Blood pressure...high...u must b high!!!

Symptoms of very high blood pressure

If your blood pressure is extremely high, there may be certain symptoms to look out for including:

• Severe headache
• Fatigue or confusion
• Vision problems
• Chest pain
• Difficulty breathing
• Irregular heartbeat
• Blood in the urine
• Pounding in your chest, neck or ears.... 
•   ( as reported on Boots website )

Tick box...

Severe headache.....at certain times of the month I do have very bad headaches...

Fatigue...of course ..sometimes.. ( but then again I get up between 5 and 6 am...go to the gym..shop etc

so yes...about 3pm I could do with a nap..but never do..and am still going at 10pm most evenings )

Vision problems.... I guess you could say yes....I've worn contact lenses for 30 years!!😁

Chest pain... NO...

Difficulty breathing... NO

Irregular heartbeat... NO  ( i dont think )

Blood in the urine... NO

Pounding in chest, neck, ears...occasionally have palpitations   

So when I was told I couldnt go into the gym because my blood pressure was high...you could of knocked me over with a feather...literally...

'U need to see the Dr first'

I thought she was having a laugh... ( and yes I know its no laughing matter....I completely sympathise with anyone who suffers from it...family members have...so I am familiar with it )

But I was shell shocked...I class myself as being very healthy and never really seen myself as having health problems ( thank The Lord )

So over the last couple of days I have approached anyone who was able  and asked them to take my B/P

i.e. drs. pharmacy.

'I just need a letter to show to the gym so as they can see I have not got a problem with my B/P'

I told them

Each one one showed high blood pressure!!!!  How can that be?

And yes the more I asked them to take it again...the more it went up!!!!

So now I have to be monitored for 24 hrs to get an average!!!!

God only knows what that is gonna flag up!!

 To control/prevent high B/P 

• Keep your weight at a healthy level: you can achieve this by a combination of healthy eating and regular exercise.
• Eat a healthy diet: this includes eating only the amount of food your body needs and choosing foods high in nutrients and low in fat, sugar and salt.
• Limit how much salt you eat: just avoiding adding salt to your meal plate or when cooking, and limiting how much processed foods you consume, can make a huge difference.
• Limit how much alcohol you drink.
• Don’t smoke tobacco: and minimise your exposure to secondhand smoke(passive smoking).
• Get regular exercise: try to get at least 30 minutes of activity each day. Exercise relieves stress and helps you control your weight.
• Don’t let stress build up: the chemicals your body makes in response to stress make your heart beat harder and faster and your blood vessels tighten. All this makes blood pressure higher.

Moral of the story   

Just because... I eat a healthy diet..dont smoke...not overweight...exercise regularly...do yoga...does not mean that I am healthy....and that I am NOT going to get high B/P

( but be assured I will continue to do my best to be healhy 😉😜 and that will even include a glass of the red stuff occasionally )

. GO FIGURE

do i need to be a vegetarian

this is a question that often comes up in conversation when people realise you do yoga

R u a vegetarian????

If I want to be a PROPER yogi...do I have to be vegetarian...

( and obviously I asked the question myself as I am very serious about yoga...) but didnt particularly want to change what I ate.

Most people see yogis as a litttle bit hippie...a little bit stretchy...a litle bit strange
and almost definitley Vegetarian.....right?

This is a general stigma that for many years, was attached to yogis...

yes Yoga has always been closely associated with vegetarianism....
perhaps due to the following

• Indias ancient hindu beliefs
• may be for climate reasons ( eating vegetables/fruit etc safer than meat in hot climates)
• or because of the attitude of non-violence towards animals etc 

yes vegey food is considered wholesome..but yogis do not rule out fish or meat

humans in the large, are omnivorous... ( mainly !!)  as such will have survived on a very varied diet

I think what is important is moderation....

If your present diet is not working for you..than look at others

and Yoga is about being the best you can...working in unity with yourself...

    am I a typical yogi.....

with yoga becoming very popular it has adapted, as have the people who now practise yoga
many people with high profile jobs find it very beneficial for de-stressing ( particularly the meditation side)
also it has been introduced to professional sports people, again due to benefits ( both mental and physical )
people in the media also rave about yoga and the benefits....which has helped with its new found popularity..
So I think its fair to say that not all of these people would want to follow a vegetarian diet...

so as we progress and learn more about yoga...we realsie that we  want to eat what is good for us and what makes us feel good...

everything in moderation........