High blood pressure (in athletes)

[westtexas]

One thing you might consider is switching the kind of salt you use. I would ask a human doctor before doing this, but sometimes in heart patients they have them use a potassium chloride instead of sodium salt. I don't know what the taste difference is, but especially if you are on a thiazide diuretic (which tends to help you retain sodium and lose potassium) it might be a viable alternative. I have no evidence or proof to back that statement up, but it might be worth looking in to. Another thing I have read is that sea salt may not have the negative side effects on cardiovascular health that regular salt does.

It's tough when you are doing everything right and still your health isn't perfect. I have a good friend who is fit and lean and his bad cholesterol is off the chart, despite a vegetarian diet and cholesterol losing drugs. But just think about how much worse it might be if you weren't doing everything you could already, right?

[lovelygamer]

One thing you might consider is switching the kind of salt you use. I would ask a human doctor before doing this, but sometimes in heart patients they have them use a potassium chloride instead of sodium salt. I don't know what the taste difference is, but especially if you are on a thiazide diuretic (which tends to help you retain sodium and lose potassium) it might be a viable alternative. I have no evidence or proof to back that statement up, but it might be worth looking in to. Another thing I have read is that sea salt may not have the negative side effects on cardiovascular health that regular salt does.

It's tough when you are doing everything right and still your health isn't perfect. I have a good friend who is fit and lean and his bad cholesterol is off the chart, despite a vegetarian diet and cholesterol losing drugs. But just think about how much worse it might be if you weren't doing everything you could already, right?

I have done this before and the potassium does taste different, although it has the bitterness that we identify with salt. You get used to it in a few weeks. I only switched at the advice of a doctor and I didn't have to keep using it long term.

Good luck. I don't know much about BP problems. I do know a 12 year old with them right now though, and it baffles me. She is struggling with it because of the "no activity" rules her doctor gave her. She can't play outside the rest of the summer. Mine has always been fine and I'm not even at a healthy weight.

[Fredwina]

I have broderline HT and have been taking Lisinopril for about 6 years with no problems. So trhe meds and reactions may vary from person to person.
Another thing I did not see is the time of day has an influnce on Bp(it starts out low in the morning and climbs thru the day)