Does anyone know of any natural ways(remedies) to lower blood pressure. any foods recipes anything will help?

~Bruce~_~B

Answer
Homeopathic Treatment for High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) :-

Head remedy; with nervousness (during pregnancy use with care) Rauwolfia S.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly

With depression; suicidal tendency; cardiac symptoms Aurum Met 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

With arteriosclerosis and senile paresis Aurum Iod 30X, 6 hourly

With senility and senile behavioural changes Baryta Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

Systolic pressure high and diastolic pressure very low Baryta Mur 3X or 6X, 4 hourly

With constriction in heart region and anginal pain Cactus G.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X, 3 hourly

For fat and flabby patient; sweat on head, palms and soles, craving for eggs; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

In old age;old bachelors and old maids Conium Mac 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

Palpitations in slight exertion; dyspnoea, insomnia and gastric complaints Crataegus Ox.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X 4 hourly

Due to shock (broken love affair etc) emotional disturbances Ignatia 200X or 1M 4 hourly(3 Doses)

Due to congestion in brain; severe headache, lassitude and dizziness Glonoine 3X or 6X, 1/2 hourly

Due to syphilitic origin; lancinating pain in head and bones Kali Iod.30X or 200X 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Due to gastric origin; flatulence; craving for sweets and warm food; worse 4 - 8 P.M. Lycopodium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Due to shock or grief; hyperthyroidism, goitre, addision's disease, diabetes ,etc. Desire for salt preparations Natrum Mur 200X or 1M 10 min (3 Doses)

In syphilitic cases; angina pectoris; vertigo, dyspnoea and endocarditis Natrum Iod.30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)

In tall, intelligent, hypertensive people; craves for icy cold things; fear of dark and stroms, etc. Phosphorus 30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)

With sclerotic degeneration specially of spinal cord Plumbum Iod 30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Due to grief; apprehension, dullness, loss of thirst etc. Gelsemium 30X or 200X, 3 hourly

During menopausal stage; worse after sleep; great loquacity Lachesis 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Bursting pain in head; better by cold application, pressure, vertigo; palpitation of heart; worse when alone; sleeplessness with heaviness in head; oedematous swelling on face and legs Boerhaavia Diffusa Q (Mother Tincture) or 6X , 4 hourly

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine.

For more on Hypertension and its Homeopathic treatment you can read this article too :- http://www.hpathy.com/diseases/hypertension-symptoms-treatment-cure.asp

Take Care and God Bless !

Gestational diabetes? what do you eat for breakfast? i need ideas?

Kate

Hi im 28 weeks pregnant with gestational diabetes. I need ideas for breakfast. Ive tried porridge shreddedwheat and wholemeal toast with peanut butter. They all made my sugar go high. Eggs were ok but cant really stomach eggs first thing but i will if i have to. Its just i dont have much time in morning. I have drop my son to school early. Has anyone any ideas for breakfast?

Answer
Keep in mind that anything with a lot of carbs in it will spike your sugar. Try to remember that carbs = sugar.

Look for Weight Watchers or South Beach Diet recipes. Both diet plans are low carb and fairly friendly for pregnancy. I followed a modified WW diet during my pregnancy with great results.

I tend to eat hard boiled eggs in the morning (I hard boil them by the dozen early in the week and my whole family eats them), but if you can't stomach eggs you can try other things.
Cottage cheese with a small banana
Greek yogurt (look at the sugar content though, many are loaded with sugar, look for plain and sweeten it yourself with a small amount of honey)
South Beach Diet Snack Smoothies

Search of WW or South Beach diet, there are some yummy and quick breakfast ideas out there.

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I want to loose 20 puonds in 2 months is there any remedies besides exercise and dieting?

Hello everyone!

I had a baby a year and a half ago and after the birth I gained 20 pounds over of what I had gained during the pregnancy. I have tried diet pills, exercising, liquid diet with only one meal a day and nothing works in matter of fact I think I just gained 5 pounds in the last 2 weeks. I have always had a big behind and thick legs to go with it and it did look cute but its not looking cute if theres a gut to with it. With the first kid it was easy to loose the weight. I honestly dont know what else to do.

