I've known 3 people personally with that level of bp. All in their 60s. One ended up with AF, one got heart block, and one had a heart attack in my living room. So, to me, there is a lot more to all this than numbers on a machine!
My upper benchmark is the pre-2017 number: 140/90. If, under normal circumstances, my bp is between 120/80 & 140/90 (which taken at home it most often is), then I'm a happy camper. I figure if 140/90 was good enough then, it's good enough now. Thank you again, Dr. Story, for keeping us informed. Excellent video. ❤
I’ve been on BP meds since the mid 80’s. The goal post keeps getting moved further and further away from attainable. When I asked my PCP is it even logical to state that everyone no matter what their age be at the “new and improved “ ideal, I didn’t get an answer. No surprise.
For myself I feel that with good diet and daily exercise, regular or average numbers under 119 or 79 are entirely doable. Certainly at my age which is 60. However, I feel at the same time that it's quite possibly about pushing the meds, and furthermore the altered numbers don't make sense. I mean 120/80, right, now I'm supposed to see that as a problem threshold? That the person in question who maintains that as an average BP is now unhealthy? Ridicules.
the fact that over time they go from add 100, to 150, to 140 to 130 to 120 to 119 etc.. this means that big pharma is trying to push blood pressure meds on people as much as possible to make money. and it is horrible becasue they do have side effects. but also, the number in and of itself is not the truly important thing. what is a nomral BP for (YOU) tha tis between you and your primary doctor. your body type everything. but also, it is only one of many things that are a risk for cardiovascular things. do you smoke, drink, do you get excercise or not? what is your triglicerides, hdl, ldl etc.. if literally everything esle is totally normal and your BP is a little bit higher, you are fine
I measure my BP 3 times/day and record. I have done this for 8 months religiously. My BP started out at 163/102 and has since improved to 121/79 (avg). Currently, my BP is 120 systolic and 80 diastolic (+/- 5), and I highlight in RED when I exceed these numbers. I have had weeks when my BP was under 120/80 but occasionally have a week or two when my BP exceeded over 120/80 (average). I record my diet, my exercise, and any other factors which influence BP and can't determine why my BP exceeds 130/85 (occasional readings). My advice for reducing BP are: Don't smoke or stop Don't smoke pot (it induces bad habits which increase BP) Reduce weight. Reduce coffee consumption (it enhances stress - but doesn't seem to cause stress) Exercise daily and record. Do isometric exercises. Do breathing exercises (Dr. Story has great videos) Measure vitamin intake and uses supplements if necessary (Beet root, magnesium and potassium especially) Don't stress-out on silly issues. Find a relaxing hobby (I study philosophy) Get a pet (if it's relaxing) (I have 2 Golden Retriever) I just turned 72 and want to have a productive (calm) life until I'm 102.
Excellent advice! I would add go out in the sun and nature if possible, walking in sunshine, look at plants, trees, reduces stress, at least for me, and take sufficient vit D.
@@doejohn8674 You are right. I do go out in the sunlight extensively and live in the country. Something you mentioned that I need to listen to more carefully is: "When I am doing my daily walk, I need to focus, and appreciate, what's around me, instead of just thinking what "chores" I need to do around the house."
I’m 69 and I take my blood pressure about every day. If I took the amount of BP medicine my doctor wanted, I’d faint every time I did any kind of exercise or even a little gardening.
That's me too. My nervous system is very finely tuned and responds very efficiently. That may be good, that may not be good. But it very definitely is me. 😊
The insurance company is more accurate tbh. It's all about £££$$$. It's nonsense to believe the BP of a 20 yr old will be the same as someone 60. Also, someone 6feet 4 will not have same BP as someone 5 feet 2.
I like the fact you gave the numbers up front. I did watch all of it. First time seeing your videos. At 62, I monitor my blood pressure daily and have found exercise has helped and diet big time…
One ridiculous think is I check my BP and home, and get a reading between 119 and 100, after resting and breathing easy. In the doctor's office, the nurse asks a bunch of questions about my health. I just sat down, and do not have a moment to relax. They record a 130 to 140. How inaccurate!
@edwardtamayo1153 mine was 160 at the doctors office last time after I was rushed in and doctor took it before I left and it had went down to 139 . Didn't even bother to change it on my chart. I told him it would be a lot lower after I got out of there.
