Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Now I do remember the doctor explaining to my dad that all his spicy food would elevate his blood pressure. He knocked off the salt but his spice and p*rk are no good. Try to get him to understand that though. Chico , " greatyoga " <greatyoga wrote: > > Donna > > There are a lot of things that contribute to BP. It is different > for everyone. I think you mentioned a few times tha t she like > spicy food. That is a major reason for high BP. I am not saying > spicy food is bad. It is bad for some people. If someone is > thirsty, one needs to " [put out the fire " . Water, bitter, sweet and > astringent tastes decrease pitta. Spicy, salty and sour foods > increase pitta. > \ > GB > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Hmmm... I thought spicy foods were good for blood pressure as they open up the vessels. When I have more time, I'll see about finding some pubmed articles supporting my recall. (Unless someone gets there before me... <hint><hint>). -Erin www.zenpawn.com/vegblog , " chico_trucker " <chico_trucker wrote: > > Now I do remember the doctor explaining to my dad that all his spicy > food would elevate his blood pressure. He knocked off the salt but > his spice and p*rk are no good. Try to get him to understand that > though. > > Chico > > > , " greatyoga " <greatyoga@> > wrote: > > > > Donna > > > > There are a lot of things that contribute to BP. It is different > > for everyone. I think you mentioned a few times tha t she like > > spicy food. That is a major reason for high BP. I am not saying > > spicy food is bad. It is bad for some people. If someone is > > thirsty, one needs to " [put out the fire " . Water, bitter, sweet and > > astringent tastes decrease pitta. Spicy, salty and sour foods > > increase pitta. > > \ > > GB > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 In a message dated 10/31/2006 4:16:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, greatyoga writes: It means servant of the one who brings darkness into light. That's lovely! I wonder what my name means. I'll have to look it up. AmyF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Erin, I am going by Ayurveda. GENERALLY speaking, highBP is pitta derangement. (too much fire) It all depends on the individual. I have never seen this individual. If this is a pitta disorder, then adding more fire to fire creates more fire and the BP goes up. Basically, spicy foods open up the blood vessels. If it is caused by pitta, then one would need to use calming tastes, especially bitter like greens and bitter herbs.. I am not going to explain all the doshas. There is lots of info on the web. I am not a " Guru " . My name is Guru Bandhu. It is a 2 part name like Mary Lou or Billy Bob. It is not a title. It means servant of the one who brings darkness into light. GB , " Erin " <truepatriot wrote: > > Hmmm... I thought spicy foods were good for blood pressure > as they open up the vessels. When I have more time, I'll > see about finding some pubmed articles supporting my recall. > (Unless someone gets there before me... <hint><hint>). > > -Erin > www.zenpawn.com/vegblog > > > , " chico_trucker " > <chico_trucker@> wrote: > > > > Now I do remember the doctor explaining to my dad that all his > spicy > > food would elevate his blood pressure. He knocked off the salt but > > his spice and p*rk are no good. Try to get him to understand that > > though. > > > > Chico > > > > > > , " greatyoga " <greatyoga@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Donna > > > > > > There are a lot of things that contribute to BP. It is different > > > for everyone. I think you mentioned a few times tha t she like > > > spicy food. That is a major reason for high BP. I am not saying > > > spicy food is bad. It is bad for some people. If someone is > > > thirsty, one needs to " [put out the fire " . Water, bitter, sweet > and > > > astringent tastes decrease pitta. Spicy, salty and sour foods > > > increase pitta. > > > \ > > > GB > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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