Low blood pressure
I should add that I eat a lot of salt, in my opinion. Mostly from ramen noodles.
What’s your diet like in general? Might be worth increasing protein and vitamins, etc. I think low blood pressure can mean a lot of different things; I have low blood pressure but my doc says it’s because I work out regularly & generally a sign of health – my circulatory system is basically more efficient. But if you’re weak & tired, your heart might be sluggish as opposed to relaxed, so to speak. I’d say worry less about the particular pace of the heartbeat and more about your energy level & strength.
To increase that, try to eat a more balanced diet. Make sure you have fresh fruits & vegetables, or at least (real, not sugar-water) fruit juice, every day at some point, and try to up the protein & iron a bit. I’m vegetarian, but try to have eggs at least a couple times a week, and tofu, beans, avocado, or nuts every day. Exercise will also increase your energy over time, make you crave protein-rich foods more often, and honestly just make you feel better in general. Also, deep breathing exercises can help by getting more oxygen into your blood, so that even if the course of the blood is leisurely, the deliveries are more useful.
Maybe you already do all that, as you don’t specify much about your lifestyle, but if not I’d bet incorporating at least a little more focus toward those issues would be helpful.posted by mdn at 8:33 AM on April 21, 2005
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