When my BP is below the mid 120s with diastolic of mid 70s or less, I start to get dizzy when I exert myself, sometimes to the point of almost passing out. 119 or less would definitely be pass out territory. So, when the new goal is to get below those numbers, I call BS. I would constantly by dizzy or passed out. On the other end of the spectrum, when my systolic bp is over approximately 139 combined with a diastolic in the mid 80s, I start to feel like a headache is imminent. Mid-140s over mid-80s almost guarantees a headache. I would say a good range for me based on my body telling me what is ok is a systolic of between 125 to 138 over diastolic of approximately 73 to 85. Male. 67 years old. 200 pounds.
The countries that provide free health care for their citizens go by the European chart which is 120/80mmHg up to 140/90mmHg - pre-high blood pressure. Only the USA has lowered the chart. I'm with the Europeans.
I always feel faint when i get below 120/80. Usually i run 135/90 and feel great. Can bend down and tie my shoes. I dont like loafers, so ill keep my pressure where it wants to be. Lower stress and moderately active = good enough.
Thank you; I appreciate the time you take to make these videos and the information you shared. In addition to the organizations that you mentioned, there is also the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) which uses 140/90 as a blood pressure target. I've discussed this with my own PCP and have done a great deal of research into this area. The American College of Cardiologist (ACC) and AHA guidelines that you mentioned, which were published in 2017, are based upon a single (but long duration ) study called the SPRINT study. This study is not without controversy. Some of the areas of concern with this study are: (1) certain populations were excluded from the study; (2) the blood pressures were taken under highly controlled conditions which are totally impractical at a physician's office (automated oscillometric measurements in a very quite room, after a period of rest, with no clinician present) (3) did not account for adverse affects of aggressive blood pressure targets ; (4) excluded findings of higher kidney injury due to agressive targets, in addition to other concerns. For these reasons, my own PCP uses the AAFP guidelines and not the more aggressive ones, especially for older people (a category I fall into). So yes, there is a lot of confusion! I combine a rigorous exercise program, strict adherance to a DASH/Mediterranean diet with no ultra processed foods, stress management, BMI that puts me in the mildly thin category (so it is actually a bit below the "normal" BMI)- I feel great. I do take small dose of medication and hope to get off it someday. With HIIT exercise added to my routine of cardio and isometrics, I think that day might come as my bp is often good enough at home, at times, even for the ACC guidelines . :) It's always a bit higher in the doctor's office, but fortunately, she hasn't pushed more meds on me (I meet her targets in the office) and considers my home readings as data as well.
At 71 years, had 143/78 for an urgent care visit, three weeks ago, to address constant coughing and nasal drip. I leave it at that. Allergy spray, cough suppression capsules, and an inhaler were provided. I work five days a week, as a contractor, in the maintenance and repair of hospital beds and stretchers....at a hospital in northern CA. I don't have time to be ill. Have wife on the home front with MS and a litany of other ailments. I don't need the pharma propaganda, nor medicinal overload.
I believe strongly that your employer is correct. The drug companies are eager to keep lowering what is considered safe blood pressure so that their vested interest is taken care of.
No disrespect to Dr. Story, but this "one-size-fits-all" concept when it comes to what constitutes "normal" or healthy blood pressure is pure asininity! I, myself, am nearly 70 years of age. As where my blood pressure averaged 113/72 when I was in my 50s and early 60s, that's no longer the case as now, on average, my BP is 128/83. Would a reasonable person expect anything different? You don't have to be a "rocket scientist" to see that age, even in healthy "seniors" brings about change. Sad to say, the pharmaceutical companies have been "hell-bent" for decades on using this reality to drum up ways to profit off people in general, and not just the elderly.
@@AdamJStoryDC Sorry about that, Dr. Story. It was definitely not my intention to criticize you or your posted video whatsoever. You were only relating what's promoted by the mainstream medical community. Maybe I should have worded that comment differently.
There is so much conflicting info that I just go with the flow each day and don't pay any attention to my blood pressure one way or another. Manage stress, don't sweat the small stuff, let it be. Live and don't worry so much! Enjoy what we have in this life.
