pills daily 3X a day or you can start with 1 pill 3X daily, in severe cases take 3 pills twice daily. The Serpina pills were developed in India 1934 and were the worlds first hypertension medicine. After trial studies they learn that many other things it can help. I only found interaction with: Antipsychotic meds and cold or flu medicine, including Benadryl.
Also known as Indian Snakeroot, you can ask your Dr, however most aren't familiar with alternative meds that help the root of your problem, because they are only trained in conventional drugs that cure nothing, and has major side effects, including Death.
Thank you, I am sorry I could not have helped sooner. Joe A.
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Just finished two weeks of trying the a ACV with garlic and V-8 and experienced zero difference in my blood pressure.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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I have been taking NAC for over 2 years and noticed my blood pressure had decreased (120/76). Prior, my pressure was 140/80 even on medication. I started taking meds for Hypertension when I was 35 years old. I am now 61 and have the best blood/lipid profile ive ever had in my life. My blood pressure is the lowest I've ever had with or without meds.
I attribute this to my experimentation with NAC, Turmeric etc. My doctor did not have a clue
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Ma'am,
I was put on a medicine that raised testosterone and affected hormones 100,000%. I understand how uncomfortable you may feel. I found using Two or more tablespoons of flaxseed flour daily raised the estrogen hormone levels and matched the testosterone levels, and it feels much better.
Exercise is also a good part of releasing the stressful feelings associated with it, a smooth gait focusing on relaxing and letting go of stress helps. Think of like you were running 5 miles, conserving your strength and relaxing. Releasing tension is very helpful. I had to run in high school. I did sports, worked and then studied until 11:00PM. I was tired from not enough sleep at the end of the day. Running like this, and being in prayer as I ran was very helpful. I was tired, but it helped me have enough to finish the run the coach wanted and it did relax me too.
Cured paitents had their Hyper tension for a range of 5 to 15 years.
Hypertension levels varied from 14.5 over 9.5 to a crazy (claimed) 20 over 15. this case stabilized at 15 over 10 after the course.
A relative female of mine stabilized at 12 ovre 8 after normally being 16.5 over 10. Please be aware I report what was said to me.
The book is for a Priest writer called "Matta Tarrab". His book is "Qamus al-tibb al-bayti".. Sadly I couldn't find and english reprint of it.
Good luck.
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What is the name of the old remedies book u read? Thanks
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I cured my Hypertension simply by taking 4 drops of 10% Betadine in a glass of water first thing in the morning for two weeks.
It all started after I read an old natural remedies book suggesting the intake of Iodine as being best friend of the heart.
One night after finishing the course, I was preparing for sleep, I noted that I was feeling suspiciously too calm! I checked my blood pressure and was astonished to find my blood pressure at 9 over 5.8 instead of my usual (on the pills) 13 over 9
I got worried so I went to kitchen and took a glass of water with two teaspoons of food salt to raise my pressure. Next day I stopped taking my Hypertension pills FOREVER.
Today, my normal (no pills) blood pressure is 12.5 over 8. you take this course only once and wave bye bye to Hypertension!!!!
How does the world of medicine answer to that!!!!!!!!!!
M. Farhat.
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EC: Dear M Farhat,
Thank you for reporting your use of iodine for hypertension. Please note however, that Betadine (aka Povidone Iodine) is for EXTERNAL USE only. It should NOT be used internally.
Experiencing this at the moment... not fun!
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I do yoga too and it introduced me to meditation and relaxation. Because of this I like to play a game with my blood pressure meter. I first take and see what it is. Then I retake it to see if I can change it. I try light meditation or I can do savasana. All can lower your numbers. A simple one to do is just to make a fist with your right hand and place it over your hart while you take your blood pressure. Make sure your legs are uncrossed and you do not talk. I find just my thoughts can change my blood pressure, raising it or lowering it. I think anyone can do this with a bit of practice and yoga. I do sivananda yoga which is a non exercise type of yoga that emphasizes clearing your mind of rampant thoughts. The importance of this is to carry this throughout your day and thus lowering blood pressure during all activities.
There are many aspects that affect blood pressure such as dehydration, hardening of the arteries and plaque but stress is significant because it affects the whole body and not just blood pressure. Anything that helps you control stress is a major part of health that is overlooked. Do not fear your cuff because that just plays into stress but look at it as an opportunity to learn to control your thoughts and de-stress.
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This more recent rodent study may give a clue why:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877599/
Apparently NAC may help prevent high blood pressure from getting started in the first place. It's only a rodent study and that does not mean it will be the same for humans, but NAC and arginine have very good safety profiles with generally positive side effects as compared to the negatives of many BP prescriptions. There are many studies on the benefits of NAC.
It's actually pretty sad that after the original study from May of 2008
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/5/940.long
that produced such impressive results and led me to try arginine / NAC in the first place, there were no follow on studies to help confirm the efficacy of this cheap and safe combination in larger groups. If it was patentable, I'm sure it would have been a different story though.
Obviously people should not attempt this combination without their doctor's approval and supervision as high blood pressure can be dangerous and sometimes deadly.
