Which Blood Pressure Reading is More Important, Systolic or Diastolic?
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In this video you're going to learn which of the two blood pressure readings is more important to pay attention to, diastolic (bottom number) or systolic (top number). You may be surprised. The theory on which blood pressure reading is more important has changed over the years.
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I bought the book. BP reading 166 -96. Within weeks was below 140 -70.After approximately 3 months was 120 -65. Have maintained in that area for the last six months.0
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HOW TO USE this app please? Installed already in my fon
Agree
Keep stress down by staying off social media and the news!
@@juliemontano8786 amen to that
Go fishing?
@Kashmir2000is I meant the insipid and hateful Twitter/Facebook sites. Here, I get to choose which news I wish to read, not watch and listen to the lying left wing MSM. And yet, here I am trying to have normal conversations with normal people, and then you turn up with your sarcasm...
True true true
Excellent advice. 👍
I'm 71 years young, and the other day I went to the VA for my yearly check up. The nurse checked my blood pressure was 181 over 90, she waited about 10 min. and it went down to 127 over 75...just relax and everything will return to normal. Relax, that is the key, take deep breaths, and you will see the difference.
Thanks for that Jimmie. I'm 69, and in the game of cricket that's considered a good number of runs to have made. So, to complete the century, the trick is to remain calm, and not become excitable. Very much in tune with your advice.
I always find my second reading is lower.
Absolutely!!! I have white coat syndrome! The drs ignore my blood pressure now as they know it goes through the roof when I’m sitting in front of them! 160/130 🤯 but at home it’s 120/75 🤦🏽♀️
@@katylouise5406 Same here
u not efing young..hehehe just simply old prick..
One critical piece of information for everyone to consider. The current blood pressure recommendation by American Heart Association (AHA) is 120/80. Previously, prior to pharmaceutical companies providing funding to AHA it was 140/90. As soon as big pharmaceutical companies started providing funds to AHA, the current recommendation of 120/80 was adopted. Ask yourself whether this was truly done because of health reasons or to help pharmaceutical companies sell more drugs, in return for them providing funding to AHA?
Nailed it!
You don't trust big pharma? Can't imagine why. So cynical.
This blood pressure video was brought to you by Pfizer 🤣. And sizable handful of politicians
Agreed. Mines 145/85 I was put on BP meds, I’ve stopped due to these tabs, I’ve tried loads and I get dizzy. My niece who’s a GP UK told me my pressures fine.
😮 I'm 74 , had high BP since in my 20's . If I drop below 130/75 I feel awfull. 🤮
@@hammertic you will, too low for your age. Talk you your GP if that’s the case, low pressure probably worse than high depending on age etc!
When I was stopping drinking (6 years now), my BP hit 226/160. I am proud to say 110/75 these days. Much happier person.
wonderful - good on you
Never knew blood pressure readings could go that high!
@@janetmalcolm6191 And not immediately die.
Systolic / Diastolic. Top number called systolic can be remembered by thinking above sky letter "S" for systolic. Bottom number called diastolic can be remembered by thinking below dirt letter "D" for diastolic S sky. D dirt.
Thanks! I always got them confused 👌
Or sunset and dawn
@Sylvia Chadwick yes. that's a good one to
I need tricks to remember lots of things.
Great tip!
Everytime the medical bills shows up in my mail box..my BLOOD PRESSURE goes up...whew!
My doctor always has shapely , beautiful, young nurses at his clinic. My pressure is always soaring.
@@happydogg312 My doctor gave me advice on how to loose a few pounds, apparently he hasn't looked in his mirror at home in quite some time.
I'm 70 yrs, RN, not fat, but my BMI is in its range. One reason nurses get plump is frequently they lack the sleep they need so the energy comes from calories, Have you eaten hosp cafeteria food? Its awful so often the energy calories come from candy so they gain weight. Think also that they care and take care of others, family, spouses parents and put themselves last. Nurses always worry a lot so that doesn't help either.
My parents always said:
Avoid doctors
True, both lived till 90s.
If you have a problem, change your diet, and avoid the doctors 😉
I am doing these to control my BP:
1. Stopped drinking
2. Never smoke
3. Sleep more
4. Exercise 2 hrs/day
5. Taking multivitamins A-Z
6. Drink more water with lemon (no sugar)
It’s under control after 3 months.
Look for your vitamins in foods, multivitamins are mostly synthetic and are very hard on the liver. I used to take multivitamins with a meal for a long time 20's -50.
Having COPD doesn't make Exercise any easier.
Thank you
So how is ur BP range normal sir😅
@@robertjohnston8690MULTIVITAMINS ARE GARBAGE..I TAKE 9 INDIVIDUAL VITAMINS..I ALSO JUICE DAILY AND MAKE THE PULP A SALAD
All I do is walk into the doctor's office and my pressure goes up.
I believe they call that “white coat syndrome”. Your blood pressure goes up any time medical personnel take your blood pressure.
90 mile drive to the cardiologist. I'm jacked up 50 miles out, when the traffic starts.
Same here
Hi same here my Doctor is nice looking charming young man. He could be my Son as I am 76. He has been a wonderful Doctor to my very Sick Husband. When I see him my Blood Pressure is always alittle higher. Which is a joke with us now. I check my at Home and it is always better.
