Posted on 05/13/2014 9:32:07 PM PDT by chessplayer
Who paid for the study?
Big Pharma? Wouldn’t surprise me.
That said, my blood pressure has recently dropped from the 130s/90s to about 105/72.
I used to have high triglycerides and LDL, but diet and exercise took care of that. But somewhere along the line my BP inched up and stayed up. My Doc is as conventional as it goes and I knew that he would prescribe drugs. I don't want to take drugs, though I appreciate that there are at least two reasonable views on that topic. Vigorous exercise the day of the test is good enough to drive down BP and fool the doc.
I've spent more than a year trying to bring down my BP “naturally.” I gave it the whole kitchen sink. So now, I don't know what is working. One of my most recent changes is to up my dose of vitamin D3, to 6000 IUs a day. Dr. Jonathan Wright argues that if you don't have enough D, more ACE is created, thereby elevating BP.
Well, yeah. You need to add beer and bacon!
Grapefruit is overrated, too. The pulp can put an eye out!
Fear not next month another study will find its all good again. :-)
i do not believe it!!! i love my 88% dark chocolate and my glass of Cab or Shiraz or Old Vine Zin or Malbec... i am still svelte so it must working, right?!!!!
no matter, i am sticking with these high-in-antioxidants indulgences... :)
:-)
LOL! Yes, I can see how one could easily confuse one with the other. ….I’m holding you responsible for triggering my Sherlock jones!
Thank you. I forgot to take my ginger today.
Adequate sleep, lower intake of sodium, exercise and other dietary changes can/will lower BP. Are you measuring your daily intake of carbs, fats, proteins, sodium?
To confirm, is your 105/72 without medicine?
No, I'm not measuring my daily intakes. But my wife and I are careful to buy low sodium products. We check the labels before buying. We've moved towards (supposedly) healthy fats and oils. We eat allegedly safer meats (wild fish, grass-fed/finished beef), but in smaller portions.
I think we still eat more carbs and sweets than we should. We've gone to healthier cookies. But, at my age - 61, is there a healthy cookie? A better idea for an after lunch or dinner desert would be to eat a strawberry. But we are not there yet, and prefer a couple of cookies after lunch and something like a chocolate muffin after dinner.
The problem with studies is you have to really read the results to know what’s going on. Reporters very rarely get it right no matter what the subject. From the study there are still benefits but you wouldn’t get that from the title. I’m not giving it up either!
next time we meet we shall toast to dark chocolate-red wine indulgences :)
next time we meet we shall toast to dark chocolate-red wine indulgences WITH dark chocolate-red wine indulgences :)
“They’re now denouncing the health benefits of fish oil, too.
My HDL did increase with fish oil, but it also increased tremenously with olive oil.
“Curcumin
Ginger”
Thanks. I wonder if it works for arthritis, as well as fighting heart disease.
“What increases inflammation is rancid seed oils. Safflower and canola ..”
Thanx, I’ll make sure to avoid those.
I’ve been taking 5,000 IU Vit. D3 for years, and it didn’t reduce my high BP. But I guess everybody is different. Glad it worked for you.
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