Well, the push to be ‘more aggressive’ in treating high blood pressure (i.e., lower targets) will mean even more meds.
Needless to say, I’m a bit suspicious and set my own targets, which are obviously higher than the ‘official’ targets, so as to moderate my drug intake.
“Needless to say, I’m a bit suspicious and set my own targets, which are obviously higher than the ‘official’ targets, so as to moderate my drug intake”
They keep lowering the bar. 20-25 years ago 140/90 was considered perfectly normal.
Now it’s considered high.
Same with cholestrol.
I’m trying to get a lot more sodium into my diet, after showing up at the ER with apparent chronic dehydration, some months ago. We never have used salt (except in certain recipes) and until this week, have the same salt shaker from well over a decade ago, on its initial fill.
We were at 350 mg to 1,250 mg of sodium a day and we were doing fine.
Unfortunately, anything under 500 mg a day risks death. It doesn’t matter that my blood pressure always looked great or low.
We’re shooting for 2,800 mg of sodium a day, which means quite a bit of salt.