AMEN?! LOL
I am 62 years old, and recently I was given a warning that my blood pressure was high while sitting down. Just 6 months ago I went to a hospital and did a resistance test ( two of them) and my blood pressure was fine. So, I bought a blood pressure monitor and keep a track of that info to give to my doctor when I see him in three months. Thank you for this video, it gave me important information.
You're still going to die Jorge.
I’ve been a registered nurse for 35 years. Your diastolic which is the pressure when your heart is it rest is the most important simple as that.
62 year old Mechanic, feeling rundown, to the doctor first time in 20 years for a blood-pressure check 7 days ago: 220/116 heart rate 95, Sp02 96 (i have a picture of the hospital monitor). After a tab of Nitro Glycerin, the Emergency room diagnostic (x-rays, ct scan, blood work-ups, etc.) revealed 3 problems:
1. Hypertensive crisis
2. Kidney Disease (early stages)
3. An "anomaly" on/with my Thyroid
My heart, lungs, and vessals show no damage or issues.
No diabetes, no liver problems (I drink), no virus or infections. They sent me home with 30 - 10mg tabs of Lisinopril (1 a day) until my Specialist visit 1/19/23. Relaxing (trying to) at home with a complete change of food & drink, my blood pressure is hovering around the 190/117 area.
Still incredibly high numbers.
And that's all i know for now.
You may want to think about getting a non-contrast MRI showing the visceral fat levels around all your vital organs and your thighs as well to see what level of Myosteatosis exists, which is fat in the muscle, in cows we would refer to this as marbling, which even in cows means the cow is sick.
How are you now?
I just took my BP using my VA issue cuff. It’s 128/73 pulse is 60. For being 65, I think that’s okay.
That is good👍👍
In the 1970s I was running and cycling competitively. My pulse was 42. BP was 140/60. A physician told me this was an athlete's heart. The low pump rate necessitates a higher systolic number just to get circulation. 12 years ago, at age 60 my BP was 140/85 so my physician prescribed lisinopril (5mg). I actually forgot I had those pills. I've since gone on a low carb regiment and my BP is 110/65 average. The advice I would like to give is that keeping to a non-metabolic syndrome routine is what will benefit you most. keto or similar is very effective. I also had a recent CAC test (cardiac calcium) and tested at 23. Look that up - it is the most effective predictor of heart problems and it's inexpensive. I surely hope somebody reads this.
Are you sure you have 140/60 and considered normal? First 140 is already at borderline case. Next your low diastolic pressure means your artery can't hold on to the pressure when your heart is at rest. This is mainly due to elasticity of the artery. Theoretically we should have as low as possible the systolic pressure without dizziness and as near as possible the diastolic to systolic as possible. That means the difference between systolic and diastolic should be as small as possible.
@@rku840 → I don't know what your qualifications are but you are totally, completely WRONG. Yes, I had 140/60 in my 20s. I cycled 50 miles per day and later switched to mountain trail running (Pikes Peak). As I wrote, I'm now at 110/65. What part of that is not clear? The "140 is too high" mantra started 10-15 years ago and if you look at current literature there's been a re-think of that. Wanna stay healthy? EAT RIGHT. Heart disease is caused by sugar, not by slightly elevated BP. It's way too easy to see a symptom and ascribe it incorrectly. 500,000+ people die in the US yearly due to metabolic syndrome pure and simple. Try looking some of this up.
I'm no doctor, but I had a resting BP of around 125/85 with pulse in the 80s. I was overweight and unhealthy eating a SAD diet. After a heart attack scare, I went keto to get healthy. That was 5 years ago. I've lost 73 lbs., my average BP is now about 110/70 with an average pulse in the low 60s. I stopped eating carbs almost entirely, I eat high fat organic meats, plenty of pink salt, no oils, no fried food, no food with additives, no sugar, and I'm OMAD. I have tons of energy and do a lot of physical work. Several years ago I could hardly walk up my own driveway without stopping several times to catch my breath. About a year ago, I worked with a 29 year old ripping out an old house basement renovation and he was struggling to keep up. This is not bad for a guy heading toward 70 years old. Also, all the plumbing downstairs is functioning pretty well with no help from the little blue pills. (Just thought I'd throw that in for good measure)
@@wilhelmtaylor9863 Thanks so much for sharing.
@@sandrajohnson2465 → In my late 50s I let myself go after a colectomy and health issues. 18 months ago I did just what Bourne Accident described with similar results. Even though I was athletic early on I ate all the wrong stuff thinking I could just exercise it off. Wrong! Look into have a CAC test. It's the best predictor for heart issues.
My blood pressure, goes up, as soon as I visit the clinic, and have to wait, because, there are lots of people, before me. Stress.
It's white coat syndrome ,try taking BP with friendly Dr at Home
@@AlamKhan-ll1wq it not white coat syndrome it bloody queing and waiting.
your doc should put you down
White coat syndrome
White coat bp!
I just saw this video and find it very helpful. Thanks for producing it. I take blood pressure medication for years and I also do a lot of work out, especially cardio work out and I keep my numbers down. My doctor is very pleased with it. Also when you control your sugar and your A1C is down to normal your pressure also stays down. That's how it works for me.
