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thankyou all for your advice, i will take note and try your suggestions thankyou again sandra

Hi Sandra Have you tried taking up swimming? This way you get the exercise in without pain. Cut down on your salt intake ( although don't forget you do NEED some in your diet ) and increase your water intake. Trouble with High Blood Pressure is we don't have it checked on a reg basis - so it's not always a good indication on just a couple of readings. I'm sure your GP will be monitoring you on a reg basis and if not just pop into the Surgery's Nurse and have her check it - only then can you be sure you have true high blood pressure. Perhaps seeing a herbalist would help too - they re address natures balance. Much happiness Debi

Sandra...I am 5'4" and weigh 8 stone 4lbs. I have to take medication to keep my blood pressure down. Weight isn't always the problem!

hi im 43 and overweight (although not to much) i have high blood presure too i have an active job and do go walking sometimes im a veggie so my cholestorel is ok my doc put me on medication bout 2 yrs ago it has been altered a few times...doseage etc and now blood presure is ok my doc told me that although my weight wont help my problem is mainly thats its hereditary so theres not much i can do about it i say take the medication and get ur BP down cus there r so many risks of having high BP get lots of info from ur Gp PS i had an active job and went walking and was a veggie before i took the tablets so they didnt help get it down at all....... good luck lou x

Hi Sandra, I know that you probably don't want to hear this but you need to try and get your weight down. You say you eat healthily, do you eat much salt. Cutting down on salt might help. Buy processed food, baked beans etc that have lower salt added, don't put salt on food, don't add it to vegetables when cooking. also eat a low fat diet, that might help, cut down on red meat, cut off all visible fat etc. i hope you can get it down i take medication and it is a nuisance although it does the job. but then I am 63, you are relatively young. i suspect the fact that you are not very mobile doesn't help. I hope you manage to get it down. Ann Glos

Hi Sandra, It sounds like you need to rest for abit that might bring it down. Maybe go on holiday and see if you relax enough to bring down your blood pressure. Hope you feel better soon nat

ADVICE PLEASE. i went to the drs as she wanted to change my medication, for my spinal condition,and arthritus, while i was there she did my blood pressure and said its got to be watched as its high at 97 when it hits a hundred you have to take medication. I'm 42 almost 2 stone over weight, and have limited walking mobility, due to the pain. i eat healthily, is there any advice you can give to try and get the pressure down, thankyou sandra