If you are one of many who gets higher BP readings in the doctor's office than you do at home, I suggest recording your BP readings in the comfort of your own home, and taking your readings with you to your doctor's appts. That way you can demonstrate what your BP is normally and get them off your back.
I think we should all have our own BP monitor at home, when I’m at the clinic my BP is always 160’s over 90’s, but when I’m at home 130’s over low 80’s I think it’s stressful just going to the clinic and you can never have realistic numbers at the clinic.
I keep saying I wished I had never gotten a blood pressure monitor. My BP went up years ago when I gave birth and my aunt gave me a monitor. I was so paranoid when the numbers went up that something would happen, that I stopped moving (there were other factors too, but that was a main one). I think if I did not own a monitor, that I would have exercised a lot more, and would therefore lowered my BP.
@@zenamom , Well, they do usually leave me in the exam room for about 15 minutes or so first, but that doesn't help, because all the time I'm thinking, "Gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, but they might ask for a urine sample..."
I'm 61, and have seen the BP numbers change as you described. I even clicked on this video because I was just thinking of that. I'm appalled at some people who boast of readings like 98/67 and still think they should go lower. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we need a certain amount of pressure to keep the blood vessel walls clean. Say I have some algae growing on the one side of my house. If I use a very strong power washer, the algae will be gone, but so will the paint and maybe some of the wood. If I barely trickle the hose, nothing's going to happen, and, because of the extra water, the algae will probably grow even thicker. I don't know if big medicine is behind it, or if they want to give people a goal they can see and measure, but everyone is on something these days.
Follow the money. I was put on BP meds 40 yrs ago when , gasp, I read 140/90 and after just one reading mind you. Fast forward to now, still on the same meds and still getting readings in the 140/80 range. I’ve done stress reduction, weight reduction, exercised like a maniac to virtually none, meditated, journaled-140/fill in a number 70 or above. Last physical I asked my PCP if the goal will one day be 0/0 and observed it statistically impossible to get every person from cradle to grave to the exact same BP.
I have a reliable honest mechanic who works on my car. Often times he lets me know that the expensive thing I thought needed fixing, didn’t need fixing. I wish my doctors would do that. 😃 There’s been many times that they’ve prescribed meds for me that I didn’t need. Some of them had very dangerous side effects. And my doctor knew better than to prescribe a medication (Allopurinol) that would further damage my already compromised kidneys. But he insisted I needed to take it for the rest of my life. I’m glad I did my homework. I did not take it. And I never had another problem. ✨Thank you for your interesting video! It seems like when I ask doctors the same question each of them have a different answer. 😊
They are not motivated by altruism just profits. last week I had a doctors appointment. that morning my BP was 123/78. My average for the past 10 days was 117/79. When the doctor took my BP it was 155/85. He looked at me like I had three heads when i gave him my 10 day average like he wasn't buying it. I get very nervous at the doctors office. At home my BP readings are always good. I do take 1/2 a diuretic pill each morning and i have followed your advice Dr, Story and so I thank you.
Took Amlodipine for years, still could not get my blood pressure down, 130+. Developed all kinds of problems ending with neuropathy. My GP told me to stop talking it. Blood pressure went down
I had to go to the ER and they put the wrong size cuff on and it was 180/90 I got madder by the minute because they were keeping me there for 6 HOURS to do 3 blood gas tests 😡 when shift change happened a nurse came in and put the proper size cuff on, my bp was 131/70. I was fit to chew nails and spit fire by that time. My bp was probably perfect before I went there.
I’m a 75 year old woman and am on three BP meds. My BP is now “normal” but I am so dizzy and fatigued I can hardy function. I had knee replacement surgery four months ago and was doing well recovering until being put on the third medication. I stagger so much my neighbors probably think I am an alcoholic. i cant even go for a walk because of the dizziness. I can't live like this anymore. This old gal is going to make some lifestyle changes and watch all your videos regarding blood pressure.