I was put onto blood pressure meds, and at the time was drinking heavily. Stopped the alcohol, and my BP dropped significantly to the point where I no longer need medication.
Did u stop all together or just slow down ?I binge drink on the weekends and they wanna give me meds..
This turned out to be quite an informative video. I found it quite useful in explaining some of things that we get told all the time but never get told why. Such as why high diastolic can cause heart problems (because it makes the heart work harder to pump against it?) and why old people have higher systolic BP (stiffer arteries don’t expand when the heart pumps?). Basically keep your blood vessels in good shape and you are more likely to keep your BP at healthy levels as you age, and avoid some heart problems and strokes.
Thank you Robert.
@@HealthyBloodPressure My mother takes all the Blood pressure medicines regularly but still the Blood Pressure never gets to a normal range she's 61
Thanks so much for thid video. I have had high BP for ,46 years
and I still im still suffering with it. I can understand it a little bit better re the numbers.
Thank much. U.S.A.
@@robinsmith3559 how are you suffering?
Thank you for this video. It was very informative to me especially with respect to the diastolic bp.
I'm serially over 145/85 give or take. That said, I eat well, intermittent fast, and do CrossFit. At 50, I deadlift 385, clean and jerk 215, and my body weight is about 190 at '5"9. I also run a sub 6 minute mile. The doctor too has been pretty perplexed as my resting HR is in the high 40's. I also have a clean calcium scan.
I feel that we're still learning about the heart and as such, I won't be taking meds anytime soon as I just don't think the risk/reward justifies it.
190 is too high for your height. Take off 20-30 lbs and your bp will come down.
@@MrGeorgewf not sure it’s quite that easy amigo. I know plenty of people with similar stats but in the same weight you suggest with BP issues as well.
I think we have a very limited understanding of the heart.
@@cjb8993
May be but You’re 20 lbs overweight amigo.
@@MrGeorgewf So are Froning and Matt Fraser overweight? Lol, I'm not 12% body fat, probably nearer 16%. Point being, if I lose weight, it's not just fat, it's muscle mass as well.
I have a background in medicine. I'm fairly certain as I get older, the heavy weights will scrub to much lower levels and as such, my weight will come in.
Again, if I can run a sub 6 minute mile, which I'm guessing is faster than you, how could my heart or vascular system be sub par? Rhetorical. It's not.
do you blast
Thank you for this, I have been trying to understand the diastolic blood pressure number for a very long time now. Unfortunately, I could not find anything of use, not even from my doctors. Thanks to this video you uploaded, I now truly understand it.
Thank you for explaining this in layman’s terms. So many medical people, tell patients the over the top reasons of high blood pressure, that once out the door, the patient goes “HUH”. I have so many young patients 20-30’s that suffer from Lyme Disease that now they are also suffering from high BP and increase heart rates.
There is a little used tool that doctors should be using to properly measure blood pressure. It's the measurement of Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) to determine if someone has high (or low) blood pressure. It is more meaningful than the currently accepted 140/90 upper limit of "normal" blood pressure. The systolic blood pressure is the force of the blood being pumped from the heart to the organs, muscles, etc., while the diastolic blood pressure is the resistance (elasticity) the arteries have to the transmission of the pumped blood. MAP is simply calculated by taking 1/3 of the difference between the systolic (higher) pressure reading and the diastolic (lower) pressure reading and adding it to the diastolic pressure reading. For example, if someone has 140/80 blood pressure reading, then the MAP is (140-80 =60) and (1/3 of 60 = 20); add 20 to the diastolic number of 80 and the MAP is 100. The human body's organs will begin to fail (not get enough blood) if the MAP drops below 70 and be too much for the body when the MAP exceeds 110. As humans age, their arteries begin to harden. The heart compensates by increasing the systolic (pumping) pressure to keep adequate blood flow to the vital organs. That's why MAP should be used to calculate the physiological health of the cardiovascular system.
All u do is multiply bottom number by 2, then add the top number to that. Lastly, u divide by 3 and get the MAP
interesting, never heard that from a doctor before
It is considered that 120/80 is normal BP. In this case,
120 - 80=40; 1/3 of 40 is approximately 14; 80 +14 = 94, ie the MPA is 94 and this above 70 and nearing 100. So the formula given to calculate MPA is correct.
It is considered that the normal BP reading is 120/80. According to your MPA formula:
120 minus 80 is 40; 1/3 of 40 is about 14; 14 + 80 = 94, is the MPA and this number is above 70 and nearing 100. Vert correct.
The formula from the 2nd reply also a correct one.
80 × 2 = 160; 160 + 120 = 280; 280 ÷ 3 = 94(rounded).
❤love it.
i take BP meds and i am around 130-140 over 70-80 and its come down to those numbers after losing 12 kilos and cutting out the carbs and i feel great
Carbs are NOT your enemy. It's saturated fat and animal protein. A plant based diet is the best diet on the planet.
Great for you !!!
@@howbriblue ... if you are a cow or horse or rabbit. Humans are omnivores anatomically and are made to eat all types of food -- because the human body needs it.
