After reading this thread, I purchased some Kyolic Aged Garlic Extract (AGE):
http://iherb.com/Wak...60-Caplets/3926
- I took my first dose yesterday.
- Shockingly (OK, maybe I'm easily shocked), overnight it has kicked my systolic blood pressure (I do three readings & take the average) from around 120-125, to around 115, giving me a "perfect" reading of 115/75 this morning.
Just to give my background:
- Around a year ago, I noticed my blood pressure was consistently in the upper end of the "prehypertension" range (120-139 mmHg systolic, 80-89 mmHg diastolic).
- research suggests that outcomes for people with prehypertension are not pleasant
- I've implemented the following measures to get my BP into a healthier (?) range
1) weight loss - my BMI is now under 20
2) gentle aerobic exercise - walking to work and back, 5 days/week (around 10000 steps in a day)
3) HIIT, high intensity interval training, on a stationary bike for 30 minutes, a minimum of 3 times/week (I do the "Lifesprints" program). This has lowered my resting heart beat by around 10 to 60.
4) Supplements - Pycnogenol, Meganatural BP, Magnesium (I take other supplements; these ones I've found to help somewhat with BP).
5) Telmisartan, 80 mg/day
6) Stopped adding salt to my food. I add small amounts of potassium salt to soups etc.
7) Whey protein, 20 grams/day
- The above measures have brought my average readings to: 120-125 systolic, 70-75 diastolic. My diastolic BP will rarely if ever read over 80 now; but my systolic BP is still around 10 points higher than is (possibly, arguably) ideal.
- This morning (day 2 on the garlic extract) my first systolic BP reading measured 109. It rose to 115 later in the morning (after I'd been bustling about the kitchen etc but before I'd consumed any coffee, supplements or drugs).
- It will be interesting to see if this BP lowering effect holds over the coming days, and weeks.
Edited by blood, 14 May 2014 - 03:49 AM.
