Hi there
Thank you for letting me join.
I am posting on behalf of my brother in law.
He was diagnosed 2 weeks ago with dangerously high blood pressure, stage 3 hypertension (his blood pressure 192/111) he was placed immediately on to medication by the GP and he has just received his blood results and it transpires that his cholesterol is 5.2 which the GP says is extremely dangerous combined with the high B/P. He is now on 3 types of medication and he's so dizzy and disoriented with the side effects, he can't work.
My brother in law is
52 years old
Never smoked.
Has been a vegetarian for 15 years.
Has been dairy and alcohol free for 8 years.
Is not particularly overweight.
Gave up actual eggs last October but has been having them in some processed foods until December 2016
Has been totally vegan for 6 weeks now.
His typical diet would consist of 8 portions of fruit, veg and nuts each day with some processed veggie/vegan foods, wholemeal bread. He would have 1 to 2 bags of crisps per day and other things like vegan sausage rolls etc.
Not the best diet I know, but certainly not the worst!
The doctor thinks his condition may just be genetic. He has no prior blood pressure problems to this.
Any info or advice would be gratefully received!