I had a D.O. Dr for forever until he retired. His approach was to use drugs as a last resort. I really don't go to the Dr. unless I'm sick or injured, but my experience with current Dr. is always the same, through drugs at the blood pressure reading. Your description of the blood pressure spike on the office visit is spot on! I rushed to my Dr appt. had just eaten and was injured as well, of course my normally low pressure of 130/74 was elevated to 150/90? So the Dr asked nothing about my diet or exercise or lifestyle. Just tried to give me drugs, I said no and started taking magnesium thanks to you! Side note I'm a 54 year old, 235lb 5'11" body builder, so according to the BMI chart I morbidly obesse as well! Love your channel👍
I now take my blood pressure in the morning before coffee or eating. And then I wait several minutes after my fussing around with making coffee and getting the cuff on, and I take it again. Then I sit quietly for a few minutes and take it again. By then it will be about 110-118/58-68. I'll take a photo of the reading. I'll show that photo to my provider who will get a reading of 154/78 later in the day. I'm 73.
Go figure indeed, it surely can't be that the pharmaceutical industry is just trying to make more money, surely they have nothing but the best interest of our health in mind. Although, it does seem to be that it is expected that one should have blood pressure like that of a teenager even when they are old. Also, it never ceases to amaze me that there is no individuality in this whole thing, none whatsoever, but one size fits all. Thanks Adam, good info mate.
Like many here, I experience white coat syndrome. Despite a healthy lifestyle - I'm a slim 66-year-old who maintains a regular exercise routine and primarily plant-based diet - my blood pressure readings skyrocket in clinical settings. Thankfully, my understanding doctors have allowed me to monitor my blood pressure at home, where the results are consistently normal. The in-office discrepancy, however, often leads to unwarranted concern from some nurses. The history of blood pressure recommendations you shared is intriguing, and it does raise questions about potential profit motives behind the push for lower targets. Given my family history of heart disease, this is a concern I share.
Excellent talk doctor..Hope all Doctors thinks like this..😊 In my case, when the bp was showing 160/90 in clinic, the doctor asks no further questions directly put me on medication.(Even i told him my bp is normal in home) That's y really im worried to go hospital next time.
@@lorenzoclark3616i took it for one month only.Then i stopped it. I accepted the fact that my bp will be on higher side in clinic. Then it won't be a problem.
Only took for one month,but it didn't make any difference during my next visit also. Then I realized it's due to white coat syndrome and my idle lifestyle. So I stopped medication. Further, I changed my lifestyle and diet, and now everything seems fine.
Thanks to another video that you did, I tried roasted beets!! II added a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I roasted them at 400° for about 15 minutes. They were delicious! Especially the ones that were really well cooked. Thank you very much!
Here are the facts: sprint study headed by big pharma consultant gave that 120/80 number. In my opinion his Big Pharma customer wanted BP sales to rise. And AMA wanted more office visit sales for the horde of white coats. I bought that report called SPRINT Study. I ran the numbers to discover the difference in all source mortality was a scant 0.5% difference. Hence there was no significant difference in control group deaths. My conclusion is 120/80 is marketing. In my case my cardiologist increased my meds. I am now 115/75. And dizzy most of the time.
I agree with you doc A little off subject in 1982 I was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes normal blood sugar was 80-120 then many years later A.D.A.changed it to 80-100 so same thing with blood pressure I'm no doctor but when it comes to blood pressure I like the 140/80 or lower is acceptable
All I can say is your advice is excellent. I started taking all the supplements you recommended and started exercising on regular. I am no longer a type 2 diabetic and my high blood pressure doesn’t exist anymore. This healthier lifestyle does contribute to it. But the real reason is to exercise people. That’s a must. It doesn’t have to be anything extreme.
Dear Fred: Thank you for being a supporter of my channel. I was wondering if I can ask you a favor because it would help others get the same benefit. Would you be willing to write a review on google and yelp about your knowledge that you’ve gained from my RUclips channel? I would greatly appreciate it because it will help others maybe seek this information. Just tell the truth about what you’ve learned and how it has helped you. You can find me by typing Adam Story, Chiropractic Corp. If you don’t want to I understand, but thanks in advance if you would help!
