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#1 efosse

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 06:43 PM


I am a fairly healthy guy -- 6ft 3, 163lbs, 8% body fat, taking all the major supplements (e.g., fish oil, magnesium etc), blood pressure varies but is quite low (e.g., 100/60 was my measurement today, yesterday it was 105/74). But my heart rate is alwasy high-normal, varying from 75 to 88. How can I lower my heart rate? I do drink green tea and have the occassional coffee.

#2 revnik

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 10:30 PM

I would seek out a docter for this but it's a know fact that beta-blockers such as Inderal(propanolol) lower heart rate very effectivly. Or maybe you're just oversensitive to the green tea...

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#3 ajnast4r

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 11:14 PM

switch to decaf
meditate

beta-blockers is a HORRIBLE idea

#4 revnik

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 11:31 PM

beta-blockers is a HORRIBLE idea


My advice was to seek out a docter, worst case he has a heart-condition. I re-read the post and in fact believe that your heart-rate isn't all to bad. I would wait it out for now and maybe try to find any correlation to the caffeine. Obsessing about your heart-rate probably gets it up anywayz. Maybe use some more salt in your diet to get your bloodpressure up?

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 05:05 AM

more intense cardio exercise perhaps?

#6 Karomesis

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 05:03 PM

your blood pressure is excellent, it's that of the average 10-12 year old if I'm not mistaken.


your RHR is dangerously close to the tachycardia threshold of 90 or 100 beats/min, I would see a cardiologist ASAP to rule out any underlying problems. Until then, I would highly recommend not taking exercise to the extreme or drinking too much caffeine.any other recommendations are potentially damaging/futile until you rule out major problems via medical testing.

#7 nameless

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 06:25 PM

I'd suggest dropping all caffeine for several days, then recheck your heart rate. 75-88 isn't that unusual... a bit high, yes, but not tachycardia levels. If, after dropping caffeine, your heart rate remains elevated, I'd see a family doctor or a cardiologist.

The family doctor might be better to start with, as he/she should order some preliminary blood tests, including thyroid levels. The doctor can also give you an EKG, which will show them how your heart is doing in general.

My best guess is it's simply the caffeine raising your pulse, though.

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 06:46 PM

Take 500mg of 40,000btu cayenne pepper in a warm glass of water before eat meal. That will lower your heart rate and stabilize blood pressure.

#9 nameless

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 07:17 PM

I would strongly advise first finding out if the high pulse rate is due to caffeine... then check if it's a medical condition, before trying supplements (cayenne pepper) to lower it. You could simply mask an underlying heart or thyroid condition that way.


Drop caffeine, if the pulse isn't better, see a doctor.

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 07:26 PM

I would strongly advise first finding out if the high pulse rate is due to caffeine... then check if it's a medical condition, before trying supplements (cayenne pepper) to lower it. You could simply mask an underlying heart or thyroid condition that way.


Drop caffeine, if the pulse isn't better, see a doctor.


Hey, cayenne pepper is one of the best supplements for the heart and circulatory system. Maybe you should research it a little bit. It will DEFINITELY not do any harm.


Dropping the caffeine is the obvious first recourse. Heck, when I am drinking coffee my heart rate climbs to the high 70's as well. I'm into the 60's currently.

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 07:36 PM

I was a little surprised to read your blood pressure at 100/60 with a pulse that high... When you're quite fit you usually see low blood pressure + low pulse rate. On the other hand, when there is a situation with low blood pressure with a high pulse rate, it might be just that your heart is compensating for the low BP by beating faster.

I don't know, theres probably nothing wrong, and it could be a little bit of stress, caffeine, or whatever else. Make sure you have been resting for 5 minutes before you measure. What I would say though is to check your recovery rate by seeing how fast your pulse drops AFTER a short work out. You can see methods on this by searching on the net.

Bottom line though is that your heart rate is still within normal limits. Most of the people I know have resting heart rates similar to that.


Personally my BP is 90/60 - 100/ 60 and pulse around 50-60bpm during the day. I also drink anywhere from 5-8 cups of green tea per day.

#12 nameless

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Posted 15 September 2007 - 07:36 PM

I didn't mean to imply that pepper would do any harm (and I honestly have no idea if it's good or bad), as I haven't researched it.

I just meant that it's probably unwise to even try it, without first getting to the root of the problem. If pepper did lower his heart rate, he could possibly be masking a serious problem.

Again, I doubt there is any real problem here, but better safe than sorry.

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#13 efosse

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Posted 16 September 2007 - 01:40 AM

Thanks, guys! Yeah, I'll try dropping some of the caffeine, but ain't decaf coffee/tea lacking in polyphenols? But I'm going to try to drop a few more pounds, up some of the cardio and see what happens...




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