I still use all three for different things, but not everyday anymore . The lysine was needed at the time to keep my arginine / lysine ratio in balance as I felt I was getting more frequent colds than what is normal for me when using just the arginine and NAC. Overall I would rate this combination of natural supplements very high at a level somewhat similar to the borax remedy that is frequently discussed here.
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Banana peel for Hypertension: boil eight dry banana peel a day, and pour it in the bottle and drunk as a tea all the day, drink eight days, you cannot cut off, no grade less than sixty four banana. Drink eight days to heal.
Anyone try it please let us know the effect of it.
If this doesn't remove the hypertension try magnet therapy. You will need a strong magnet for best results.
Also, there may be a need for buffering overly high acidic conditions. I use Backing Soda-Sea Salt 50/50 2x day. This helps especially with the esophagus.
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'White coat syndrome' increases blood pressure …. Mmhg
Circadian rhythm 'High Tides' 0600am. 1200am &1700pm, increases blood pressure ….mmhg
'Low Tides' 0300am and 1500pm, and lowers blood pressure….mmhg
It is 'essential to list the BP monitors that falsely show increased BP.
T…..o wrist monitor over reads systolic & diastolic by 6 mmhg to 8 mmhg.
O…..n upper arm monitor over reads systolic 3 to 8 mmhg, diastolic under reads 3 mmhg.
I know how 'essential' it is to take at least one more BP check 15 minutes after the first because it usually shows a lower - by around 5mmhg - more accurate reading.
I couldn't find mmhg figures for circadian rhythms and you may have different home monitors.
You can take this info along with you, he won't like it, but that's not your concern - nor his.
You need to dispel the imposed fear that increases BP.
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Evidently the human body or at least a compromised body cannot properly make the conversion of sulphur containing foods to the acetylated form of Cysteine, making this supplement quite important. I have read that NAC is first line defense in emergency care for many cases of overdose or poisonings. There are more and more studies proving many benefits of Arginine.
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NAC is noted for its glutathione increasing potential and is itself a free radical scavenger as well as an anti-inflammatory, capable of inhibiting inflammatory cytokines and mediators like, il-1, il-6, and tnf-alpha so it maybe more than just helping to increase glutathione levels.
NAC is fairly impressive as is its safety profile. The combination with arginine seems to be very impressive. I hope it continues to work!
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I also dropped my dose down to just twice a day instead of three times per day, so I am currently taking 600mg of nac with 1 gram of arginine two times per day for a total of 1, 200mg of nac and 2 grams of arginine per day which is fairly close to the dosage used in that 2008 study.
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It seems like wherever I go, I run into people with hypertension/high blood pressure, so it must be fairly prevalent. Given that high fructose corn syrup and high levels of table salt in processed foods are the norm in many peoples diets, I can certainly see why high blood pressure would be a common problem. Btw, I read another 2010 rat study that suggested that the nac/arginine combo might also help offset the known hypertensive effects of a high fructose high salt diet. It was only a rat study and those don't always translate directly into human equivalency, but it is promising and worth further study in humans.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19806432
In further reading it seems like citrulline, a precursor of arginine might also be effective with nac or even with nac arginine. The safety profile of these three along with their other health benefits seems like it may be a good first line hypertensive therapy approach before trying the prescription route if people are so inclined.
To answer your question, I continued with what I was already taking as I was taking things like the potassium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin d, multi-vitamin and vitamin b complex for other health benefits other than high blood pressure reduction so I didn't want to lose out on those potential health benefits, plus there is the possibility that those supplements may have been partially controlling my blood pressure already.
I hope others are able to derive benefit from this reasonably priced and readilly available combo(nac/arginine) with the good safety profile! It is amazing to me that there were no direct follow up studies after that promising one in 2008. I guess if it isn't patentable, then funding may be hard to come by.
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Lisinipril @ 20mg daily has been very beneficial for me (also an unresponder). I'm not a big proponent of pharms but if the cost is not too high and the negative side effects few, "go-for-it".
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I recently read a 2008 study about people with diabetes and hypertension who were treated with a combination of arginine and n acetyl cysteine (nac), two commonly available substances at online vitamin sites.
http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/5/940.long
At the dosages used in this study, arginine and nac have a fairly good safety profile and from the study results, they not only lowered blood pressure, but produced side effects that were also positive such as lowering ldl cholesterol while raising hdl cholesterol (the good one) and lowering levels of adhesion molecules vcam1 and icam1. It also lowered high sensitivity crp, a common marker of inflammation in the body. Add in the antiatherosclerotic effects and it seems like a good combination so I started taking them two weeks ago. One drawback to this study is the small number of participants, but the results were striking enough to make me want to try it.
Nac by itself has hundreds of studies suggesting it has many health benefits in humans, some related to its efficacy as a potent antioxidant.
I just took my blood pressure reading and it was 123/83. I am taking more than what was used in the study, at least initially and plan to go down to the study dose after a month or so.
I take 600mg of nac with 1 gram of arginine, three times per day for a total of 1.8 grams of nac and 3 grams of arginine per day.
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