Harvard Medical School is a fricken joke. The school is tainted with so many paid off researchers by big pharma and big food. Not a reputable institute I'm 66 and an LMHR If my systolic drops below 130, I start to get dizzy. My happy place is 135 to 140 I think putting out a set of fixed numbers that everyone should try to achieve is a bunch of horse crap. One size doesn't fit all
I wish they would wait to take your blood pressure for a few minutes after you are seated waiting for the doctor --we just trekked a long way to get there and your blood pressure might be elevated, plus stop talking to me when taking it -you are supposed to be calm and quiet
I am 74, weigh 160 and 5 feet 9 inches tall. My blood pressure at home is 120/70. I can get that down to 111/58 by hyperventilating. My doctor is determined to raise my dose of losartan above 50 mg twice a day. He put me on HTCZ when, if anything, I was dehydrated. I couldn't take it for more than 4 days because of right side back pain that subsided 7 days after I stopped taking it. This drive for blood pressure numbers reminds me of the phrase "the operation was a success but the patient died."
One thing to add: I just got the results of an echocardiogram. I must have passed despite a mitral valve prolapse because the next echocardiogram is scheduled two years from now. I don't take the doctor's statins. Anyone want some free rovastatin? Berberine, K2 and nattokinase work better for me.
First thought here. Old for one man isn't necessarily old for another man. Also one man may live day to day living like an old man, while another man at the same age doesn't. It's an individual thing isn't it? Rather like say Kirk Douglas in his late fifties, compared to the guy who was Mr. Wilson on "Dennis the Menace". Night and day for the difference. Speaking of age and the year you mentioned, I'd put you at 55 then. Born in 1969?
It is weight related. You are overweight and you might have higher BP. I know when I am lean and racing at 68 YO my pressure is 110/60.. gain 20 pounds and be stressed. 150/95-105. Heck I can get it to 180/115 sometimes. I take my meds daily. We good today 118/65
A Cochrane review in 2020 found that "For the general population of persons with elevated blood pressure the small benefits of trying to achieve a lower blood pressure target rather than a standard target (< or= 140/90 mm Hg) do not outweigh the harms. Further research is needed to see if some groups of patients would benefit or be harmed by lower targets." The drug companies make a lot of money on BP medicine though, so further research is very likely to "prove" benefits.
As an African I never accept all those figures ...the number must vary depending on ages otherwise as per this info most of us are at least in elevated stage 120/80
i actually agree with the new guidelines for blood pressure. Saying you should be on medication just because your blood pressure isnt under 120/80 is ridiculous, and overly prescribing was getting way out of hand. It made me never to trust my doctor and i felt doctors did this because they want to make more money off of prescribing. my blood pressure is 121/82. I'd never take medication for numbers like that, and I'd never listen to a doctor that would ever say I should be on them.
I'm 77 and won't see doctors. Last time I saw one, BP was 117 over ...something under 80, I forget. It was never more than 130. I never take my BP. I'm fine except for a bad Knee from an old bicycle accident. It doesn't hurt, so I don't want surgery. I'm not pre-diabetic or anything. Due to Knee, I can't walk as much as I used to, but at least a mile a day. I check my Pulse etc. I have never eaten processed foods - I cook simple meals of protein and veggies. No alcohol. One cup of Coffee per day. I take Sea Salt, Magnesium and Potassium, and D3/K2. I'm never sick. No COVID no Shots. I'm probably going to live a long time. Without Meds.
1. Why should a provider be interested in preventing earlier death due to cardiovascular disease? Most other diseases are much costlier. 2. Many unhealthy lifestyle habits lead to high BP. But if this condition is present in spite of a healthy lifestyle and good parameters, do drugs work as well?
GOOD VIDEO, i have never heard of a doctor saying to a patient === trust me i am a doctor.== Learn as much as you can, exercise an attempt to eat properly.Work towards slimming down . What you do for yourself will last till your dead. fyi live forward.
Hi Dr Story. Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan 🇹🇼! I don’t recall the source, but I’ve heard that the bracket just above 120/80 is currently acceptable for older adults.
definition of the word normal - ordinary or as would be expected. These health authorirites are using the word normal when they should be using the word ideal , why would they do that?