Please does anyone know of any home remedies that i could use that actualy works?

Thanks.
oops! I just noticed I spelled pounds wrong. Thanks to that guy..

Answer
First, make sure that you are healthy, no diabetes, no heart stuff, and check to see what you should weigh for your bone structure, height, AND family genes (which are important). Some women never get rid of that extra 10 to 20 lbs., others can eat you out of house and home and never put on a pound.

Worrying about weight actually makes you think about food more. The word "diet" is a bad word too. Eating right is the only way. LOTS of quick diets only last a quick time. You can lose a lot of water with pills, but your body needs a lot of water to lose weight.

Our family is Native American and Scotch and Sephardic. Weight is easy for us to put on. My sister found it easier with doc's help to eat 6 smaller meals each day. Kept to 1200 to 1500 calories daily with 2 glasses of water with each meal. She lost 15 lbs. first month, 10 the second and 5 the third. She added more carbs the 2nd and 3rd month and it made a difference. So she cut out white sugar, white flour and corn, potatoes (kept the sweet), rice, but eats brown, uses grapeseed oil and walnut oil. She feels a lot better and some months hardly looses, but the weight has shifted, has more muscle then fat, but muscle weights more, so she bikes with her kids and hates running, but like roller skating. You don't have to over do it, live. You have kids and the time is short. You marriage needs work too, not just your body and if you can make good looking low fat carb, meals romantic, or picnics, with husband, isn't his view important?

So lots of high fiber salads, like with turkey, chicken pea pods, spinach, peppers, onions, scallions, mushrooms, gluten free muffins (yes, you can have muffins, breads and even cookies, low carb). My sister takes a few hours off at night to fix a weeks worth of cooked mushrooms, peppers, onions, and other ingredients and freezes into individual packets to thaw and heat when mixing with other stuff. She also has yogurt and 1/2 banana for breakfast, midmorning a gluten-free cookie and green hot tea, lunch vegetable soup with brown bread (gluten free), and ice tea, mid afternoon, fruit with fish or meat salad or just a fruit salad with cottage cheese, dinner a hot meal with hubbie, before bed, muffin or 1/2 a low carb sand., or gluten crackers with cashew butter and 1/2 glass of low fat milk ...

Sometimes she makes low fat ice cream with real fruit, or a smoothie with tofu. There are so many good recipes on line that take little time to make. You will lose slowly if you eat well and drink water and be involved in family, your mental and physical health is so important. Gut someones will get smaller, but nothing like situps to tone you, but biking will help, otherwise look at your children and if you had a choice we all would grow older gracefully with them and stay as healthy as long as possible. Good Luck.

Helpful cookbooks for gestational diabetes?

Platinum M

I am 14 weeks pregnant with twins, and found that I have gestational diabetes. Therefore, my OB has asked that I follow a diabetic food plan, but that I must be aware to consume the necessary caloric allotment of 3,200 daily. That is a lot of calories when almost eliminating carbs! Does anyone out there have a suggestion for a helpful (and easy) cookbook designed for women with gestational diabetes? I am sure I could use any diabetic cookbook, but am hoping for one geared more towards pregnant women, to help me get enough nutrition and calories in. Your help is appreciated.

Oh, and consuming meat is either hit-or-miss for me daily, as my morning sickness still lingers some days.
ADD: Yes, I am fully aware of the fact that I could easily look online. However, the whole point of using YA is to get actual perspectives and ideas. (Otherwise, wouldn't the suggestion of just using Google pretty much eliminate about 95% of the questions on YA)

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I feel your pain!!

I am experiencing my second pregnancy with gestational diabetes. Since I hae a strong family history of diabetes, they generally test me at about 8 weeks so I get to spend the entire pregnancy eating a diabetic diet.

With my first pregnancy I was not very good about following my diet and gained 40 pounds in a singleton pregnancy.

Now I'm 18 weeks deep into my second pregnancy and have been following the diabetic diet since beginning. I was nearly 20 pounds heavier when I conceived this time than last time and I have yet to gain any weight. Instead I've lost 8 pounds and remain 8 pounds lower than my pre-pregnancy weight. Again, I am carrying only one baby.... (and I was overweight.)

