Question 1

do bananas help decrease blood pressure?

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No, not alone: It's thought that a diet higher in potassium can lower our blood pressure, so foods rich in potassium can help. Check out the dash diet.

Question 2

how to decrease blood pressure permanantly?

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Blood pressure: The quickest way to permanently lower blood pressure is to die. As that isn't necessarily very popular we use medications for most people. Occassionaly there are procedures that can be performed that lower the pressure long term.

Question 3

will weed increase or decrease blood pressure?

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Can do both: Different people have differing reactions to cannabis.  Either can happen.

Question 4

how to decrease blood pressure through lifestyle choices?

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Multiple options : There are many things you can do to decrease your risk of getting high blood pressure. Weight loss, exercising or active lifestyle, following a low sodium diet, and avoiding nsaids all help. And like most people a little bit of luck helps too. Good luck.

Question 5

more mustrubution can increase or decrease  blood pressure?

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No effect: Masturbation is not known to have any lasting or long term effects on blood pressure.

Question 6

would taking 1000mg garlic tablet a day help decrease blood pressure? is the higher dose the better?

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There is some: anecdotal evidence (based on personal stories, not science!) that 600-900 mg of garlic (in tablet form) daily may lower one's blood pressure modestly. But many other non-drug treatments work better: Healthy diet low in fat, salt, high in fruits/veggies. Weight loss, if needed. Regular/daily physical activity. Stress reduction. Relaxed breathing, Meditation. Yoga. Tai Chi. Try those!

Question 7

could it happen such that a corticosteroid drug causes your blood pressure to rise drastically?

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Yes it can: While on prednisone, it sometimes helps to restrict your sodium consumption which can sometimes help prevent the increase in blood pressure/.

Question 8

i have a high blood pressure is there a way to decrease it ? i don't want to take the drug

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Extreme weight loss: and complete reduction in salt intake could probably lower your blood pressure unless it is extremely high. It will be a lot more comfortable, convenient and effective to take the medications.

Question 9

blood pressure decreased to 65/54 after exercise. felt very lightheaded. causes? i'm an athlete

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Be seen: You would be well served to be seen just to make sure that you do not have any underlying congenital heart conditions.  There have been many apparently healthy athletes who have been found to have potentially fatal heart conditions, even professional athletes.

Question 10

do e cigarrettes cause high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

Not "cause": In reality we do not KNOW the true cause of high blood pressure. We do know many things that will drive it up in a predisposed individual. Considering about 30% of population has HTN, it is fairly common. Smoking and/or any act that stresses the body or mind can drive BP up in someone wo already has HTN or is genetically "ripe" to develop  HTN

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