blood pressure

[krissyo]

Im new to this site, my question is about my blood pressure. I have been having mild headaches and I feel some slight pressure in my chest. I exercise regularly and eat right. I checked my blood pressure at my local pharmacy twice and my reading was 150/64. Should I be concerned, or just recheck it again before I go see my doctor? Also my age is 38 and I'm female.

[somnolent]

I think your doctor would want to know about your blood pressure and the symptoms you have been having. Hopefully there is not a problem, but one should never ignore chest pressure.

[Rob]

Here's what Dr. McDougall has to say about hypertension:

http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hypertension.html

[carollynne]

Hello, I am new to this site and love it already. I have been an on and off again vegan and now I found out that Dr McDougall is way ahead of the game with being a vegan. It is so nice to see that a doctor agrees with my youngest son, Christopher, whose girlfriend started the ball rolling in my house. Girlfriend is long gone, but Chris has really stuck with it, and lost 100 lbs, eczema has cleared up a lot, although not completely. I learned to cook vegan style and now I am hoping that it will lower my blood pressure along with the number on the scale. Plus my arthritic knees appear to be doing a lot better since I am off the animal products. Would love to be able to post when I am off my HBP meds!
Sticking with it myself and proud to say I am now a McDougaller!!
Carollynne