Cutting out processed foods and sugar would be a good start. Daily exercise like walking is a great addition. Intermittent fasting helps as well.
Which is the normal range for the upper number and lower number?
Thanks for your video, I was monitored with prediabetic and a high blood pressure when I was working abroad. But because of maintaining a healthy diet and following advised medicine after 2 years recovered from diabetis and even my high blood medicine reduced to 5mg. What I did I eat together with small amount of normal rice mixed with green leafy vegetables like pechay and lettuce, moringa leafs and eat only boiled fish and boiled egg white only. Now I am normal at my age of 59 still I can do hard work. What helps you most is not the medicine but what you food you take in your body.
THANK you so much for that wonderful explanation about the BLOOD PRESSURE. NOW I'M GOING TO CHECK MY BLOOD PRESSURE EVERYDAY. AGAIN THANKS 🙏
Do not forget, having enough rest is important too
67 year old male, almost 4 years on carnivore diet, recently tested and results were 113/69. I feel fantastic, and all my “old age” health problems went away. Sure beats medication.
Preach. Lifestyle and diet is very key 🔑 to heart health. People and providers are to quick to run to prescribe medication, that should be only if necessary and the last option
A low carb diet will cause your blood pressure to drop and it can happen rapidly for some people i.e within 48 hours so if you're on BP medication and you go low carb you need to watch that BP doesn't go too low. When we don't eat carbohydrate our body lets go of Sodium and our BP goes down.
Good to explain the respective dangers of low systolic and diastolic pressures as well.
Thanks for providing the ebook. Great information. Will be sharing the information with a few people in the family who fight high blood pressure. I’ll also share a link to your RUclips channel.
I'm 62 years old. I used to have high blood pressure. The keto diet has brought it down to 110/70 👍
Not only is there that White Coat Syndrome, checking it is usually done right after walking into the exam room. Testing at home, I've found that it takes a full five minutes or more of doing nothing but pushing the button for my BP to bottom out.
Why we follow US law for medicine..
This is all Mafias to sell medicines for BP & Triglycerides chlorestrol.
Don't worry about BP/Triglycerides chlorestrol.
My BP is 160/90 & Triglycerides 678/ Chlorestrol 350 from last 20 years. But still ok
@@Timakiwala You're a fool if you think those numbers are OK.
More appropriate
Here's what I think when you take your pressure repeated in the space of 5 minutes it drops because of the repeated compressing of your arm. I've done this too but you are simpler creating a false reading.
My nurse practitioner told me to take a deep breath then let it out slowly then she would take my blood pressure.
Well here’s my story. I had always had high BP from the age of 22, as I got older it got worse, much worse, even with medication it was on the high side. Anyhoo, as chance would have it, I found myself a hobby.....growing mushrooms, no no no not those kind, I’m talking about Oyster Mushrooms, I had so many mushrooms growing I had to eat them everyday or they would end up getting thrown away. Well that suited me just fine as I love ‘em. So, one day whilst at a friends house I saw his bp monitor and asked if I could use it, well I couldn’t believe what it read, it was an old machine and I thought it must no longer be working properly, I sure was curious though so I went and bought myself a new BP monitor......sure enough my BP was great, if anything it was a little low. I started reading all about the medicinal properties of Oyster mushrooms and sure enough there it was in black and white, these mushrooms lower blood pressure. So now, after taking BP medications for years I no longer take any meds for my BP, just oyster mushrooms!
And it lowers your sugar.
Where did you get the mushrooms to start growing them? Are they seeds or how do you start? I would like to grow some!
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After watching this, my blood pressure and heart rate started to increase.
Dont worry ,be happy
@@prasantade3528 ¹10
Kakaakaaaaaaaaaaaaka
Truth hurts so your pressure went up
Its ok to live with a little bit of pressure from truth than to live a blissfully ignorant ignorant life not knowing whats happening
FUNNY COMMENT ON UR INCREASE HIBBLO PRESSURE WHILE SEEING THIS VIDIO ,I NEEDED LAUGHTER ,THANK U 😂😂
My blood pressure goes up when I pay my bills.
Me too!
Hahahaha, sorry
Mine go’s up when I can’t
Well actually blood pressure varies every minutes ,when you are nervous it is high but when you are relaxed it goes down.
Richtig. Never the same. So more i worry. So higher it gets.......a vicious circle
Thank you for sharing this video. I have learned what to do how to take care of my blood pressure.
Thank you for sharing, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸
Thks very much for your tips. Appreciated.
You're very welcome Jules.
Thanks,both readings are important to keep in control .
Systolic. That’s the pressure that knocks plaque of the side of the vessel and into the stream where it gets stuck in the small vessels causing stokes , MI, etc
My Grandad and many of our family members are all non smokers and non drinking eat healthy people. We are all slim and lean and all of us are on Atenolol for HBP. We all run around 145/90 during the day. Grandad made it to 85 and he passed the advice that we all should take a nap during the day to reduce stress and bring BP down
Terry, I sometimes take naps during the day as well!
I’m 57 & was just put on BP med.
3 Days ago. This is all New For me.
I’ve been on Thyroid med. For 4 yrs.
