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Whovian

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10. I wish there was more research on this.

Reply to HockeyMom (Reply #9)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 12:09 PM

Sep 2012

Reducing intake of salt, cutting back on (gasp) bacon, canned soups and other high sodium foods will help a lot. Another gasp is exercise. I believe diet in the form of only 1500 mg of sodium a day plus exercise can do a lot. Plus cutting back on smoking and drinking as well.

Not a Doc here, but those things have helped me.

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CDC: Third of U.S. adults have high blood pressure, only half have it under control [View all] cali Sep 2012 OP

so. . .the drug companies are not making enough money from blood pressure meds?? niyad Sep 2012 #1

and regardless of your disdain for drug companies, hypertensive medications have saved tens of still_one Sep 2012 #3

I did not say the meds have not, and are not, doing good. I merely pointed out that that was my niyad Sep 2012 #5

ok I understand /nt still_one Sep 2012 #6

th the drug companies are welcome to my money when it comes to medications loli phabay Sep 2012 #4

actually the 140/90 is pre-hypertension. If you have other conditions such as diabetes or kidney still_one Sep 2012 #2

High Blood pressure here. Whovian Sep 2012 #7

welcome to DU niyad Sep 2012 #8

Once on meds, always on meds? HockeyMom Sep 2012 #9

I wish there was more research on this. Whovian Sep 2012 #10

One cannot avoid the link to obesity in discussing high BP. Avalux Sep 2012 #11