Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I just had a physical today and the Dr. said my blood pressure was 170/? I cant remember the smaller number. I am recently down 45+ pounds, even the nurse after she weighed me said "dp you realize you lost over 40 lbs." I replied really?!? Of course I knew. As far as my diet goes I am strict, no cheats. Lean meats, veggies, no fruit yet, bacon 1 or 2 times during the week. I do not salt any of my meals because the taste is too much for me. Any ideas will help, I have to go in for a checkup again in 3 weeks. I told him I dont want to go on meds. Thank you

flag	asked Mar 16 2012 at 22:34 JMack383 284●2●7

	I'm sure their reading is accurate but you may or may not have hypertension. For at least 15 years I have had "white coat" syndrome, meaning my blood pressure is just fine at home BUT for some reason the readings are high at the doctor's office. Last week I took it right after walking my dogs and it was 133/70 which is fine when active. At the doctor's office they got 160s over mid-90s. By the end of my appointment, though, she got a normal reading. If you haven't already done so, you should buy a monitor and check your pressure in varied situations for a week or so before consdering meds. – Nance Mar 16 2012 at 23:12
	I'm a fit 23 y.o. male and have had consistent systolic hypertension (upper 130s) for the past 3-4 years. Changing diets didn't do anything for me. I've yet to find a natural way to lower it, but you aren't alone. Lower blood pressure is really only beneficial from a longevity perspective...and beyond 50 or 60 years of age, the evolutionary selection to survive is fairly weak. – Silverspeed Mar 17 2012 at 1:32
	I'm 28 male, had HBP for probably 6-7 years, at its worse it was 190s over mid-90s. Have been medicated for about 4 years now which brings it down to about 140s over 60-70s. Since starting paleo eating and focusing on omega 3:6 ratio it is around 130-140 over 60-70 unmedicated. This is still hypertensive and I too have no idea how to bring it down further without medication. I haven't had my bloods tested since paleo dieting, I will when I get around to it, I've always had quite low cholesterol so I'm really interested to see what effect, if any it's had on small particle LDLs. – Rob Jun 18 2012 at 2:13

henny · Answer 1 · 2012-03-17 03:33:30Z UTC

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Mine is always high in the doctor's office but fine when I test at the pharmacy or grocery store. White coat syndrome is very common.

If I sit quietly and sort of meditate it always goes down.

answered Mar 17 2012 at 3:33

henny

Beth-WeightMaven · Answer 2 · 2012-03-16 23:12:36Z UTC

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Practice slowing your breaths down to 6 or 7 breaths a minute and do this for 15 minutes a day. If you use the second-hand on a watch or clock, that's about 5 seconds of inhaling followed by 5 seconds of exhaling (or 4 inhale, 6 exhale).

There's a device that helps you do this by monitoring your breaths and using a tone/music to guide your breathing, but it's pretty expensive ... doing it on your own is free!

answered Mar 16 2012 at 23:12

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Hmm, I should try this for my next doctor's appt. – Nance Mar 16 2012 at 23:14

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does this really lower blood pressure? Or just pulse rate? I'll try it! Since my BP is a bit high and i have zero other risk factors – gydle Mar 17 2012 at 7:42

The link points to the research page. I wasn't using it for bp, but it helped me get off meds, so I'm a believer. – Beth-WeightMaven Mar 17 2012 at 10:52

I'm yet to give this a consistent go. I guess, like a lot of people, I overlook the really simple solutions like this, and assume something more technical is required. – Rob Jun 18 2012 at 2:15

meta · Answer 3 · 2012-08-08 07:08:17Z UTC

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It's surprisingly easy to regulate blood pressure using paleo.

Increase potassium intake. http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/high-potassium-vegetables.php

Increase niacin intake. http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000110000000000000000.html

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