I spend a HUGE amount of time researching gestational diabetes and diets during my first pregnancy and discovered that of the inter-connected library service in my county (connected to three other counties there was only ONE book about it. Since the book had a long waiting list I only got to keep it for four weeks. Since it was dry as hell, I think I only got through three chapters.

I have yet to find any cookbooks geared toward pregnant diabetics. :-(

I will list in my resources the two BEST diabetic websites I have found to date.

Additionally, I will tell you that the key to my current success is walking after meals (about 10-20 minutes) and limiting my carb intakes to that which was specifically directed by the dietitian I was assigned to.

Further, here is a list of "super foods" I have found to give me great energy, meet my dietary requirements well, allow for second helpings, and keep my blood sugars low:
Spinach Quiche (If you like eggs,want a recipe I have a really easy one, email me and I will send it back to you.) The added benefit to this is that my midwife informed me that egg consumption helps strengthen the amniotic sac!
2. Home-made turkey chili (beans add additional which not only helps to keep sugar levels down, but had *ahem* added benefits to counteract pregnancy symptoms... again I have a great recipe.)

Great snackies:
Kashi brand makes a cracker that is virtually identical to a Triscut, but it has no added sugar and half the carbs, I get mine by the three pack at Costco. It's called Heart-to-Heart
Plain Greek yogurt 7g carbs per serving! If you add 1-2 Splenda packets to a 1/2 cup, it tastes like creme freche! I like to throw a couple of raspberries in too for a low carb, low sugar fruit yogurt.

Places to find hidden sugars:
TOMATOS, tomato sauces. If you like Italian food... stick to meaty stews with small amounts of polenta and cheese... red sauce spikes my sugar every time!
Carrots (sad but true!) and OK in limited quantities ix-nay on the ranch dressing dip.
Peanut butter! Seems like a great place to get protein, I know! Actually it is, but you have to seek out the "special" peanut butter that is made with only peanuts and peanut oil. No added sugar (you can toss the Skippy and JIF right now.) Plus, this stuff usually requires refrigeration...
Pre-cooked bacon or jerky. Both of these are typically cured in sugar, so make sure you read packages.
It's tough but not impossible. If you do it well you're in great shape. If you have trouble, talk to your doctor, they can offer medication that isn't insulin to try to help control it.

Best of luck to you!

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Helpful cookbooks for gestational diabetes?

Platinum M

I am 14 weeks pregnant with twins, and found that I have gestational diabetes. Therefore, my OB has asked that I follow a diabetic food plan, but that I must be aware to consume the necessary caloric allotment of 3,200 daily. That is a lot of calories when almost eliminating carbs! Does anyone out there have a suggestion for a helpful (and easy) cookbook designed for women with gestational diabetes? I am sure I could use any diabetic cookbook, but am hoping for one geared more towards pregnant women, to help me get enough nutrition and calories in. Your help is appreciated.

Oh, and consuming meat is either hit-or-miss for me daily, as my morning sickness still lingers some days.
ADD: Yes, I am fully aware of the fact that I could easily look online. However, the whole point of using YA is to get actual perspectives and ideas. (Otherwise, wouldn't the suggestion of just using Google pretty much eliminate about 95% of the questions on YA)

Answer
I feel your pain!!

I am experiencing my second pregnancy with gestational diabetes. Since I hae a strong family history of diabetes, they generally test me at about 8 weeks so I get to spend the entire pregnancy eating a diabetic diet.

With my first pregnancy I was not very good about following my diet and gained 40 pounds in a singleton pregnancy.

Now I'm 18 weeks deep into my second pregnancy and have been following the diabetic diet since beginning. I was nearly 20 pounds heavier when I conceived this time than last time and I have yet to gain any weight. Instead I've lost 8 pounds and remain 8 pounds lower than my pre-pregnancy weight. Again, I am carrying only one baby.... (and I was overweight.)

