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Originally Posted by happy wife
Sooooooooooo, I'm still being a good girl. Me and DH got our cardio in today and worked out in the yard a bit. I found a few easy tips online that we implemented today to battle the old blood pressure. Drink a glass of oj in the morning and at night, eat avocodoes (guacamole for me) for potassium-I have sweet potatoes and bananas, too, drinking more tea (each cup drops the bottom number by 1 point, works up to 4 cups of tea/day), and I repeated a soothing mantra for 5 minutes in a quiet room. They also recommend holding a loved one's hand for 10 minutes, followed by a brief hug, when you're gonna get your bp checked. Xena, I checked my bp when we went to publix today, and it was 113/87.  Idk what my top number was at the ps, but my bottom was the problem, at 101-105. I felt sooooooo good seeing that. I'm not supposed to start my xanex til Monday, so I'm feeling quite optimistic now!
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that reveal watchin' fish in an aquarium, fish bowl etc brings down blood pressure also I just read in one of my horse magazines that just brushin' a horse will also lower BP. Or even just strokin' a pet such as a dog or cat does the same thing. Animals are just so therapeutic for sure!
Wish you lived closer and I'd take ya over to our therapeutic ridin' center and you could lower that BP in a heart beat:wink: Not only brushin' an equine or two but also watchin' those children and adults with disabilities durin' there class time when a big ol' smile lights up those faces. A guarantee for sure to lower that BP doll!
Let me know if I can help you sweetie, and yep folks in 'Bama are quite tuff IMO:wink:
Positive thoughts and a prayer too for YOU that the ol' BP is down to that normal range where it should be.
MissNurseScarlette