My doctor had me on BP meds for years, to keep me at about 110 over 74. 4 mos ago I began carnivore and dropped all my meds. BP now is 121/69. I'm 74. My diastolic always stays around 69. I am calling bullshit on BP over 121 stage 1. This is doctor/pharma bullshit. We are on to their fleecing of us. total cholesterol is up to about 229. But we know cholesterol and saturated fats are not the bad guys big pharma wants us to believe. I bet all these numbers are going to change in the near future after Bobby Kennedy in the new administration becomes involved in his mission to stop big pharma and big food from poinsoning us.
I call Baloney. Big pharma has to push the meds. I will never have the bp of a teenager.
@@judymills2362 I agree with you. These numbers are ridiculous.
@@judymills2362 i just took mine 119/66. I'm 63
I've known 3 people personally with that level of bp. All in their 60s. One ended up with AF, one got heart block, and one had a heart attack in my living room. So, to me, there is a lot more to all this than numbers on a machine!
My upper benchmark is the pre-2017 number: 140/90. If, under normal circumstances, my bp is between 120/80 & 140/90 (which taken at home it most often is), then I'm a happy camper. I figure if 140/90 was good enough then, it's good enough now. Thank you again, Dr. Story, for keeping us informed. Excellent video. ❤
Well said and I agree 👍
I’ve been on BP meds since the mid 80’s. The goal post keeps getting moved further and further away from attainable. When I asked my PCP is it even logical to state that everyone no matter what their age be at the “new and improved “ ideal, I didn’t get an answer. No surprise.
For myself I feel that with good diet and daily exercise, regular or average numbers under 119 or 79 are entirely doable. Certainly at my age which is 60. However, I feel at the same time that it's quite possibly about pushing the meds, and furthermore the altered numbers don't make sense. I mean 120/80, right, now I'm supposed to see that as a problem threshold? That the person in question who maintains that as an average BP is now unhealthy? Ridicules.
the fact that over time they go from add 100, to 150, to 140 to 130 to 120 to 119 etc.. this means that big pharma is trying to push blood pressure meds on people as much as possible to make money. and it is horrible becasue they do have side effects. but also, the number in and of itself is not the truly important thing. what is a nomral BP for (YOU) tha tis between you and your primary doctor. your body type everything. but also, it is only one of many things that are a risk for cardiovascular things.
do you smoke, drink, do you get excercise or not? what is your triglicerides, hdl, ldl etc..
if literally everything esle is totally normal and your BP is a little bit higher, you are fine
I measure my BP 3 times/day and record. I have done this for 8 months religiously. My BP started out at 163/102 and has since improved to 121/79 (avg). Currently, my BP is 120 systolic and 80 diastolic (+/- 5), and I highlight in RED when I exceed these numbers. I have had weeks when my BP was under 120/80 but occasionally have a week or two when my BP exceeded over 120/80 (average). I record my diet, my exercise, and any other factors which influence BP and can't determine why my BP exceeds 130/85 (occasional readings). My advice for reducing BP are:
Don't smoke or stop
Don't smoke pot (it induces bad habits which increase BP)
Reduce weight.
Reduce coffee consumption (it enhances stress - but doesn't seem to cause stress)
Exercise daily and record.
Do isometric exercises.
Do breathing exercises (Dr. Story has great videos)
Measure vitamin intake and uses supplements if necessary (Beet root, magnesium and potassium especially)
Don't stress-out on silly issues.
Find a relaxing hobby (I study philosophy)
Get a pet (if it's relaxing) (I have 2 Golden Retriever)
I just turned 72 and want to have a productive (calm) life until I'm 102.
Excellent advice! I would add go out in the sun and nature if possible, walking in sunshine, look at plants, trees, reduces stress, at least for me, and take sufficient vit D.
@@doejohn8674 You are right. I do go out in the sunlight extensively and live in the country. Something you mentioned that I need to listen to more carefully is:
"When I am doing my daily walk, I need to focus, and appreciate, what's around me, instead of just thinking what "chores" I need to do around the house."
@@kentmusgrove5038 just exercise and eat some spinach 😁
Love this, thank you for sharing your insights!
I’m 69 and I take my blood pressure about every day. If I took the amount of BP medicine my doctor wanted, I’d faint every time I did any kind of exercise or even a little gardening.
Exactly!
