High Blood Pressure
 

Anyone else have to deal with it? I've apparently had it for a while, and am finally realizing I need to change my life before it starts to negatively effect me down the road... Suggestions?

Bench press

Don't smoke. Apparantly it greatly increases it; Even second-hand smoke. Uhm, if I remember right..Fiber lowers blood pressure. And of course, foods without hella saturated fat, and sugar. And excercise.

I eat salty/fatty foods like it's my job and smoke like a chimney and my blood pressure is always really low. The only time my blood pressure really goes up is if I'm on Adderall.

Freak. Lucky too.

Agreed.

ALL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE ARE BELONG TO US.

I don't really know much about it. I tend to get it high sometimes, though. Some say it's because all the salt. I do love my fries salty...

Yeah, I had high blood pressure back in the day. I got addicted to egg rolls...Long story. It really isn't a big deal, unless you have it constantly.

Retarded question:
Do pancakes have effects on blood pressure? I have, like, 4 blueberry ones with syrup and butter an' stuff.
Now I feel fat. Speaking of which, where's Grav?

Possibly, next time...Go to Safeway, and take a test. I'm pretty sure they're free. Then go eat 4 blueberry pancakes, with syrup and butter an' "stuff?"...Just eat them slow, and make sure you're calm when you take the test(s).

Well, sometimes I put things like oranges and bananas and overies on them. To each their own, right?

Well I went to the doctor recently and it was 118/58 so I guess i'm in the clear. I've never actually been diagnosed with HBP but it's always been a big concern for me, maybe it's just 'white coat' HBP. Who knows? Too much thinking tends to take a toll.

That's not bad at all. "Normal" is 120/90, I think. Yeah, being nervous can get it high quickly, good catch. And congrats. :)

Thanks man, I appreciate it. I actually need to be monitoring it though just for reference since my genetics makes me more prone to having issues with it later on in life.

Your welcome. Who all in your recent ancestry has had it, if you don't mind me asking? That has to suck. My mom had diabetes dot-type symptoms on her finger when she was young, so she freaked out when I had HBP awhile back ago...Thinking it was diabetes. T'was a nightmare; I had to take the pressure test every day and night.

This should help you relax: http://www.viddler.com/explore/docfuture/videos/28/

I love you grav.

I'm sort of afraid to click it... What is it?

very, relaxing.

Good enough for me.