Half of US adults have high blood pressure in new guidelines

AP ^ | 11/14/2017 | MARILYNN MARCHIONE

[spintreebob]

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I am not entirely clear on how having a sleep apnea study done would prevent one from needing BP meds.

Cascade effect.

If you have sleep apnea you are not breathing properly when you are asleep.

If you are not breathing when you are asleep you are short of oxygen.

So your blood pressure rises to pump what oxygen you have to where it needs to be.

You wake up because you were not breathing.

Because you are waking up a couple times a minute you rarely go into REM sleep.

You feel tired and fuzzy because you are in sleep debt.

Because you are low in energy you eat more (your body is seeking energy from anywhere at this point).

Because you are eating more and moving less (you after all are very tired) you gain weight.

This also causes your blood pressure to go up.

And it just keeps going. After the cycle has been going a few years if will keep going. What is in motion tends to stay in motion even if the underlying causes is fixed.

Proper sleep is not just nice, it is vital to life.

[spintreebob]

Subsidize sugar!

[Valk Rider]

Some countries, who have a longer avg lifespan than we who live in the USA won’t write an HBP prescript till the Systolic hits 180.

People 60 and older, on average, take around 6 prescripts/day.

The mortality rate worldwide is 100%. We’re all gonna die. It’s the quality of life most of us strive for.

I use a recumbent exercise bike almost every day without fail. I have a couple of barbells I use to keep my arms in halfway good shape and those spring hand squeezers. I can still bust off any cap on an unopened jar.

Try sitting on the floor and see if you can stand up without using your hands.

[Valk Rider]

***** Additionally, most of the time the blood pressure reading isn’t taken correctly. For instance, you should get a few minutes to relax, and the arm should be horizontal. It’s rare that both are done. *****

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The way we check BP was developed well over 100 yrs ago. You may not have heard much about this yet, but there’s a reading called Pulse Pressure. That’s the difference between the Sys and the Dia. 40 is kinda sorta what is considered optimal. Some Docs are starting to believe this is perhaps the most important reading.

When checking BP, try to have it checked between 2 & 4 PM. Have both feet on the floor. Rest for 10 minutes. Drain your bladder. Don’t talk. Any type of pain and room temp can have an effect on BP.

If you’re a large person the cuff on the BP checking unit needs to have the correct size cuff or you can get a false reading. One size does not fit all.

Once you reach 60, some Docs believe you can add 1 to the base Sys. reading of 100 as the norm for your age. A Sys. reading 160, at 60 yrs of age, by some Docs, is considered normal. I don’t know about this one but that’s what some Docs are believing.

Did you know...some countries consider a Sys. reading under 140, Hypotension and can cause Dementia due to lack of oxygen to the brain? And Some of those countries have a higher avg. lifespan than the USA.

Stay away from Ibuprofen or any drug that contains NSAID - Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug - as it thickens the blood causing your BP to rise to get the proper nutrients and oxygen to your organs.

[Valk Rider]

***** High blood pressure is caused by stress. *****

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HBP is an adaptive physilogical response based on physical, chemical or emotional stress.

[Valk Rider]

tbpiper - When you get some free time give the links below a try. I suggest the top link first. Hope you’ll be able to stick with it. The bottom link is from the same Doc and it’s about foods that heal and foods that kill.

tbpiper...I was on HBP drugs for so long I really don’t know how long it has been. I do know it’s been over 25 yrs. My last HBP drug was Tribenzor 40/10/25 as I became resistant to Diovan 320mg. I’ve been HBP med free for just over 140 days and I have never felt better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9BZVrfRqGg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szIUeYWRFN8

[tbpiper]

Thank you very much!

[who knows what evil?]

The ideal pharma customer is someone on a lifelong regiment of some sort.

LOL...my doctor pitches a fit when I refer to myself as a 'customer' instead of a 'patient'. Now that I know it gets under her skin, I do it ALL the time.

[who knows what evil?]

That is the very first time I have seen a reference to ‘pulse pressure’ on FR...good show!

[steve86]

“So your blood pressure rises to pump what oxygen you have to where it needs to be.”

To pick on just one thing within your hypothetical chain of causation — I have never heard of that. Pulmonary hypertension can occur with chronic hypoxema but chaotic bp, heart rate and respiration would be more likely.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

And now you have.

Talk with a doctor who specializes in sleep disorders.

[Faith65]

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