119 /79😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 for older adults BIG pharma is loving you doctors giving meds ..Jeeeez
It's crazy! No way on earth anyone can achieve that!
My husband's blood pressure fell to these figures a few times because of his glaucoma drops. He kept on fainting due to his hypotension.
Another factor is 'apprehension/hypertension'. More than 'white coat syndrome', a daily feeling of worry about your B/P.
So true!!
That's me too. My nervous system is very finely tuned and responds very efficiently. That may be good, that may not be good. But it very definitely is me. 😊
When my blood pressure drops below 130/80 i can't think straight.
139. 83. 66 and I'm still breathing,suits me.
Same here 😂😂
I'm 70 and getting a similar reading. More importantly - still breathing too.
@@stevielj me to
The insurance company is more accurate tbh. It's all about £££$$$. It's nonsense to believe the BP of a 20 yr old will be the same as someone 60. Also, someone 6feet 4 will not have same BP as someone 5 feet 2.
I like the fact you gave the numbers up front. I did watch all of it. First time seeing your videos. At 62, I monitor my blood pressure daily and have found exercise has helped and diet big time…
One ridiculous think is I check my BP and home, and get a reading between 119 and 100, after resting and breathing easy. In the doctor's office, the nurse asks a bunch of questions about my health. I just sat down, and do not have a moment to relax. They record a 130 to 140. How inaccurate!
@edwardtamayo1153 mine was 160 at the doctors office last time after I was rushed in and doctor took it before I left and it had went down to 139 . Didn't even bother to change it on my chart. I told him it would be a lot lower after I got out of there.
@@edwardtamayo1153
I'm in the same boat. BP at home, around 114/75 but when I get to my doctor's office, it goes through the roof. 🤷🏻
The cuff gets so tight your blood pressure increases due to the pain. My arm is very skinny, so very little to cushion the pressure.
When my BP is below the mid 120s with diastolic of mid 70s or less, I start to get dizzy when I exert myself, sometimes to the point of almost passing out. 119 or less would definitely be pass out territory. So, when the new goal is to get below those numbers, I call BS. I would constantly by dizzy or passed out. On the other end of the spectrum, when my systolic bp is over approximately 139 combined with a diastolic in the mid 80s, I start to feel like a headache is imminent. Mid-140s over mid-80s almost guarantees a headache.
I would say a good range for me based on my body telling me what is ok is a systolic of between 125 to 138 over diastolic of approximately 73 to 85. Male. 67 years old. 200 pounds.
The countries that provide free health care for their citizens go by the European chart which is 120/80mmHg up to 140/90mmHg - pre-high blood pressure. Only the USA has lowered the chart. I'm with the Europeans.
You are. So right pha. Is making
Money
I always feel faint when i get below 120/80. Usually i run 135/90 and feel great. Can bend down and tie my shoes. I dont like loafers, so ill keep my pressure where it wants to be. Lower stress and moderately active = good enough.
Thank you; I appreciate the time you take to make these videos and the information you shared. In addition to the organizations that you mentioned, there is also the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) which uses 140/90 as a blood pressure target. I've discussed this with my own PCP and have done a great deal of research into this area. The American College of Cardiologist (ACC) and AHA guidelines that you mentioned, which were published in 2017, are based upon a single (but long duration ) study called the SPRINT study. This study is not without controversy. Some of the areas of concern with this study are: (1) certain populations were excluded from the study; (2) the blood pressures were taken under highly controlled conditions which are totally impractical at a physician's office (automated oscillometric measurements in a very quite room, after a period of rest, with no clinician present) (3) did not account for adverse affects of aggressive blood pressure targets ; (4) excluded findings of higher kidney injury due to agressive targets, in addition to other concerns. For these reasons, my own PCP uses the AAFP guidelines and not the more aggressive ones, especially for older people (a category I fall into). So yes, there is a lot of confusion! I combine a rigorous exercise program, strict adherance to a DASH/Mediterranean diet with no ultra processed foods, stress management, BMI that puts me in the mildly thin category (so it is actually a bit below the "normal" BMI)- I feel great. I do take small dose of medication and hope to get off it someday. With HIIT exercise added to my routine of cardio and isometrics, I think that day might come as my bp is often good enough at home, at times, even for the ACC guidelines . :) It's always a bit higher in the doctor's office, but fortunately, she hasn't pushed more meds on me (I meet her targets in the office) and considers my home readings as data as well.