@@AdamJStoryDC hello Dr. Adam. I’m trying to respond and write about my experiences with the excellent advice you gave. But I am having a little difficulty on your website to leave a positive review. I know you are very busy. But any instructions on how to leave a review for you on your site would be appreciated. Thank you again in advance.
@@fredmaldonado9204 don’t do it on my website. Type in “Adam Story DC” on google. Go to the area where it has reviews. Click the area where it says “Write a review.”
Mine is high despite being slim, vegan and healthy lifestyle. Tried extra meds which have not helped and caused unacceptable side effects. During covid consultant who had not even spoken to me said life style changes might help. I have lost faith in the Nhs and will take my chances without all the extra drugs.
Je je. You want my answer? Money is the leader. Thanks from reminding me about the 100+age method. I had searched everywhere and couldn’t find it. Strange, right? Great video
I am one of the lucky with the “normal numbers” not sure why… considering my husband is in the current circular argument with a cardiologist that he needs to be on blood pressure meds. To start my hubby is on water pills until next month when I predict he’ll get pushed to take more meds. we have stopped processed foods, sugar and alcohol- adopted the lifestyle, including walks every night. His BP is reducing slowly… which is awesome, but all the doc will want is to get to 120/80 - magic number. I say Pharmaceutical companies (and pusher doctors) ought to be taken out back and taught a lesson. As an aside, the doc can’t give an answer as to why my BP is fine and hubby’s isn’t… we eat the same meals… he shrugged and said probably genetics 🙄
How about at the dentist office?!! They would not give my wife lidocaine for a filling because her pressure was 180/110 lying on her back with a wrist cuff. So she had it filled no anesthetic !! Good girl!!
It's definitely corporate greed from the greedy witch doctors! My belief is, that blood pressure is individualistic. From my own experience if my blood pressure is 120/80 or lower. I am dizzy and nauseous and can't even stand up. But if my blood pressure is higher than 120/80. I am fine!
It’s the same with cholesterol. Mine was fine but then there was advice from the EU that it should now be lower . I was phoned by my pharmacist ( no agenda there eh ?) and persuaded that I should try statins . I’ve done a lot of research and decided I’ll stick with my cholesterol as it is rather than risk the many likely side-effects of statins in exchange for the extra 5 days life expectancy I’ll get from taking statins .
Altruist drug companies? That's a good one. Sadly, their main concern is the stockholders, and the CEO has to get that 6 billion dollar bonus. Drug companies are one of the main dregs of the earth, but that's what happens when you let corporations run the government with no controls. Great video on the history of BP.
Was told I should be on bp medication. So been self monitoring my bp throughout the day lately and I regularly have high bp around 140/90 during the day and evening but always below 120/80 first thing in the morning - this morning was 117/76. I’m trying all the Docs tricks to see if I can get it down during the day without the meds. Hard to say if working. My bp is all over the place. Can jump or drop like crazy with one reading slightly high and the next, crazy high and then the next, back down - with each reading right after the other. But always way over 120/80 during the day. If I do breathing exercises for 5 mins or so before measuring I can usually get my bp down significantly but still higher than normal. Probably need the meds if I can’t keep it down I guess.
If even the stress of a doctor's office, which is minor compared to work and family stressors, how meaningful is blood pressure? Then consider that your body position, your arm position, the placement of the cuff on the arm, crossing of the legs, etc. all affect readings. Further, I've read studies that the correlation of hypertension with stroke, the standard doctor scare tactic, is actually fairly low and lower than other correlations. Is there really a good reason for the numbers considered high to be getting lower and lower? Or is that a way for doctors to maintain recoeat business for prescriptions?
I didn't know until recently that European countries, like U.K. still use the older version guidelines. These countries have free healthcare. The U.S. may be the only one going by the new version. So yes, I'd say MONEY is the motivating factor.
