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NJCher

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32. I've been doing this for decades

Fri Dec 6, 2024, 01:40 PM

Dec 2024

and it's so low I don't have to take anything.

You can simply listen to music for an hour and get the same effect, as long as you stay focused on the music. I listen to classical, and crossovers like TonyAnn. Matteo Myderwyk is my fave.

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Why can't I get my BP down? Need answers from my doc at my annual check up in a few weeks. I welcome comments/suggestion [View all] CTyankee Dec 2024 OP

Doctors know that a lot of people have elevated BP during medical exams Ocelot II Dec 2024 #1

That was my first thought too. Native Dec 2024 #14

I had physical therapy for my back and my therapist prescribed excercises I could do each morning in bed before I rise. CTyankee Dec 2024 #19

No boxes or cans. Only fresh food with no salt: add fish to your diet. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #2

Here is my quandary with that. I make certain dishes with low sodium but requires prep work. I can't stand on my feet CTyankee Dec 2024 #16

The seasonings and spreads are very high in sodium. onecaliberal Dec 2024 #24

You may have intermittent elevations in BP-- a so-called "white coat syndrome"... hlthe2b Dec 2024 #3

I tried meditation which involved telling myself to breathe and to quieting myself down. I can easily do that again. CTyankee Dec 2024 #12

I've been doing this for decades NJCher Dec 2024 #32

Meditation is the hardest "simple" thing I've ever done. I've meditated for over 50 years and "monkey mind" still mitch96 Dec 2024 #38

I can easily solve my back problem by spending less time sitting at my desk top computer, but I am a writer and involved CTyankee Dec 2024 #40

I forgot to mention I also use an "inversion table". I basically hang from my ankles. Not 90 but more like 45 mitch96 Dec 2024 #41

Ever since covid, my BP is always through the roof when I go to a doctor's office. Native Dec 2024 #15

When my weight plummeted nitpicked Dec 2024 #4

I could use some weight loss! Right now, that is not a problem. CTyankee Dec 2024 #6

Get a good BP monitor (with arm cuff) and test yourself during a quiet time in afternoons. surfered Dec 2024 #5

I had one but I would get anxiety just putting it on (I also had difficulty using it as prescribed and worried that my CTyankee Dec 2024 #7

Do you have a partner who can do that for you? It would help your doctor to have this data. surfered Dec 2024 #11

Start using it regularly so you'll eventually feel more comfortable using it. And Native Dec 2024 #17

Ask about other minerals that influence blood pressure. bucolic_frolic Dec 2024 #8

Yes, we get Progresso's low sodium soups when available at my store. I eat half of a banana daily cuz I like them on my CTyankee Dec 2024 #33

I always ask them to take my BP twice. LisaM Dec 2024 #9

Even though I have been controlling it for years with medication, mine can show higher than usual at the doctor office MichMan Dec 2024 #10

I found that some high salt foods just need to be axed from the diet: marybourg Dec 2024 #13

Remember the good old days when doctors would actually make lifestyle and diet suggestions Native Dec 2024 #20

There are low sodium soups in a can which I get regularly and keep in stock. We have it often for lunch. I use no CTyankee Dec 2024 #21

They're still very high in sodium for food low in protein. In my opinion. marybourg Dec 2024 #25

I have to weigh all these things in my mind at an age where I simply cannot do what I used to do CTyankee Dec 2024 #42

Understood. I'm your age. I 've simplified my meals greatly. marybourg Dec 2024 #44

I sit and chop!! MotownPgh Dec 2024 #48

Sadly, I have a small kitchen. I cannot sit and chop. I wish I could. CTyankee Dec 2024 #49

Yes we are label readers in the grocery store. Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #23

Stop Reading DU Deep State Witch Dec 2024 #18

I take beet root extract Diamond_Dog Dec 2024 #22

Lots of water and chewable l-theanine Lulu KC Dec 2024 #26

Stuff Botany Dec 2024 #27

Many things will help Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #28

Thanks for the tips. We have a gym nearby and I used to go several times a week. I should start again. CTyankee Dec 2024 #43

There is no substitute for Diet & Exercise Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #45

You have to wait your turn if you want assisted workouts, like I do. There's limited staff and limited seats for waiting CTyankee Dec 2024 #46

Patience is a virtue Nigrum Cattus Dec 2024 #47

Breathe deep Tadams01KC Dec 2024 #29

New research is showing that isometric exercises are most effective Big Blue Marble Dec 2024 #30

My BP is always very high in doctor's office crimycarny Dec 2024 #31

Ask them if a diuretic might help. Elessar Zappa Dec 2024 #34

How are your kidney numbers? SARose Dec 2024 #35

I don't know. Perhaps he/she will order that for me. It's fine cuz my clinic where I get those is nearby CTyankee Dec 2024 #36

Great! SARose Dec 2024 #37

Water Aerobics! Thunderbeast Dec 2024 #39