Great For You,
Not Smoking or Drinking &
Eating Healthy & Napping.
Keep up The Good Work.
No all of us have the luxury of sleeping during the day
I have to go to work
@@shabnamkauser4033
That craps!
@@shabnamkauser4033Sleep on your lunch break.
I'm 56. My last bp was 87/49. I'm post stroke 40 yrs. My bp was 128/88 that day. I was 16.
My blood pressure is due to viral cardiomyopathy. I caught a virus off a baby and almost died, I was actually given just 48 hours to live, thankfully wrong as I'm now in year 19 since the diagnosis. As a result, I've been careful to monitor my BP. However, not even the specialist nurses nor the doctors have ever given such a clear explanation of what it all means..
In the past few years, at the insistence of a friend who bought it, I have worn a tracker watch. This monitors me 24/7. I realise that they are not completely accurate, but in a recent conversation with my GP, I was told that he recommends their use because he considers a 24hr slightly inaccurate average a far better indicator than a reading taken as a snapshot of a particular moment.
Several of my neighbours have high blood pressure, and I was commenting that I was worried that my reading had been high. They laughed when they realised that I was concerned about 125/75, compared to my more usual 122/73. Their GPs were happy if they were achieving 130/85, and they could not remember when their readings had been as low as my high. I do wonder whether the difference is not the actual numbers, but the fact that theirs is a one-off, with the stress of being in the GP's office, whilst mine in a 24hr average. Certainly, there are times during the 24 hours when my reading goes up, but there are also times when it goes way below 120/80.
I would recommend getting a tracker watch if you have issues. At first, I was obsessively checking the readings, but now I check when I wake, and before I go to sleep, unless I'm feeling that I have a particularly problematic day. The tracker is the most useful item anyone has ever bought me.
I was first diagnosed with high blood pressure when I was 15, 50 years ago. I wasn't put on medication until several years later because diet was controlling it fairly well. However I always had a slightly high to quite high diastolic b/p. Well, guess what. I now have diastolic heart failure caused, in part, by years of high blood pressure. I always took my meds religiously, but rather than a sweet tooth I always have had a "salt tooth" and preferred salty snacks. I tried to minimize them because I am chemically prone to retaining salt. Despite meds and always being under Dr's supervision, here I am, depending on oxygen and limited activity. Moral,if there is one, Take Good Care of Your ❤.
Oh wow sorry to heart that. Do you remember what your blood pressure typically was ? Before the meds ? As well as when you were on the meds ? Also how long( Years) was your blood pressure high for ?
Try a whole food plant based diet look it up on you tube or internet it’s scientifically the only diet to reverse heart disease.
@@johnbernardo8156 Sorry, I didn’t see this sooner. When I was 15 my blood pressure was running like 150/110. At first the just had me restrict salt which helped at first. Then I was put on Hydodiuril. I was on that for a few years until it was no longer enough and I was put on lisinopril/hctz. Other than dosage changes I was on that until last yeah. During this time I had times, often pain related, thatsaw my blood pressure at numbers like 178/98. When I had my son I developed eclampsia. My b/p went into stroke range. I was never told how high it was but for the first hour - hour and a half I had 2 nurses who were taking my blood pressure every few minutes at first and wouldn’t let me do anything for myself. Fortunately it's never been anywhere near that again. Last April when I was in the hospital they changed my medications. I was sent home on Aldactone and on my first visit to cardiology they added Carvedilol. These seem to be working well right now. As for how many years? I've had high blood pressure for 51 years now. Everybody in my family on both sides had/has high blood pressure. Fortunately for my son his father didn't.
I was diagnosed with hypertension in 2013. My reading was 150/80. I took an EKG test and it was okay. For 9 years I have had hypertension but its been up and down. My readings are better but they can elevate sometimes. I don't take meds just low salt diet and exercise.
@@dreyhawk so you are not your the father of your son ?
200/150 and I’m 320 lbs. I’m having another cheeseburger 🍔.
Live for the day!!
LOL
I am one who is now on blood pressure medication and was put on it after finding that I had high blood pressure at 57 years old on my last job. Before that I always had normal blood pressure readings. My job may have been part of the cause as I worked in a prison and it affected me.
I don't know how working in a prison would not increase your blood pressure. Or maybe its come from just getting older. All the same, take care of yourself Sidney. :-)
I utilized intermittent fasting for a month. 6 hour eating window. 18 hours or more of not eating, anything. Blood pressure dropped 30 points. No medication. It works!
The most important reading on this machine is the battery level, if that doesn't work the machine is useless
LOL touche!
So I just found out, borrowed machine worked once then flat battery.
Hmm
Very good video, and while thinking about it, probably both measurements are very
important and indicate something. I'd rather have problems with my "diastolic" than
my systolic, as the systolic measures the force at the exact moment your lower left
ventricle pumps and releases blood. As that blood is pumped thru your system, and
the blood vessels relax, it's at that time your "diastolic pressure" is measured. A high
systolic rate, could cause some kind of blood vessel breaks and bleeding, that could
end up causing a problem like strokes etc. If your diastolic pressure is "high" it is likely
due to hardening of the arteries, and the blood vessels cannot relax fully when not
under load. In either case, I would follow doctors instructions. I read this from a book
on the heart, written by a cardiologist.
