Why is my blood pressure is rising?
My blood pressure (systolic) is rising surprisingly (usually 130 or less, now up to 145 over the last month or so). We have changed our diet to lots of pasta, (controlling the calories) and less (very...
View ArticleWhat do excess amounts of salt do to the body?
What do excessive amounts of salt do to the body? It would depend on how much excess salt (or salty foods) you ate in how much time and how well your kidneys functioned. Salt is a compound containing 2...
View ArticleMy grandmother’s sodium level is 123. I have relayed your suggestions to ask...
Thank you for responding so soon to my letter about my grandmother’s sodium level. I was incorrect about her present count. It is at 123, not 143. I have relayed your suggestions to my mother so she...
View ArticleMy grandmother is in the hospital and her sodium level keeps dropping. What...
Please help me find an answer to my 82-year-old grandmother’s problem. She is in the hospital now and her sodium level keeps dropping. Is there something that would cause this depletion? The doctors do...
View ArticleMy hands swell up at night with ring mark on my fingers from swelling up.
I have a question about my hands swelling up at night. I even have a ring mark on my right hand from my fingers swelling up. Some of this swelling is heredity. I do know that because my hands swell...
View ArticleI do notice the swelling when my hands are down at my side. No the swelling...
Thank you for responding so quickly. The answers to some of your questions: I do notice the swelling when my hands are down at my side. No the swelling does not occur while I am sleeping it usually...
View ArticleIf I was pregnant, would this cause me to retain water and cause my hands to...
I am not pregnant. I don’t set amount of time to do exercise. But I walk stairs and up walk up steep hills and play with my mom’s babysitting kids. I also am on my feet at all times while I am at work...
View ArticleWhat makes someone who has high blood pressure for their sugar to be up one...
I also would like to know what it is that will make someone who has high blood pressure for their sugar to be up one day and then the next day their sugar may bottom out on them? If your food intake is...
View ArticleWhere can I find a dietitian who works with people who have high blood...
Where can I find a dietitian who works with people who have high blood pressure or have had a stroke? The Medical Nutrition and Nutrition Entrepreneurs dietetic practice groups of the American Dietetic...
View ArticleWhich should I follow to eat right – high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney...
I have high blood pressure, diabetics, 1st signs of kidney disease, also have had RNY I am wondering which is the best one to follow by eating right. Follow all as they have a lot in common. I would...
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