20May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire
Should you Call 911 or Your Doctor for High Blood Pressure?

Should you Call 911 or Your Doctor for High Blood Pressure?

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Should you call 911 or your doctor for high blood pressure? Knowing what to do and when to do it is very important, especially if you have a high blood pressure emergency or urgency. Not trying to scare you, but high blood pressure (hypertension) emergency or urgency are serious. Both are associated with serious illness and possible death. Nevertheless, there is some caution to consider to avoid lowering your blood pressure down too fast. Doing this could decrease blood flow to vital organs (i.e., eyes, heart, kidney, and liver). You should always ask your health care provider for advice about when to contact 911 versus your doctor's office. That said, generally, where to call depends on several factors. Some major factors to consider are your health history, blood pressure severity,…
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16May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire
What Is Masked Hypertension?

What Is Masked Hypertension?

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Masked hypertension is the most dangerous type of hypertension BECAUSE IT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT HYPERTENSION TO TREAT. The main problem with masked hypertension is the inability to diagnose it. Masked hypertension may be detected outside the health provider's office. In the office setting, masked hypertension appears as normal blood pressure. According to Dr. Joseph Schwartz at Stony Brook University in New York, 12% of adults in the United States have masked hypertension. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdAdkGDT7Ug Resistant hypertension is difficult to treat requiring at least three different types of medications to obtain blood pressure control. However, masked hypertension is commonly missed since blood pressure measurements are elevated outside the clinic. Without a home blood pressure monitor or ambulatory blood pressure monitor, masked hypertension is difficult to identify and treat. Therefore, it is…
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14May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Would Poor Sleep Affect Your Blood Pressure?

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Does sleep affect your blood pressure? Do you have trouble sleeping? The video below may help you relax and get many good nights of rest. It is guided mediation that MAY help you sleep. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFAUPT3ZrII Many times you feel stressed  and cannot fall asleep. Anxiety comes alive when your head hit the pillow. Check out the video below to learn how decrease your anxiety TO FALL ASLEEP QUICKLY.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuTEPtphSFE How to easily control your mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb19Ee8Dino Meet the creator of Headspace. He is amazing, and he can show you how to get good sleep routinely. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scRT653rvT4 I have never had trouble sleeping or getting to sleep. However, I have adopted sleep sound and it has help me feel refreshed upon awakening. Try a sleep sound. This could rest your mind.…
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12May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire
Sadden By The Lost of John Singleton to A Stroke

Sadden By The Lost of John Singleton to A Stroke

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We Won One but Lost One We almost lost best selling author Robert Greene to a stroke. Luckily, he is alive and well. He has recently released another influential book "The Laws of Human Nature". This book is a must read!! It is available at all major book stores or click on this link https://amzn.to/2HiliWA Robert Greene Wikipedia image However, I was sadden by our recent lost of John Singleton to a massive stroke. He was a great film director and producer who made movies  such as "Boyz n the Hood". He made this movie when he was around 24 years old, and he was nominated for Best Director by the Academy Awards. We loss another one to stroke. We must take action now to prevent this madness! The Daily…
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09May 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Blood Pressure Medication Recall: Should Your Stop Taking Lorsartan?

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Should you stop Lorsartan due to the FDA recall? Many of you have heard about the blood pressure medication recalls. Of course, only your health care provider can determine IF IT IS appropriate for you TO STOP YOUR LORSARTAN. However, consider the lot number on your bottle in order to help your health care provider determine if you are at risk. If your lot number does not match the lot number listed by the FDA, IT IS UNLIKELY THAT YOU ARE AT RISK OF BEING EXPOSED TO CARCINOGENS. If you are concerned about this even though  your lot number is not listed on the FDA LIST, contact your health care provider to get an alternative medication that is not on the FDA recall list. By all means, do not just…
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22Apr 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Can Your Gut Flora Cause Hypertension?

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Your Gut Flora and Hypertension As you probably know, there is no known cause for hypertension seen in about 95% of people with hypertension. However, recent research animal model and clinical studies have shown that your gut could be regulating your blood pressure. For example, there was a very interesting epic research study presented at the 2015 American Heart Association Scientific Conference. Researchers had found that our microbome influence hypertension by communicating with us through metabolites. For example, short chain fatty acids are a type of metabolite that is secreted from the gut, causing inflammation and hypertension. We all are made up of ABOUT 10 TRILLION CELLS AND trillions of GOOD bacteria on our skin and everywhere in our bodies. Much of this good bacteria help us extract nutrients from…
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19Apr 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire

Lower Your Resistant Hypertension With Some Head Space

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You can really lower your blood pressure with some Headspace. I know you have heard this before, and I am sure you have tried meditation before. I did too, and just could not stick with it consistently UNTIL I learned a basic principal about meditation. That is, don't try to stop your thoughts during meditation. See the video below to see what I mean.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyj8l9miy4w Meditation is a great way to lower blood pressure. Breathing exercises 2 to 3 times a day could help bring your blood pressure down. Don't just take my word for it, breathe slowly and deeply right now for just the next 30 seconds. Then, you will experience just a tiny bit of what you will get if you meditate 3 minutes a day. With this…
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19Apr 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire
How To Get Your Blood Pressure Down Within A Few Minutes?

How To Get Your Blood Pressure Down Within A Few Minutes?

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Problem Blood Pressure  Greater Than 130/85 mm Hg But Lower Than 160/100 mm Hg Sometimes you just need to get your blood pressure down now! How can you do it? I know you have probably seen the YOUTUBE videos with this claim such as the one below by the website "Healthy Me." You can't help but be skeptical because it is so simple. Breathing? Just breathing in a certain way could help bring blood pressure down? Are you kidding me? Nope...I have seen various breathing techniques to bring blood pressure down gradually withing minutes. Dr. Andrew Weil wrote a book about the technique he highly recommends. See this link for that information: https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/body-mind-spirit/stress-anxiety/breathing-three-exercises/ Try This Solution Several of the techniques really work to bring blood pressure down because they involve…
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18Apr 2019 by Tonya Breaux-Shropshire
How to Control Your Blood Pressure in 6 Weeks Without Diet and Exercise!

How to Control Your Blood Pressure in 6 Weeks Without Diet and Exercise!

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Who would recommend controlling your blood pressure without diet and exercise? I am, only IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO STICK TO LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS. Because I have seen blood pressure controlled even without diet and exercise many times. In the video below, Dr. Gregor discussed how a plant base diet can get your blood pressure down to as low as 120/70 mm Hg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1rIyhuJRzU Let's face it, we just want a pill for everything, right? Now, you can have it! The recent resistant hypertension guidelines estimate 14.8 % of Americans have resistant hypertension. Yet, there are lifestyle modifications you can do today to lower your blood pressure. What You Probably Already Know Most people ALREADY KNOW that they should do the following lifestyle modifications in order to lower their…
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