Curious on your thoughts of hereditary HBP? My mother has HBP her twin died of a stroke at 56. She is medicated he was not. My brother has HBP is medicated and now I’m trending toward HBP not medicated.
How about this idea...how is the blood pressure monitor at doctors office calibration? Is it correct? I have 2 monitors at home..a cheap one and an expensive one...they both read around the same...but at doctors office its sky high! I go to gynecologist and she checks it and it's perfect! So....how about calibration of monitors?
What about when the doctor says your blood pressure is too low and wants to prescribe medication to raise it?? My blood pressure lately the top number is usually around 102-105 some people said that's fine and other people say that's too low Confusing!
@AdamJStoryDC Yes, noted, Im paying attention. But wondering why parameters were reset to, in my opinion, unrealistic low readings? And not just for blood pressure but for cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, other lab values etc... What changed 30 something years ago? HMOs? Money grabs?Big pharma ad campaign?🤔 I've definitely noticed a difference over the decades
I believe normal blood pressure is 120/80 if you take high blood pressure medicine you could easily fall get dizzy feel tired if your blood pressure is 120/80 before u take your medicine jeez I’m shocked I’m thinking it is pharmaceutical now
False indicator. Blood pressure is an indicator of a metabolic function. If your bp represents your lifestyle and you smoke, do not focus on bp and instead, stop smoking.
Do your chiropractor job let the doctors give them med and give them med for what that med did. on and on. Example I am 82 when I was 10 I had a diabetes test came out negative the doctor said I would not get diabetes, So the doctors know the blood pressure machine is no good I wonder the father of medicine 400BC never had that problem
Great vid as always Sir. Correct me if I am wrong but what we need to know is the real, honest effects of 130/90 or 140/90 or 150/95 etc etc. For example what are the readings of people who have strokes, heart attacks, brain bleeds etc etc. How do we actually know the real effects of these numbers. The doctors talk in probabilities ie 140/90 increases your risk of stroke by x%. Thats fine but not good enough.
If you are one of many who gets higher BP readings in the doctor's office than you do at home, I suggest recording your BP readings in the comfort of your own home, and taking your readings with you to your doctor's appts. That way you can demonstrate what your BP is normally and get them off your back.
Good advice. That is exactly what I do.
That's what I do. My doctor wasn't very receptive to this at first but now accepts my information willingly.
I've just begun taking a photo of my home BP readings.
Going to show those to my GP.
They are normal unlike in the GP office.
I think we should all have our own BP monitor at home, when I’m at the clinic my BP is always 160’s over 90’s, but when I’m at home 130’s over low 80’s
I think it’s stressful just going to the clinic and you can never have realistic numbers at the clinic.
I keep saying I wished I had never gotten a blood pressure monitor. My BP went up years ago when I gave birth and my aunt gave me a monitor. I was so paranoid when the numbers went up that something would happen, that I stopped moving (there were other factors too, but that was a main one). I think if I did not own a monitor, that I would have exercised a lot more, and would therefore lowered my BP.
I've read that ideally, we are supposed to be allowed to rest in a quiet room for 10 minutes or so before our numbers are taken? Dream on.😀
@@zenamom ,
Well, they do usually leave me in the exam room for about 15 minutes or so first, but that doesn't help, because all the time I'm thinking, "Gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, but they might ask for a urine sample..."
@@zenamom I barely get seated in the exam room before the nurse is slapping the monitor cuff on.
I'm 61, and have seen the BP numbers change as you described. I even clicked on this video because I was just thinking of that. I'm appalled at some people who boast of readings like 98/67 and still think they should go lower. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we need a certain amount of pressure to keep the blood vessel walls clean. Say I have some algae growing on the one side of my house. If I use a very strong power washer, the algae will be gone, but so will the paint and maybe some of the wood. If I barely trickle the hose, nothing's going to happen, and, because of the extra water, the algae will probably grow even thicker.