I spend a HUGE amount of time researching gestational diabetes and diets during my first pregnancy and discovered that of the inter-connected library service in my county (connected to three other counties there was only ONE book about it. Since the book had a long waiting list I only got to keep it for four weeks. Since it was dry as hell, I think I only got through three chapters.

I have yet to find any cookbooks geared toward pregnant diabetics. :-(

I will list in my resources the two BEST diabetic websites I have found to date.

Additionally, I will tell you that the key to my current success is walking after meals (about 10-20 minutes) and limiting my carb intakes to that which was specifically directed by the dietitian I was assigned to.

Further, here is a list of "super foods" I have found to give me great energy, meet my dietary requirements well, allow for second helpings, and keep my blood sugars low:
Spinach Quiche (If you like eggs,want a recipe I have a really easy one, email me and I will send it back to you.) The added benefit to this is that my midwife informed me that egg consumption helps strengthen the amniotic sac!
2. Home-made turkey chili (beans add additional which not only helps to keep sugar levels down, but had *ahem* added benefits to counteract pregnancy symptoms... again I have a great recipe.)

Great snackies:
Kashi brand makes a cracker that is virtually identical to a Triscut, but it has no added sugar and half the carbs, I get mine by the three pack at Costco. It's called Heart-to-Heart
Plain Greek yogurt 7g carbs per serving! If you add 1-2 Splenda packets to a 1/2 cup, it tastes like creme freche! I like to throw a couple of raspberries in too for a low carb, low sugar fruit yogurt.

Places to find hidden sugars:
TOMATOS, tomato sauces. If you like Italian food... stick to meaty stews with small amounts of polenta and cheese... red sauce spikes my sugar every time!
Carrots (sad but true!) and OK in limited quantities ix-nay on the ranch dressing dip.
Peanut butter! Seems like a great place to get protein, I know! Actually it is, but you have to seek out the "special" peanut butter that is made with only peanuts and peanut oil. No added sugar (you can toss the Skippy and JIF right now.) Plus, this stuff usually requires refrigeration...
Pre-cooked bacon or jerky. Both of these are typically cured in sugar, so make sure you read packages.
It's tough but not impossible. If you do it well you're in great shape. If you have trouble, talk to your doctor, they can offer medication that isn't insulin to try to help control it.

Best of luck to you!

Meal Ideas for Gestational Diabetes?

PapasChick

I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and am having trouble thinking of meal ideas. Normally being a huge carb eater I am finding this very difficult and am stuck with the same meals and snacks everyday which is getting very boring. I defrosted steaks tonight but don't want just plain steak. Any ideas?

Answer
find veggies you like with low carb amounts such as spinach, brocolli, and string beans. Load up your food with this to stave off hunger. Plus high fiber foods will help keep you full. This way if you make say rice or pasta you can have a ratio of say 3 servings veggies to 1 serving carb. Then add 1-2 servings protein and you got a meal. I would make things like non breaded eggplant parm, tuna noodle casserole, pasta loaded with canned diced tomato, american chopsuey, green bean casserole. trick is to keep the above ratio and add lots of low carb flavors. I tend to add lots of fresh and dried herbs, butter, chicken stock, lemon or lime juice, and higher salt amounts to my meals instead of sugary sauces, or cream sauces. I can give you some of my recipes if you like.

Another thinbg you might want to think about is upping your fiber. Metamucil has the best type of fiber for diabtes, psyllium. Do your research on it. Fiber acts like a counterweight to carbs. It neutralizes it. Also, and again do your research, there are certain safe herbs you can have during your pregnancy that helps control sugar. One such thing is the sweetener stevia, it is very good for you and tasts no worse than other typical artificial sweeteners, Red Raspberry leaf tea and dandelion leaf/root. When you get 3 weeks away from your due date you can take evening primrose oil, it helps with many things including diabetes control but it is best known for helping a womans body get ready for labor.

If you ask a mainstream doc or nutritionist they might shy away from the thought. They do this because THEY have never studied these herbs. This is why you should study it yourself and possibly contact your local herbalist.

I got gestational diabetes twice. Supposedly it is supposed to get worse with each pregnancy, instead the second time I barely had it and the next two pregnancies I didn't get it at all.