At 71 years, had 143/78 for an urgent care visit, three weeks ago, to address constant coughing and nasal drip. I leave it at that. Allergy spray, cough suppression capsules, and an inhaler were provided. I work five days a week, as a contractor, in the maintenance and repair of hospital beds and stretchers....at a hospital in northern CA. I don't have time to be ill. Have wife on the home front with MS and a litany of other ailments. I don't need the pharma propaganda, nor medicinal overload.
I believe strongly that your employer is correct. The drug companies are eager to keep lowering what is considered safe blood pressure so that their vested interest is taken care of.
Come on Crazy Crazy Crazy
Thanks Doc ….” They “ won’t be happy until we are all flatlining !
No disrespect to Dr. Story, but this "one-size-fits-all" concept when it comes to what constitutes "normal" or healthy blood pressure is pure asininity! I, myself, am nearly 70 years of age. As where my blood pressure averaged 113/72 when I was in my 50s and early 60s, that's no longer the case as now, on average, my BP is 128/83. Would a reasonable person expect anything different? You don't have to be a "rocket scientist" to see that age, even in healthy "seniors" brings about change. Sad to say, the pharmaceutical companies have been "hell-bent" for decades on using this reality to drum up ways to profit off people in general, and not just the elderly.
@@chicago-l9125 I didn’t say I agree with it, I’m just telling you what it is.
@@AdamJStoryDC
Sorry about that, Dr. Story. It was definitely not my intention to criticize you or your posted video whatsoever. You were only relating what's promoted by the mainstream medical community. Maybe I should have worded that comment differently.
There is so much conflicting info that I just go with the flow each day and don't pay any attention to my blood pressure one way or another. Manage stress, don't sweat the small stuff, let it be. Live and don't worry so much! Enjoy what we have in this life.
Harvard Medical School is a fricken joke. The school is tainted with so many
paid off researchers
by big pharma and big food. Not a reputable institute
I'm 66 and an LMHR
If my systolic drops below 130, I start to get dizzy. My happy
place is 135 to 140
I think putting out a set of fixed numbers that everyone
should try to achieve
is a bunch of horse crap. One size doesn't
fit all
only way to get those numbers is on life long meds.
I wish they would wait to take your blood pressure for a few minutes after you are seated waiting for the doctor --we just trekked a long way to get there and your blood pressure might be elevated, plus stop talking to me when taking it -you are supposed to be calm and quiet
Exactly!
@@janetlance3053 And they never allow you to rest your arm on a table at same elevation as your heart.
So 121/80 requires intervention ?
@@mroptimistic8957 😅😅😅 right ✅️
I am 74, weigh 160 and 5 feet 9 inches tall. My blood pressure at home is 120/70. I can get that down to 111/58 by hyperventilating. My doctor is determined to raise my dose of losartan above 50 mg twice a day. He put me on HTCZ when, if anything, I was dehydrated. I couldn't take it for more than 4 days because of right side back pain that subsided 7 days after I stopped taking it. This drive for blood pressure numbers reminds me of the phrase "the operation was a success but the patient died."
One thing to add: I just got the results of an echocardiogram. I must have passed despite a mitral valve prolapse because the next echocardiogram is scheduled two years from now. I don't take the doctor's statins. Anyone want some free rovastatin? Berberine, K2 and nattokinase work better for me.
First thought here. Old for one man isn't necessarily old for another man. Also one man may live day to day living like an old man, while another man at the same age doesn't. It's an individual thing isn't it? Rather like say Kirk Douglas in his late fifties, compared to the guy who was Mr. Wilson on "Dennis the Menace". Night and day for the difference. Speaking of age and the year you mentioned, I'd put you at 55 then. Born in 1969?
Thank you so much for sharing. God bless always ❤
It is weight related. You are overweight and you might have higher BP. I know when I am lean and racing at 68 YO my pressure is 110/60.. gain 20 pounds and be stressed. 150/95-105. Heck I can get it to 180/115 sometimes. I take my meds daily. We good today 118/65
You calling me fat?
