If your diagnosed with High Blood Pressure....?

If you diagnosed with high blood pressure and should you immediately start cutting out as much sodium as you can in your diet? Or should you just cut back on sodium?

Depends on how high your blood pressure is and how much salt you are using and if they put you on medication.

I have had high blood pressure for 20 years. I have lost weight cut back on salt, started exercising and still require medication. Just keep in mind just because you do all the right things that sometimes you will always need medication.

Never go off your medication until your MD tells you too.

I hope that your MD gave you some diet instructions.

I would start now cutting way back for me eliminating it was impossible. But I need give up pickles, chips and salting everything.

You cut back on sodium altogether because sodium causes you to retain fluid which causes your blood pressure to raise.
cut out as much sodium as you can, increase fiber, and get more exercise and drink lots of water
You should also add more exercise into your routine, add calcium to your diet and eat healthier in general. This is a huge topic. I recommend you look for a book on the subject.
My husband has high b.p.
sodium is bad plan and simple once you have high blood pressure it is hard to keep in check unless you reduce as much sodium as possible , i am not a fat person i had high blood pressure for a while and ignored it i had a triple bypass at age 33 that was 2 years ago it is a good idea to keep it in check and to start checking your cholesterol by age 28
Yes reduce sodium and increase calcium to about 1000mg per day. Potassium is also good too - can be found in foods like bananas or supplemented.