[ChessExpert]

It's hard to know what to think. Most everyone has a conflict of interest, including drug makers, supplement promoters, and one’s family doctor. Also these subjects are complicated. It takes time to personally review and evaluate studies.

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.

[Gene Eric]

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?

[Sun]

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.