How to reduce BP without medicines?
Patient: Hi I'm 31 years of age and due to have surgery in 2 weeks time.  My last blood pressure reading was 140/101 but prior to this it was averaging 121/76.  I do suffer with anxiety and was wondering if you had any useful tips on how to bring my bp down without medication. Doctor: Hello 1) try maintaining blood pressure upper under 135 and lower under 85mm hg with lifestyle and medication as required 2) if overweight, losing weight should be a priority, try achieving bmi less than 25.3) 40-45 mins of aerobic exercise daily4) be regular with your life , eat and sleep at proper times5) in diet -low salt. Max 3 gms a day. - avoid preserved food as all preservatives have salt. - no pickles, papads, chips, farlam as all have hill salt and. - atleast 2 serving of fresh fruits in a day. - 1 serving 35-40 gms of nuts like walnuts, almond to be included - if you take fish 2 serving of fatty fish per will like salmon. -avoid red meat, egg yellow, fried and spicy oily food - may shift to better oils like olive in cooking 6) may consider supplements, like cod fish oil capsules, flax seeds, chia seeds, krill oil as they have good content of omega 3 fatty acid. We generally know everything, it's just following which is important. Lastly if there is any stress event going on in life, dealing with it in a mature way so that it doesn't affect your health is important. Regards Dr. Priyank Mody