Re: Salt/Water program for High Blood Pressure

Selini,

I know how you feel. My blood pressure has been a mess for several years now. I have tried this, that and the other, but nothing seems to have done much to solve the problem. I try to eat right, although I don't think I do as good as you about it. I can tell you, though, I was pretty much a vegetarian for several years and it was actually during that time frame I gained weight and my blood pressure inched up on me behind my back. Now, it is possible that I actually eat more meat than I need. I do not eat pork or shrimp, shellfish and the like. I've been on the Maker's Diet for about 3 months now, but I think there may be more saturated fat on it than I can tolerate.

Right now, I'm taking two Quinapril (Accupril) and one Diltia XL at night, and my blood pressure is still terrible. I've had real bad episodes at the ER before I finally had to give up and start on the drugs. The bp is still running very high on the drugs, so I can't imagine what it would be off the drugs! Dr. Douglass once said that the body a lot of times just finds a way around the drugs.

Anyway, I've been using Celtic Sea Salt for a long time now and prefer it, but it in itself hasn't solved the problem. - Oh, and I'm sure the stresses which I allow into my life don't help either, along with my age (59). It is a stress in itself, but what can one do? I'm trying to drink a lot of water and think I am. At this point I just don't know what to do - I'm afraid of a whole lot of salt of any kind!

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