So far I'm 68 years old, eat a low fat diet, I'm a moderate smoker, weigh 160 lbs, and
exercise 3 times per week, and my blood pressure is 115/ 65. So, if you keep your
weight down, eat a healthy diet, and exercise, it goes a long way to keeping your blood
pressure in line. Hope this helps someone out.
My blood pressure recently is very low 100/50, how can I increase it? My doctor told me to drink more water, but I already drink a lot, and consume more salt, I usually don’t eat salted food so I will change my diet.
Thanks you ❤
The important thing is that they're not all at zero. 😉
Truth to that Brian! LOL
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My long time high blood pressure dropped to 'normal' for a 35 year old woman within a month after changing my diet to keto (Eric Berg). I'm nearly 70. I feel better than I've felt in decades.
Were you on meds? Did you get taken off the meds? Thank you!
@@burlingwillow7140 I should have been on meds but never got the scrips filled. Finally a doctor scared me so much i relented and took ONE tablet. Just one and I had an awful reaction. I kept feeling like there was no blood going to my head and that I was going to pass out. I was afraid to close my eyes. Ended up in Emergency where they told me to stop taking them. I never thought one tablet could do that. Anyway, I'm 120/68 now. No meds of any kind.
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The bottom one. Saying this BEFORE I watched. Because, I worked for an MD. Whatever he says, I go by what the Dr I worked for always said!
Most important message you have given to public, Thank you very much.
You're welcome Mohan.
119/79 = too low, big pharma sells you pills.
121/81 = too high, big pharma sells you pills.
Its a scam,mine been 200 for 8 years, no problems. Top number, got sign paper not going to emergency room. To get meds. Fake healthcare system.
@@henrydycha3738 same here, nearly had a heart attack a little over a month ago. I started using beet powder and it works wonders. The meds are a joke. It’s a scam just like you say.
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It may show you are
Insulin Resistant often found if you eat a high carbohydrate diet.
Tests to reveal if you are:
•C-peptide
•Fasting Insulin
•HOMA-IR
•Fasting Glucose
•HbA1c
Learn to perceive and understand YOURSELF - your feelings and thoughts and how your body responds to them and do not waste your time with dictors.
Mine was 122/82 several days ago. Dr wants me to take bp pills for the lower number. Its supposed to be 60 to 70. Thentop number isnoff 2point.s
My diastolic is high. My blood pressure used to be high, but I made changes to my life and now it's normal, except for the diastolic. I don't quite understand that. I have COPD, but overall, I'm pretty healthy. No problems with any of my organs or my heart.
Same. Im really confused. Blood pressure around normal but dia is high. Eating healthy and sleeping right. Slightly obese now. but i already lost weight from being morbidly obese. Juicing in the morning too. It makes me anxious, rhis dia reading...
@@gemkrause As for me, I just got my reading today of 128 / 92 and the doctor said my diastolic pressure was high and wants me to have an echocardiogram with a specialist. I don't know why it's high as I don't drink alcohol or smoke and I exercise very regularly...everyday. Oh well, I'll anxiously wait and see what the specialist has to say I suppose...
@@wals6383any updates ❤❤😅
Thanks for your information about high blood pressure.
Diastolic blood pressure is also the blood pressure that feeds the heart. Too low can reduce circulation into the heart which can magnify any partial obstruction. Too high can cause damaging stress to the coronary vascular system resulting in atherosclerosis. If not already mentioned have to watch the salt intake as well. 😊
I'm in my 40's. My blood pressure was ranging from 130/90 to 170/120 with a resting heart rate of 76. Scary numbers for my age. I had 3 or 4 drinks a day and ate large meals. That was 3 months ago, today my blood pressure is around 110/7ish and my resting heart rate is 56. I only have drinks once every couple weeks now, started intermittent fasting, eating less calories, exercising for 30 minutes a day and lost 30 lbs. I still eat great meals with larger portions but basically 2 meals a day.
I have never taken blood pressure medication, nor medication for high cholesterol, even though this has been suggested by some doctors. I found that if I had been walking to the appointment, was feeling emotional - as we often do when seeing our doctors or other factors, this would push my numbers up into the higher range, as illustrated in this video.
However, it often depended on who took my blood pressure, what time of the day it was, and so on. If I was relaxed, it was more likely to be at a healthy level. It came to the stage when it was high, I just 'meditated' or relaxed my mind for a minute or two, and it dropped down again.
I have had life-threatening illnesses for over half my life, and many things have no suitable orthodox treatment. Garlic is keeping me alive. It is antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, thins the blood [I've had clots years ago from nephrotic syndrome], and keeps away vampires [psychopaths, etc.] as well as others who don't eat it raw with food at two meals each day. I had Warfarin years ago. I'm glad I do not take these things now. Diet, exercise, and fun are important. Fun is hard to find these days, as most family and friends have died, or have a mental illness.
Ginger, lemon, turmeric, and eating fewer grains, bread, etc. [high, but empty calories] are also helpful for digestion and weight loss.