@@AdamJStoryDC , I don't think he meant you! (At least, I hope not!) I think he meant... "If you are overweight"... as in a generic "you". :)
@@robannmateja5000 Got it. It wouldn't be the worst comment.
A Cochrane review in 2020 found that "For the general population of persons with elevated blood pressure the small benefits of trying to achieve a lower blood pressure target
rather than a standard target (< or= 140/90 mm Hg) do not outweigh the harms. Further research is needed to see if some groups of patients
would benefit or be harmed by lower targets." The drug companies make a lot of money on BP medicine though, so further research is very likely to "prove" benefits.
For older adults? That’s too low for ME.
As an African I never accept all those figures ...the number must vary depending on ages otherwise as per this info most of us are at least in elevated stage 120/80
i actually agree with the new guidelines for blood pressure. Saying you should be on medication just because your blood pressure isnt under 120/80 is ridiculous, and overly prescribing was getting way out of hand. It made me never to trust my doctor and i felt doctors did this because they want to make more money off of prescribing. my blood pressure is 121/82. I'd never take medication for numbers like that, and I'd never listen to a doctor that would ever say I should be on them.
I'm 77 and won't see doctors. Last time I saw one, BP was 117 over ...something under 80, I forget. It was never more than 130.
I never take my BP. I'm fine except for a bad Knee from an old bicycle accident. It doesn't hurt, so I don't want surgery. I'm not pre-diabetic or anything. Due to Knee, I can't walk as much as I used to, but at least a mile a day. I check my Pulse etc. I have never eaten processed foods - I cook simple meals of protein and veggies. No alcohol. One cup of Coffee per day. I take Sea Salt, Magnesium and Potassium, and D3/K2. I'm never sick. No COVID no Shots.
I'm probably going to live a long time. Without Meds.
So 120/80 was normal 🤔🤔🤔🤔thanks for clearing up this stupid confusion ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for the good information,
1. Why should a provider be interested in preventing earlier death due to cardiovascular disease? Most other diseases are much costlier. 2. Many unhealthy lifestyle habits lead to high BP. But if this condition is present in spite of a healthy lifestyle and good parameters, do drugs work as well?
I am always very grateful for your tips,.,.,.,thanks
You are so welcome
Does that apply to both male and females?
100/70 and around 85bpm
is it time to write my will?
GOOD VIDEO, i have never heard of a doctor saying to a patient === trust me i am a doctor.== Learn as much as you can, exercise an attempt to eat properly.Work towards slimming down . What you do for yourself will last till your dead. fyi live forward.
Hi Dr Story. Greetings from Taipei, Taiwan 🇹🇼! I don’t recall the source, but I’ve heard that the bracket just above 120/80 is currently acceptable for older adults.
@@danielvillarreal6610 I believe I put the sources in the description. You may want to check. I forgot.
@@AdamJStoryDCI didn’t see it, but thank you 🙏 anyway for yet another very informative RUclips video
definition of the word normal - ordinary or as would be expected. These health authorirites are using the word normal when they should be using the word ideal , why would they do that?
Best doctor god bless you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you now ill watch..
My doctor had me on BP meds for years, to keep me at about 110 over 74. 4 mos ago I began carnivore and dropped all my meds. BP now is 121/69. I'm 74. My diastolic always stays around 69. I am calling bullshit on BP over 121 stage 1. This is doctor/pharma bullshit. We are on to their fleecing of us. total cholesterol is up to about 229. But we know cholesterol and saturated fats are not the bad guys big pharma wants us to believe. I bet all these numbers are going to change in the near future after Bobby Kennedy in the new administration becomes involved in his mission to stop big pharma and big food from poinsoning us.
I'm in my 70s and no longer care about all this stuff, lifes too short.
This guy if you didn’t notice is wearing a dr. of chiropractor shirt. I don’t think he is a reliable source for information.😮
@@joesedlacek7552 stop watching the channel then. BTW: it’s “Doctor of Chiropractic” not “Doctor of Chiropractor.”
Ya, I'm not buying the new #'s. Just another way to push more BP drugs.
You must be working for pill mob
Good to here.😊
Enjoy
All garbage
Reading the comments is so validating 🩷
😱😱😱🤣🤣🤣big pharma want to push 💉💉💉💊💊💊