I don't know if big medicine is behind it, or if they want to give people a goal they can see and measure, but everyone is on something these days.
Follow the money. I was put on BP meds 40 yrs ago when , gasp, I read 140/90 and after just one reading mind you. Fast forward to now, still on the same meds and still getting readings in the 140/80 range. I’ve done stress reduction, weight reduction, exercised like a maniac to virtually none, meditated, journaled-140/fill in a number 70 or above. Last physical I asked my PCP if the goal will one day be 0/0 and observed it statistically impossible to get every person from cradle to grave to the exact same BP.
@@VintageVermilion try intermittent fasting
I have a reliable honest mechanic who works on my car. Often times he lets me know that the expensive thing I thought needed fixing, didn’t need fixing. I wish my doctors would do that. 😃
There’s been many times that they’ve prescribed meds for me that I didn’t need. Some of them had very dangerous side effects. And my doctor knew better than to prescribe a medication (Allopurinol) that would further damage my already compromised kidneys. But he insisted I needed to take it for the rest of my life. I’m glad I did my homework. I did not take it. And I never had another problem.
✨Thank you for your interesting video! It seems like when I ask doctors the same question each of them have a different answer. 😊
Good morning I'm always high and low blood pressure what is the best thing to do I don't ha be maintenance what is your suggestion.doc
They are not motivated by altruism just profits. last week I had a doctors appointment. that morning my BP was 123/78. My average for the past 10 days was 117/79. When the doctor took my BP it was 155/85. He looked at me like I had three heads when i gave him my 10 day average like he wasn't buying it. I get very nervous at the doctors office. At home my BP readings are always good. I do take 1/2 a diuretic pill each morning and i have followed your advice Dr, Story and so I thank you.
Took Amlodipine for years, still could not get my blood pressure down, 130+. Developed all kinds of problems ending with neuropathy. My GP told me to stop talking it. Blood pressure went down
I had to go to the ER and they put the wrong size cuff on and it was 180/90 I got madder by the minute because they were keeping me there for 6 HOURS to do 3 blood gas tests 😡 when shift change happened a nurse came in and put the proper size cuff on, my bp was 131/70. I was fit to chew nails and spit fire by that time. My bp was probably perfect before I went there.
I have "white coat syndrome", so I get bitched at every time I go in for my yearly...
I’m a 75 year old woman and am on three BP meds. My BP is now “normal” but I am so dizzy and fatigued I can hardy function. I had knee replacement surgery four months ago and was doing well recovering until being put on the third medication. I stagger so much my neighbors probably think I am an alcoholic. i cant even go for a walk because of the dizziness. I can't live like this anymore. This old gal is going to make some lifestyle changes and watch all your videos regarding blood pressure.
This one you'll like: It's a good start: ruclips.net/video/g37i0sth7LM/видео.html
I had a D.O. Dr for forever until he retired. His approach was to use drugs as a last resort. I really don't go to the Dr. unless I'm sick or injured, but my experience with current Dr. is always the same, through drugs at the blood pressure reading. Your description of the blood pressure spike on the office visit is spot on! I rushed to my Dr appt. had just eaten and was injured as well, of course my normally low pressure of 130/74 was elevated to 150/90? So the Dr asked nothing about my diet or exercise or lifestyle. Just tried to give me drugs, I said no and started taking magnesium thanks to you! Side note I'm a 54 year old, 235lb 5'11" body builder, so according to the BMI chart I morbidly obesse as well! Love your channel👍
@@daveharmon9762 meanwhile you could probably military press your doctor… yeah… BMI means nothing.
I am currently writing about this …. Your observations spot on
I now take my blood pressure in the morning before coffee or eating. And then I wait several minutes after my fussing around with making coffee and getting the cuff on, and I take it again. Then I sit quietly for a few minutes and take it again. By then it will be about 110-118/58-68. I'll take a photo of the reading. I'll show that photo to my provider who will get a reading of 154/78 later in the day. I'm 73.
