Here's some information on the treatment and causes of hypertension.
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Hypertension is the abnormal elevation of blood pressure. Symptoms may include headache, nervousness, nosebleeds, insomnia, blurred vision, edema and shortness of breath. An unfortunate trademark of this condition is that symptoms may be nonexistent, giving no warning to the sufferer, therefore delaying diagnosis and treatment.
The incidence of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome correlates with the availability of magnesium (Mg).
We studied the effect of oral Mg supplementation on insulin sensitivity and other characteristics of the metabolic syndrome in normomagnesemic, overweight, insulin resistant, non-diabetic subjects.
Subjects were tested for eligibility using oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and subsequently randomized to receive either Mg-aspartate-hydrochloride (n = 27) or placebo (n = 25) for 6 months.
As trial endpoints, several indices of insulin sensitivity, plasma glucose, serum insulin, blood pressure and lipid profile were determined.
Mg supplementation resulted in a significant improvement of fasting plasma glucose and some insulin sensitivity indices (ISIs) compared to placebo. Blood pressure and lipid profile did not show significant changes.
The results provide significant evidence that oral Mg supplementation improves insulin sensitivity even in normomagnesemic, overweight, non-diabetic subjects emphasizing the need for an early optimization of Mg status to prevent insulin resistance and subsequently type 2 diabetes.
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These guys used magnesium at 365 mg per day or placebo for 6 months so these would match the research.
I'd split the dose to one in the morning with food and the other with my evening meal.
Don't stop at six months, Remember most US adults (and the same applies to the UK because our farmers grow the same dwarf wheats that contain less magnesium than traditional varieties) DON'T meet the current RDA for magnesium (320 mg per day for women and 420 mg per day for men) and that RDA is TOO LOW (hence the increase in diabetes/obesity/metabolic syndrome over recent years.)
Example: 70 kilos or 150 pounds= 350 mg. to 700 mg. daily.
Bear in mind your body will not generally absorb more magnesium than required and you only usually need to reduce magnesium when your stools become loose. but bear in mind mag oxide and mag citrate are laxatives because they are less well absorbed, Using malate or aspartate (as above) or the Albion Patent mineral chelates improves absorption so will work better for BP lowering but less well for constipation.
In human clinical tests, side effects are generally not observed; however, caution is advised if administering bromelain to individuals with hypertension, since one report indicated individuals with pre-existing hypertension might experience tachycardia following high doses of bromelain.
Bromelain increases the efficacy of anti-biotics, so potentially it can cause tarchycardia if the patient is taking multiple drugs. So therefore, counterdrug indications have to be considered.
But by far, I think bromelain is extremely effective and safer than most hypertension drugs out there which simply mimic diuretics and have far worse adverse side effects.
Thanks for the support recently I stopped taking all my medication and looking for alternates struggling with BP at the moment not sure about cholesterol as I dropped the statin my mobility has increased dramatically.
I had a bypass 12 years ago and was put on the medication below although I have been stable I have felt for a long while that the side effect were effecting my mobility and providing joint and muscle pains so I decieded to try for natural treatment.
Can anyone suggest a replacement for the list below and is there any reaction between serrapetase and Valsartan which is an ace inhibitor.
2 75mg dispersable asprin per day
1 40mg Furosemide per day
1 20 mg simvastatin per day
1 40 mg Valsartan
I had a bypass 12 years ago and was put on the medication below although I have been stable I have felt for a long while that the side effect were effecting my mobility and providing joint and muscle pains so I decieded to try for natural treatment.
Can anyone suggest a replacement for the list below and is there any reaction between serrapetase and Valsartan which is an ace inhibitor.
2 75mg dispersable asprin per day
1 40mg Furosemide per day
1 20 mg simvastatin per day
1 40 mg Valsartan
Regards
Colin
Hello Colin, welcome to the forum! It's good to hear that you're doing so well after your bypass operation. I'm not familiar with the medications that you mention, but I do know that White Willow Bark is a natural replacement for aspirin. It's especially good for long-term use, as it isn't that irritating to the stomach lining. The brand I have at home is Nature's Way. It is in capsule form, and the serving size is 2 caps which equals 800mg. As with any herbs, it's good to research all the side-effects and drug interactions. Here's a bit more info... https://www.natmedtalk.com/wiki/White_Willow
There is also a lot of stuff they could have looked at but didn't.
Beet Juice is one that could be helpful for many particularly if you needed to reduce BP quickly prior to medical for a job.
I sometimes think we suffer from meta analysis fatigue. It's too easy to set up a search and see/record only those papers that confirm your prejudices.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
White willow for aspirin
It's good to hear that you're doing so well after your bypass operation. I'm not familiar with the medications that you mention, but I do know that White Willow Bark is a natural replacement for aspirin. It's especially good for long-term use, as it isn't that irritating to the stomach lining. The brand I have at home is Nature's Way. It is in capsule form, and the serving size is 2 caps which equals 800mg. As with any herbs, it's good to research all the side-effects and drug interactions. Here's a bit more info...
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