[ConservativeMind]

There are many ways to get blood pressure down. For every 8.8 pounds (4 kg) of fat loss reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) by 4.5 and 3.2 mm Hg, respectively. There are nutritional approaches to help reduce hardening of the arteries, helping reduce blood pressure.

Drugs also are the most immediate choice to get pressure down, and to prevent damage, this is the best short-term approach. Of course, it is often the long-term choice, because the changes needed are often too difficult to achieve.

Do note that more recently, it is believed a slightly higher blood pressure is normal, for older people.

Consider chronically high blood pressure equivalent to rotting your organs, because that’s effectively what it does, and your brain, eyes, and kidneys are particularly delicate.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I’ve been on top of BP for some time. It took some work (”givin’ up the booze and the one night stands”) but at my last checkup it was 116/61. Not bad for an old fart.

[Mrs.Z]

Unless you have a blockage, beer root powder works great.

A teaspoon works for me, but my husband needed more than double that amount.

You can buy capsules, but you will need to take 4/5 to get a teaspoon.

[Secret Agent Man]

Stress. How about a govt that while on the surface says they care about people, how about not attsmlting to keep disarming us, not trying to mandate clot shots, and not deliberately destroying our economy and implememting agenda 21?

[zeestephen]

I will speculate that almost all people over age 70 would need to take daily medication to keep blood pressure under 120.

For this slender and fit age 70+ old guy, daily blood pressure medication is absolutely never going to happen!