Go figure indeed, it surely can't be that the pharmaceutical industry is just trying to make more money, surely they have nothing but the best interest of our health in mind.
Although, it does seem to be that it is expected that one should have blood pressure like that of a teenager even when they are old. Also, it never ceases to amaze me that there is no individuality in this whole thing, none whatsoever, but one size fits all. Thanks Adam, good info mate.
Like many here, I experience white coat syndrome. Despite a healthy lifestyle - I'm a slim 66-year-old who maintains a regular exercise routine and primarily plant-based diet - my blood pressure readings skyrocket in clinical settings. Thankfully, my understanding doctors have allowed me to monitor my blood pressure at home, where the results are consistently normal. The in-office discrepancy, however, often leads to unwarranted concern from some nurses.
The history of blood pressure recommendations you shared is intriguing, and it does raise questions about potential profit motives behind the push for lower targets. Given my family history of heart disease, this is a concern I share.
It's refreshing to hear you doc love you.
Excellent talk doctor..Hope all Doctors thinks like this..😊
In my case, when the bp was showing 160/90 in clinic, the doctor asks no further questions directly put me on medication.(Even i told him my bp is normal in home)
That's y really im worried to go hospital next time.
I hope you didn't take the meds he prescribed. smh
@@lorenzoclark3616i took it for one month only.Then i stopped it.
I accepted the fact that my bp will be on higher side in clinic. Then it won't be a problem.
Only took for one month,but it didn't make any difference during my next visit also. Then I realized it's due to white coat syndrome and my idle lifestyle. So I stopped medication.
Further, I changed my lifestyle and diet, and now everything seems fine.
Thanks to another video that you did, I tried roasted beets!!
II added a little olive oil, salt and pepper. I roasted them at 400° for about 15 minutes. They were delicious! Especially the ones that were really well cooked.
Thank you very much!
Great talking points…Thanks a million !!!
Glad you liked it!
What I would like to know is how many people that have had strokes and heart attacks have been on blood pressure tablets for years
As many as people who got Covid after getting a jab 👍
Here are the facts: sprint study headed by big pharma consultant gave that 120/80 number. In my opinion his Big Pharma customer wanted BP sales to rise. And AMA wanted more office visit sales for the horde of white coats. I bought that report called SPRINT Study. I ran the numbers to discover the difference in all source mortality was a scant 0.5% difference. Hence there was no significant difference in control group deaths. My conclusion is 120/80 is marketing. In my case my cardiologist increased my meds. I am now 115/75. And dizzy most of the time.
I agree with you doc A little off subject in 1982 I was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes normal blood sugar was 80-120 then many years later A.D.A.changed it to 80-100 so same thing with blood pressure I'm no doctor but when it comes to blood pressure I like the 140/80 or lower is acceptable
love your channel
All I can say is your advice is excellent. I started taking all the supplements you recommended and started exercising on regular. I am no longer a type 2 diabetic and my high blood pressure doesn’t exist anymore. This healthier lifestyle does contribute to it. But the real reason is to exercise people. That’s a must. It doesn’t have to be anything extreme.
Dear Fred: Thank you for being a supporter of my channel. I was wondering if I can ask you a favor because it would help others get the same benefit. Would you be willing to write a review on google and yelp about your knowledge that you’ve gained from my RUclips channel? I would greatly appreciate it because it will help others maybe seek this information. Just tell the truth about what you’ve learned and how it has helped you. You can find me by typing Adam Story, Chiropractic Corp. If you don’t want to I understand, but thanks in advance if you would help!
@@AdamJStoryDC hello Dr. Adam. I’m trying to respond and write about my experiences with the excellent advice you gave. But I am having a little difficulty on your website to leave a positive review. I know you are very busy. But any instructions on how to leave a review for you on your site would be appreciated. Thank you again in advance.
@@fredmaldonado9204 don’t do it on my website. Type in “Adam Story DC” on google. Go to the area where it has reviews. Click the area where it says “Write a review.”