"Garlic" is keeping you alive. Very interesting. Fascinating. I'm going to have to do a video about the connection between garlic and blood pressure. Thank you Alain.
Good practice.Eating less carbohydrates, fats will make one healthy.
Totally agree with your comment
@@radhakrishnanvadakkepat8843 One Key word is missing; It should read *Healthy* fats!!😉
Not all fats are created Equal. NOT at All!
@@radhakrishnanvadakkepat8843 they healthiest and longest living peoples are the Okinawans and Seventh Day Adventists, and these eat predominantly carbohydrates.
Great to read the comments on here that it is taken with a pinch of salt. My blood pressure is constant and would be considered on the high side. It has never changed even though have lost weight and am very active through my job and exercise. Many years ago I went to the doctors when going through the menopause and had walked on a hot day around five miles to the surgery as do not drive. The nurse said that it would not have affected my reading and suggested statin. No way! I am 68 òn no medication and far as I know my blood pressure is not affecting my health. If it were to change and go higher than would be concerned. It has gone down sometimes but returns to my usual reading. The comments have made me smile.
It is of great important to know in order to take control of the pressure
Thank you for the clear explanation.
Thank you so much God bless you.
Good information for the general public 👍
it varies on one's age. if a person is 60 years old ,his systiolic border line is 150 . and if one is 30 years old his border line systolic is120 ... age + 90 for systolic
Youre more knowledgeable that the one talking here..
There is cure, but the cure is extremely difficult to accomplish. It takes self-control, discipline, and sacrifice to do it. Diet, exercise, and maintaining healthy weight. I did all of these and got rid of my high blood pressure.
Easy to say when you aren't diabetic.
Well done. How did you manage it?
You are right
@@sundarex please, you can make dietary changes and may even normalize your blood sugar.
Diabetes is reversible. Again, read my post, work hard and sacrifice and you can probably beat diabetes too. Maintain a healthy weight, eat balanced and healthy food, eat in moderation, avoid junk food, and exercise. Keep on moving, don't stay sedentary. All of these got rid of my prediabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
I had always believed that a higher bottom number was more important... but when I recently had an episode where I had to go to the hospital...I was told by the P A that the top number was the important one... but I will follow your suggestion... try to keep both numbers in range...
you had it backwards......that high bottom number may kill you.
@@linanicolia1363 Your BP is keeping you alive. It doesn't kill anyone. The higher the pressure, especially the top number, the harder your heart has to work to pump blood. Over many years a high BP can wear out your heart before it's time.
@@linanicolia1363 P.S.G.v Man City
You are right , bottom number is considerable more important than top no higher than 80 .
Will ive been told that the bottom number is more important then the top
Thank you, This kind of Person helping Many people with there knoladge and i Belive this kind of people Are Blessd . With them Best. Thank you🙂🙏
Thank you Christian.
Thanks for that info. I have not seen any doctor gps since February 2020. I did get my blood pressure checked before that. It was low count and Normal. I always had to 120-80 for years. I spent three years and six months long with pharyngitis nonstop. My stomach is swelling up. No exercise taken daily. I have to lower my carb food intake now.
Great information that truly helps. God bless all.
Thank you much peace and health to you and all
Thank you Kriss.
Thank you so much! God bless you all!
When i retired no more boss, no more meetings! BP down. 😅😅🎉🎉🎉🎉
Or annoying coworkers
Both!
Can't have one without the other👍
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
1:38 Risks of elevated systolic BP: artery stiffness, overactive thyroid, diabetes, heart valve problem (occasionally).
2:19 Elevated systolic BP leading to heart attack, bleeding stroke, severe chest pain (angina), chronic kidney disease.
2:38 Risks of elevated diastolic BP: abdominal aortic aneurysm. Elevated diastolic BP weakens main artery, say, aorta which runs centrally from heart through abdomen, branching out as separate arteries into legs. A weakened portion of aorta in abdomen may turn into bulge caused by aorta overstretching therein. Continuously elevated diastolic BP could make the bulge rupture, resulting serious internal bleeding and could be fatal!
If the higher systolic pressure can't rupture the aorta then the lower diastolic won't.
Great explanation. Thank you.
Getting near the end of very high constant stress for many years. Past 3mths going through life changing separation.
Dr almost blew me out of the chair when she said 191/107 and a lot less stress today than first month of separation.
Walk every day, active, eat very healthy and clean. No alcohol not smoked in 50 years coming up to 72.
So will be be working at detaching myself from lot more stress and getting lots more sleep than 2-3hr with 1-2hr gaps between 5-6hrs a day. Know this will bring it down.
Just got myself a new job today.
Full blood scan 4mths ago showed everything in range though zn low, so take 30mg daily. Another blood scan in few days will see how things are now,
How are you doing today? Hoping thing things have stabilized for you. Yes, getting good restful and restorative sleep is Essential. Especially when going thru stressful and emotional times. Finding things you enjoy doing also helps!
(Btw....Music is wonderful therapy!😉)
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I did the keto diet for three months, meat and greens and widely spaced meals, few snacks and lost 30 pounds, twice, and my BP went from 135/90 to 100/65. Control carbs and sugar and you improve on all fronts. : )
Yes sir Dagaan!
