Blood Pressure Madness

@askme123 (6223)

November 13, 2021 4:46am CST

It is said that the ideal blood pressure is 120/80. How many of us can achieve or maintain this.Sometimes the food we eat might raise our pressure too high or decrease it.For example using lots of garlic in cooking can bring your pressure very low. On the other hand eating foods high in sodium or with a lot of preservatives can increase your pressure Can you maintain the ideal blood pressure?

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@flapiz (23530)

• United Kingdom

13 Nov 21

Well funny enough ideal blood pressure varies per person and race. But you're right in saying avoidance of sodium is good way to not make it sky rocket.

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@flapiz (23530)

• United Kingdom

10 Jan 22

@askme123 that's true and so does anger and heat

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@askme123 (6223)

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9 Jan 22

Stress can also increase your BP

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@askme123 (6223)

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10 Jan 22

@flapiz I learnt something new.Never know heat increases BP..Thank you for that additional info.We need to be wary of long exposure to the sun then?

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

13 Nov 21

Reduction of salt lowers b.p along with meditation and excercise .

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@askme123 (6223)

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13 Nov 21

Yes so sometimes too much of anything is not good

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@Icydoll (36713)

• India

13 Nov 21

@askme123 yeah and over thinking can makes a person to get high Blood pressure.We have to control our thoughts.

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@askme123 (6223)

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13 Nov 21

@Icydoll yeah true Stress leads to high blood pressure

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@marlina (154103)

• Canada

15 Nov 21

My blood pressure is very low

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@askme123 (6223)

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20 Nov 21

Sorry to hear.Take iron tablets or eat something salty to bring it up.

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@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

14 Nov 21

My blood pressure hit ideal the last time they took it. It's been in that range for a while now.

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@askme123 (6223)

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9 Jan 22

That is good Try to maintain it that way

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@Sojourn (13833)

• India

13 Nov 21

Didn't knew garlic had an effect on blood pressure

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@askme123 (6223)

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13 Nov 21

Yup.Garlic can bring BP down very fast

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