Posted by Larry Hoover on October 20, 2003, at 13:00:24
In reply to hypertensive crisis - which food ??, posted by linkadge on October 19, 2003, at 7:50:58
> I took Parnate in the morning -
> 2 hours later my bp was fine.
>
> Within 10 minautes of eating breakfast
> my BP shot up to 150 / 90
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> I had the following
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> Toast - loaded with garlic (was this it)
> Milk
> 1 orange
> Oatmeal
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> Help me out here
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> LinkadgeWithout considering the merits (?) of combining garlic and orange juice at breakfast, I'd have to ask the provenance of the garlic. Was it prepared fresh, or from a bottle? If the latter, it may well have been the subject of substantial bacterial action, and thus could be a possible source of pressor amines, such as tyramine.
Lar
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