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Blood Pressure Away From The Doctors Office

I love the internet. It’s a safe place where we can talk behind our doctors’ backs about blood pressure ups and downs.

Different strokes for different folks, and all that…

I have had to take a big look at blood pressure ups, downs, and cures during this past 12 months..

I swear, my blood pressure is always higher when I’m sitting on that exam table. I’m not walking up hills or yelling at the kids, I’m just totally white coat allergic!!

I think weightloss is key, but then theres my friend that weighs less than a 130 pounds and he has recently been stricken with high blood pressure. Mind you, he smokes about two packs of cigs a day and consumes several liters of caffienated soda each day as well. All that and he has diabetes too!

For me, the plan included less salt, weight loss, and no soft drinks with caffiene. I’ve been working on it for a year, have made achievements, but NOW I’m at a point where I am in need of getting the cholesterol down.