On this BP issue and when I was struggling about 10 yrs ago with this "high" BP issue -- I was checking out everything...including the works of Weston Price Foundation.

In this article, it's said that 30+ yrs ago doctors were taught in medical school that satisfactory BP was 100 plus a person's age over 90, etc. So IF this is true, I would be ok with 177/90....

Every time I go to the doctor's office, it goes UP....white coat I know. A friend from Canada says when she goes to her doc, they do about 5 readings before she leaves the office. Doctors here don't take time to do more readings as a rule and go to the high BP mantra. I think my doctor last month did 2 readings.

BP is constantly changing, every second of the day..thoughts, talking, dreaming etc etc

In meditation it goes nice and low. Some may want to read this from Weston Price:

http://www.westonaprice.org/modern-d...ehypertension/

I like Dr. Sinatra's recommendations for healthy heart:

COQ10, LCarnitine, Magnesium and DRibose...I take all except Carnitine.

I've been on Atenolol and Hydrochlorizide and in the last year Norvasac generic which caused major edema which I got rid of.

But I don't know IF I really really need BP meds. I went thru the BP reading at home for a few years and got so tired of it all...documenting when, what I ate, what I drank etc and the readings.....