Also, up the protien content. This, just like fiber helps to control diabetes. If you can go to the gym and walk this would really help. The best workouts are 10 minute vigorous workouts right before or after a meal. Such as a 10 minute power walk. However I barely worked out, I feel very bad about that too, lol.

I will give you recipes if you like,

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Does anyone know of any natural ways(remedies) to lower blood pressure. any foods recipes anything will help?

~Bruce~_~B

Answer
Homeopathic Treatment for High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) :-

Head remedy; with nervousness (during pregnancy use with care) Rauwolfia S.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly

With depression; suicidal tendency; cardiac symptoms Aurum Met 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)

With arteriosclerosis and senile paresis Aurum Iod 30X, 6 hourly

With senility and senile behavioural changes Baryta Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

Systolic pressure high and diastolic pressure very low Baryta Mur 3X or 6X, 4 hourly

With constriction in heart region and anginal pain Cactus G.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X, 3 hourly

For fat and flabby patient; sweat on head, palms and soles, craving for eggs; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

In old age;old bachelors and old maids Conium Mac 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)

Palpitations in slight exertion; dyspnoea, insomnia and gastric complaints Crataegus Ox.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X 4 hourly

Due to shock (broken love affair etc) emotional disturbances Ignatia 200X or 1M 4 hourly(3 Doses)

Due to congestion in brain; severe headache, lassitude and dizziness Glonoine 3X or 6X, 1/2 hourly

Due to syphilitic origin; lancinating pain in head and bones Kali Iod.30X or 200X 4 hourly (3 Doses)

Due to gastric origin; flatulence; craving for sweets and warm food; worse 4 - 8 P.M. Lycopodium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Due to shock or grief; hyperthyroidism, goitre, addision's disease, diabetes ,etc. Desire for salt preparations Natrum Mur 200X or 1M 10 min (3 Doses)

In syphilitic cases; angina pectoris; vertigo, dyspnoea and endocarditis Natrum Iod.30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)

In tall, intelligent, hypertensive people; craves for icy cold things; fear of dark and stroms, etc. Phosphorus 30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)

With sclerotic degeneration specially of spinal cord Plumbum Iod 30X or 200X, 6 hourly

Due to grief; apprehension, dullness, loss of thirst etc. Gelsemium 30X or 200X, 3 hourly

During menopausal stage; worse after sleep; great loquacity Lachesis 30X or 200X, 4 hourly

Bursting pain in head; better by cold application, pressure, vertigo; palpitation of heart; worse when alone; sleeplessness with heaviness in head; oedematous swelling on face and legs Boerhaavia Diffusa Q (Mother Tincture) or 6X , 4 hourly

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine.

For more on Hypertension and its Homeopathic treatment you can read this article too :- http://www.hpathy.com/diseases/hypertension-symptoms-treatment-cure.asp

Take Care and God Bless !

Gestational diabetes? what do you eat for breakfast? i need ideas?

Kate

Hi im 28 weeks pregnant with gestational diabetes. I need ideas for breakfast. Ive tried porridge shreddedwheat and wholemeal toast with peanut butter. They all made my sugar go high. Eggs were ok but cant really stomach eggs first thing but i will if i have to. Its just i dont have much time in morning. I have drop my son to school early. Has anyone any ideas for breakfast?

Answer
Keep in mind that anything with a lot of carbs in it will spike your sugar. Try to remember that carbs = sugar.

Look for Weight Watchers or South Beach Diet recipes. Both diet plans are low carb and fairly friendly for pregnancy. I followed a modified WW diet during my pregnancy with great results.

I tend to eat hard boiled eggs in the morning (I hard boil them by the dozen early in the week and my whole family eats them), but if you can't stomach eggs you can try other things.
Cottage cheese with a small banana
Greek yogurt (look at the sugar content though, many are loaded with sugar, look for plain and sweeten it yourself with a small amount of honey)
South Beach Diet Snack Smoothies

Search of WW or South Beach diet, there are some yummy and quick breakfast ideas out there.

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