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Q: Can I lower my blood pressure with diet?
A: Changing to a healthy diet and obtaining a normal weight will help lower you blood pressure. One of the most recognized programs to do this is the DASH Diet. To read more about this go to...
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Q: My blood pressure is usually in the pre-hypertensive range (130/70) but for a couple of hours after a 20 mile bike ride it goes down to about 100/60. What does that mean? Also, right after weight training my heart rate is 160 but within...
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Q: I’m a male who eats a healthy diet, workouts regularly, lost over 50 lbs since being diagnosed with high bp and am not stressed. No one in my family is in shape or eats right, yet they have good bp. Why can’t I come...
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Q: I just started exercising again after a few years of very minimal physical activities. I do take BP medications and I have managed to bring it down to between 110/62 all the way to 120/70. Over the weekend, I walked, jogged, and did some...
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Q: Ok, I really need advice as to what I should do; I used to have high blood pressure when I was in my late twenties-mid thirties. However, now I seem to have the opposite, when I avoid salts (which I was instructed to do...
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Q: Sugar also elevates my blood pressure. Can you tell me why this would be?
A: There is some evidence that consuming a lot (more than 2.6 ounces or 74 grams per day) of the common sugar known as fructose will increase your risk of high...
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Q: Any time I eat foods containing salt my BP skyrockets and yet when I avoid salt I get leg cramps. What should I do?
A: Moderation is the key. I would avoid eating foods high in salt unless it was a very hot day and...
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Q: My BP is about 130/90 and after running for 5kms, it usually drops to 110/70. The more I run, the more it drops. Is this normal? I take Norvasc 5mg 1x/day.
A: The medicine you take, Norvasc, works by relaxing your blood vessels. Consequently it...
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Q: Three weeks ago, I changed my diet to reduce sodium intake. In retrospect, I probably reduced from over 30 grams to around 10 grams. How long will it take for me to see results on my blood pressure?
A: You may not...
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Q: What sort of exercise is best for reducing blood pressure, weight lifting or aerobic? I get plenty of aerobic exercise rowing, but I sometimes think it raises my blood pressure.
A: Aerobic exercise is the best type of exercise for lowering blood...
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