I’m 30 something , overweight and have severe high blood pressure. The pill I have been taking seems to make me depressed , lazy, and drowsy- which I hate. i also have a stressful job. I guess number one and two are to lose weight, and quit my stressful job. I have a new Doctor at my clinic with no bedside manner and he’ s trying to use scare tactics and he doesn’t seem to be listening to what I tell him. I guess he did make me realize I have to take more responsibility for my blood pressure, but this is also a genetic issue that unfortunately got passed to me. I don’t think it’s helping to stress me out more about my blood pressure, plus not give me the medicine I may need. I wonder if he’s a quack. Anyway point taken and I need some lifestyle changes as well as a new doctor. Part of that is diet and looking at holistic ways to control my pressure. Any holistic suggestions and natural remedies that work out there?

I’ve used an awful lot of scare tactics. This biggest one yet…

My grandmother (her mother died) of Alzheimer’s and had really bad cataracts. These have both been linked (somehow, it’s just the tactic I use) to smoking.

I’ve blamed my mother for my asthma and allergies, since I grew up in a smoke filled house. Every time I go to visit my mom, even though she keeps her smoking to her bedroom and bathroom, I still get sick.

My husband and I have recently decided to try to start a family. I don’t want to expose my kid to cigarette smoke. I don’t want to deny access to the child, but I hate the idea of visiting my folks and exposing the child to the smoke.

My dad’s also smoke pipe tobacco. He should be easier to convince to stop than my mom.

PLEASE HELP!!!!

I know there are others concerned like myself.

(Serious answers only. Please no point hogging.)