High blood pressure is the most deadly risk factor for women worldwide

Medical Xpress / European Society of Cardiology ^ | May 17, 2023 | Professor Angela Maas et al

[ConservativeMind]

Ladies, be careful and reduce your blood pressure to a normal level. This can be done with diet and exercise, or through drugs. Supplements can help, too.

I did not know this was considered the highest risk factor for death, in women.

[ConservativeMind]

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[BBQToadRibs2]

( Remembers to take my Lisinopril )

[JonPreston]

Any mention of them causing the high blood pressure?

[17th Miss Regt]

And the reason for high blood pressure is mostly obesity.

[ComputerGuy]

In my family, it’s the women who give other people high blood pressure.

[dforest]

In fat people maybe. I know plenty of people that are thin and have high blood pressure. Losing weight will not help them.

[Secret Agent Man]

The average us woman is 164 lbs and 5’4” tall. So the average us woman is overweight, ergo high blood pressure, among other things...

[peggybac]

I’ve also started Super Beets. Don’t know if it helps, but it can’t hurt.

[Jane Long]

Any mention of them causing the high blood pressure?

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No...just men causing this, in women ;-)

[Diana in Wisconsin]

If men would quit p*ssing us off and getting us all riled up, that would go a long way, too! ;)

I have slightly elevated BP, as does everyone in my genetic family. I take a diuretic, but that’s all that’s required - and all that ever will be because I DO do the things suggested to keep it under control. :)

[Jane Long]

That’s average?????

😱

Scary, if true.

Two words, ladies.....

Diet.

Exercise.

[ConservativeMind]

Everyone can reduce their blood pressure by losing fat weight.

Every 2.2 pounds lost will reduce systolic by one mm Hg (one point). 20 pounds of fat loss gets you a permanent reduction of 9 mm Hg. Diastolic comes down, too, perhaps around 7 mm Hg.

This should work for everyone.

[GailA]

3 THINGS DRIVE UP BY BP. DEMOCRATS, DOCTORS, AND FREEWAYS.

[linMcHlp]

bkmk

[wyokostur]

I’m 5” 5” and weigh 163...I also lift heavy in the gym 4 days a week. The scale isn’t always the best indicator of obesity.

Gotta stay strong to pack those elk out during hunting season :)

[ronniesgal]

are they tasteless? I can’t do beets!

[UnwashedPeasant]

”This reverses in the years after menopause so that after the age of 65, hypertension is more common in women than men.”

This indicates that the underlying issue could be hormone deficiency or imbalance. Restoring healthy hormone levels (with “bioidentical hormones”) might repair hypertension along with other age-related defects.

[UnwashedPeasant]

Olive leaf extract is effective for high blood pressure. It is a highly concentrated form of the polyphenols from olive oil but without the fat.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL! Posted seconds apart!