Blood Pressure

[Guest guest]

Barb,

You wrote:

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> Does Levothyroxin raise blood pressure?

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Only if the dose is wrong, most sensitively if too high.

Chuck

[Guest guest]

Common Food Additive Linked to High Blood Pressure

(Care2.com) — A University of Colorado study found that even people who eat a

healthy, low-sodium diet may be at risk of high blood pressure due to a

commonly-found food additive. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which is found in

almost all processed, prepared, or packaged foods, was shown to increase blood

pressure by up to 32%.

According to the study, HFCS causes inflammation in the bloodstream which causes

the blood vessel walls to tighten, resulting in blood pressure increases. Even

people who ate a healthy diet with periodic ingestion of HFCS experienced the

blood pressure increase.

http://tinyurl.com/4lns56y

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(LATimes.com) — Just as American Heart Month begins, a reader sent in a question

on checking blood pressure at home — which, as it turns out, is more nuanced

than it looks. So what’s the proper way to go about it?

There are a couple of concerns when using a home monitoring device to measure

blood pressure: which arm to use, and how long to wait before testing. Luckily,

the Mayo Clinic and the American Heart Assn. have some guidance on the subject.

There’s usually a slightly measurable difference in blood pressure between your

arms, according to the heart association. Your dominant arm will probably be

higher. If you’re left-handed, pressure may be higher in the left arm, and vice

versa.

http://tinyurl.com/4qhm9es

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FYI,

Lottie Duthu

P. S. Did you know?????

The use of St. ’s wort dates back to the ancient Greeks. Hippocrates

recorded the medical use of St. ’s wort flowers. St. ’s wort was given

its name because it blooms about June 24th, the birthday of the Baptist.

“Wort” is an old English word for plant.

[Guest guest]

I have a question, but first some info. My doctor halved the regular dose of

Cholestene from 2 twice a day to 1 twice a day (morning and evening). Still, I

have gotten pains from it in extremeties and back. This stuff is actually red

yeast rice, which is a natural statin. 

 

My other cardio had me on Cholestoff which has plant sterols and stanols, but no

statin material.

I have gone back on that, and those extra pains have subsided.

 

My question is do you think my cholesterol can be controlled with the Cholestoff

without any

statins?I just realized, as I'm writing this that even if it can't, I can't take

the statins anyway, so there has to be something that will help without the

statin.

 

I'm going for  a blood test on Monday, so we'll see from there. I'm supposed to

see the Cardio

who gave the red yeast rice to me on Thursday.

 

Roni

 

 

From: " gumboyaya@... " <gumboyaya@...>

hypothyroidism

Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 4:34 PM

Subject: Blood pressure

There have been recent studies that showed that both statins (for lowering

cholesterol) and ACE inhibitors (blood pressure) perform must better if taken at

bed time, rather than in the morning. In particular, the blood pressure effects

are reduced to nil, if these are taken in the morning.

Chuck

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[Guest guest]

Thank you for the information. I looked up what your wife takes, and it seems to

have

many restrictions that the Cholestene (red yeast rice) doesn't have. It may be

easier for

her to take it.

 

http://www.drugs.com/mtm/prevalite.html

 

Roni

From: " gumboyaya@... " <gumboyaya@...>

hypothyroidism

Sent: Monday, May 16, 2011 8:56 AM

Subject: Re: Blood pressure

Roni,

You wrote:

> ... My question is do you think my cholesterol can be controlled with the

Cholestoff without any

> statins?I just realized, as I'm writing this that even if it can't, I can't

take the statins anyway, so there has to be something that will

> help without the statin....

The nasty side effects of statins are connected to a particular gene. If you

have those side effects with any statin, you have that gene turned on, and you

will have the effects from all statins, including the naturally occurring ones.

Co-Q10 seems to reduce the effects a little, but it does not stop them.

The soluble fiber and plant sterols really just prevent absorption of dietary

cholesterol. Most elevated levels are generated in the liver, but cutting

dietary cholesterol and taking the fiber won't hurt. If you are off the statins,

you should probably limit the Co-Q10.

My wife takes Prevalite, which is cholestyramine. Same idea.

Chuck

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