Hello,
This is a spin-off topic from the June Steps a Day thread. It seemed to be getting too detailed and probably of little interest to anyone not faced with this challenge.
My goals is 130/80 by next year, more or less. I'm 63. Just did a reading before taking my evening remedy, 140/83 with heart rate of 58 (in the future I'll write: 140/83.58) Sunday in the morning it was 151/93.51 right after waking up. Not reading it then again.
Methods: I have collected many toys and herbs over the years. Right now I'm using the Rehmannia 8-herb formula with about 4 additional herbs which I've double boiled into a potent drink. I take 2 oz, 4 x a day (upon awakening, noon, 6 pm, and before sleeping, ±).
I also have made a tincture with these herbs and sake cooking wine plus 100 proof vodka. This will be ready mid-July. Then I'll be 4 drops, 4x a day.
Running the #, the tincture will run about 1.1¢ a dose.
Also has one thing that uses a finger pulse to help me adjust my breathing and another that plays a bach-type melody while signaling when my breathing has slowed down.
Elaine, on the steps a day thread wrote this (in blue, responses in bold).
Blood pressure spikes all the time. You should sit still for a couple of minutes before taking your bp.
Yup, it was interesting to see the general wave rhythm of how it goes. Still wondering when I'll be awake at 2 AM to try a reading then.
If you're upset about something, don't take your BP for a while. It'll be high, that doesn't count. Also there's white coat syndrome. People''s BP goes up at the doctor's office. Know that. I remind white coats of that all the time. I'm stressed going to the western doctors largely because they are unaware of the submissive/passivity requirements of clients and thus their power of hypnotic suggestion. For example, when they recite the dire consequence of not doing what they (sorry, "the research") want you to.
I don't know how accurate your meter is. ... It's the most accurate available for a reasonable cost. Omron brand, which doesn't mean much as they make the bulk of the meters. It does three readings spaced about a minute apart. I sit quiet for about 3 minutes. I make sure I'm upright, and my legs are not crossed, etc. and that the cuff is on my bare arm.
I compared it with drug store meters when I first got it and it was giving the same values.
Lynx