Great info. Thanks.
55 years old veteran
115
80 keep on the good work
A very good presentation! I have read whole books on BP that did not explain it as well. 😀
Checking blood pressure and blood sugar every day may cause higher blood pressure causing you to eat more sugar and causing anxiety !
Kidding aside , do a 6 month blood work with your GP to keep things in check ! Good info ! 👍
It's lack of self control that makes one eat sugar.
@@Tk-iz2ws *MoRon*
Extremely high blood pressure -- both numbers -- can also occur in someone experiencing severe and prolonged anxiety. I know first hand. I went through a period of extreme anxiety over a long period of time, and during that time I had a blood pressure reading of 160/100. I'd never had BP anywhere near those numbers before that period, nor has it ever been that high since.
I've had anxiety forever but a few months ago I went through a period of having panic attacks, I had never had one of those before and when I had the first one I had no idea what it was I just knew I felt awful and scared, I called an emergency doctor to my home and my blood pressure was 200/150, the doctor gave me sublingual medicine to bring the BP down and put me on a hypertension medication. I had a few more panic attacks after that but they stopped happening, but it's still difficult for doctors to get a true reading on my BP because it totally depends on how anxious I'm feeling at the time.
I designed pumping and piping systems, which are analogous with the circulatory system. My insight would say that you would be most concerned with is the absolute pressure and the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures, which is a measure of the amount of work that the heart had to do.
Thank you, I couldn’t find an answer for this from Doctors or online.
It makes perfect sense that a person taking blood pressure meds would have more severe heart disease because they’re not changing their diet because they think the meds make them OK
Hello how are you doing?
They also keep lowering the “normal” numbers. Gotta keep those meds coming.
120/80 is not good anymore its prehypertension
@@savoirfaireethereal4234 , bologna. Just a way to pedal more meds you don’t need.
Amazing video and very informative. Thank you so much for explaining it to us so well.👍
Thanks for this video. For average person, this video would be more helpful by informing us what is normal, high and low blood pressure..
There are BP charts available online you can use free of charge. I took a screenshot of one for women in my age range. He would need to go over male and female plus age range to tell listeners 'normal' BP numbers. It's not one size fits all.
thanksomuch God bless you.
I believe genetics plays a big role. However, diet and exercise is absolutely necessary. Reduce stress is also key to better health
Anyone terrifying themselves here, pop over to York Cardiology's channel and have a listen to cardiologist Sangay Gupta who has accessible and sensible information delivered in a less dramatic style.
Yes, I follow him and he is charming too. His accent is so dreamy. My husband said to me, why don’t you marry him. Lol!
Thank you Doctor, God Bless you more😘
Thank you soooooo much for the information on high blood pressure 🙏
Well your blood pressure also fluctuates throughout the day. Mine was 138/84 and while in the hospital with no pain meds it never got above 100/60 and the nurses were constantly checking it but not one doctor addressed it.
Just measured mine while I was watching this. 103/67 with a heart rate of 57 bpm. I am 76. No drugs. So I ain’t complainin’!!
Hello. Just as a comparison, I'm a male the exact same age, 76. My current BP is 156/82..Pulse 62. I've been on one BP med for about 30 years. This figure of the 150's over 90 has been constant for that time period. I feel in great health and go to the gym 3 times a week for decades. Various Doctors have tried to lower my BP with more drugs. When it is lowered to 120/70 I immediately become extremely fatigued, with fainting spells and notice I'm angry and depressed. My Mother experience the same exact condition as me. That should not be a surprise I guess since I was made from her blueprint of life. She lived until age 82 and died while having a pace maker installed... Right now I've set my goal on living 80 years. Anything past that is a bonus.
100/60 58 BPM 46y old. I'm afraid it's too low. Nobody seems to care about low BP
@@nickbardan3867 Actually it is considered low below 90/60. If you don’t get dizzy on standing up etc. it is OK.
One advice was look dia and sys numbers, which is the difference between the figures. Large means flexible blood vessels. My, age 65, it is 57. Sounds good.
Thank you❤️
When and how to take the reading is equally important. I was told that , the perfect reading will be the one , which is taken in the morning immediately after you wake up .
I take mine in the morning after waking.
I take.mine when i wake up morning
And just before you go to bed.
Hi Suresh, yes...in the morning and later in the evening are the best times to take your blood pressure. I have a video that addresses the best time to take your blood pressure on my channel.
Thank you so much
Actually, BOTH are MOST IMPORTANT especially if you are ALREADY (like I am) a stroke patient! Not only are the actual numbers important, but the DIFFERENCE in them can be life and death on how well your blood pressure and blood thinner medications are working. They don't my Systolic above 100 or my Diastolic below 55 (carpet sniffing time) and prefer the difference be no more than 35 points so 85-90 over 68-73 is my "target" with my physically small heart pumping about 85 beats per minute standing or 70-75 sitting "at rest". That is quite low and I am often a little light-headed if I stand-up too quickly. I've learned (too well) to not salt everything I eat, and my blood sodium is always near the low limit. Ask your doctor QUESTIONS! It's YOUR BODY and LIFE!
Very informative. Thanks for the upload