Hi @rastratman, I am still trying to manage my highish BP naturally. I haven't had the best week stress-wise (and my numbers crept up) so I haven't been posting so much. I am mostly controlling it with diet and exercise and a few stress release techniques (like breathing exercises). I am still determined to do this! There is so much information online about this topic, and my advice is to keep it as simple as possible. I like the non-alarmist tips from Mayo :http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/in-depth/high-blood-pressure/art-20046974

Great challenge, @teatime. Best wishes for success. I’m trying to follow your example, but I need something more, because my kidneys slough off potassium and don’t reclaim it, and I need a diuretic to relieve peripheral resistance to blood flow into my organ tissues. Now that I have contracted atrial fibrillation, my health care team is working to nail down 1) its cause and 2) its treatment. A third medication is likely, and the choice of which one will be difficult to figure out. Also at my advanced age (80), we are allowing BP to run a little higher, treating and medicating it down to 140/90. Health professionals, including some physicians, still regard that as too high.<br>