Mine is high despite being slim, vegan and healthy lifestyle. Tried extra meds which have not helped and caused unacceptable side effects. During covid consultant who had not even spoken to me said life style changes might help. I have lost faith in the Nhs and will take my chances without all the extra drugs.
Really interesting... thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for watching
I agree......it's not logical to think that we as humans of all varying body types , lifestyles and genetic permutations should have the same BP.
great topic, you're so funny I was smiling the whole time. my vote is for option #2. the drug companies just care so much about out health :)
Je je. You want my answer? Money is the leader. Thanks from reminding me about the 100+age method. I had searched everywhere and couldn’t find it. Strange, right? Great video
Thanks for sharing
I am one of the lucky with the “normal numbers” not sure why… considering my husband is in the current circular argument with a cardiologist that he needs to be on blood pressure meds. To start my hubby is on water pills until next month when I predict he’ll get pushed to take more meds. we have stopped processed foods, sugar and alcohol- adopted the lifestyle, including walks every night. His BP is reducing slowly… which is awesome, but all the doc will want is to get to 120/80 - magic number. I say Pharmaceutical companies (and pusher doctors) ought to be taken out back and taught a lesson.
As an aside, the doc can’t give an answer as to why my BP is fine and hubby’s isn’t… we eat the same meals… he shrugged and said probably genetics 🙄
How about at the dentist office?!! They would not give my wife lidocaine for a filling because her pressure was 180/110 lying on her back with a wrist cuff. So she had it filled no anesthetic !! Good girl!!
It's definitely corporate greed from the greedy witch doctors! My belief is, that blood pressure is individualistic. From my own experience if my blood pressure is 120/80 or lower. I am dizzy and nauseous and can't even stand up. But if my blood pressure is higher than 120/80. I am fine!
I can't function at a below 120/80 blood pressure.
It’s the same with cholesterol. Mine was fine but then there was advice from the EU that it should now be lower . I was phoned by my pharmacist ( no agenda there eh ?) and persuaded that I should try statins . I’ve done a lot of research and decided I’ll stick with my cholesterol as it is rather than risk the many likely side-effects of statins in exchange for the extra 5 days life expectancy I’ll get from taking statins .
Only two sides exist; good vs. evil.
Altruist drug companies? That's a good one. Sadly, their main concern is the stockholders, and the CEO has to get that 6 billion dollar bonus. Drug companies are one of the main dregs of the earth, but that's what happens when you let corporations run the government with no controls. Great video on the history of BP.
Follow the money!
Was told I should be on bp medication. So been self monitoring my bp throughout the day lately and I regularly have high bp around 140/90 during the day and evening but always below 120/80 first thing in the morning - this morning was 117/76. I’m trying all the Docs tricks to see if I can get it down during the day without the meds. Hard to say if working. My bp is all over the place. Can jump or drop like crazy with one reading slightly high and the next, crazy high and then the next, back down - with each reading right after the other. But always way over 120/80 during the day. If I do breathing exercises for 5 mins or so before measuring I can usually get my bp down significantly but still higher than normal. Probably need the meds if I can’t keep it down I guess.
If even the stress of a doctor's office, which is minor compared to work and family stressors, how meaningful is blood pressure? Then consider that your body position, your arm position, the placement of the cuff on the arm, crossing of the legs, etc. all affect readings.
Further, I've read studies that the correlation of hypertension with stroke, the standard doctor scare tactic, is actually fairly low and lower than other correlations.
Is there really a good reason for the numbers considered high to be getting lower and lower? Or is that a way for doctors to maintain recoeat business for prescriptions?
What threshold do you use to give medication to your patients, Doc?
I didn't know until recently that European countries, like U.K. still use the older version guidelines. These countries have free healthcare. The U.S. may be the only one going by the new version. So yes, I'd say MONEY is the motivating factor.
I’d like to know why blood pressure numbers changed throughout the years. More money, more money?🤔
Curious on your thoughts of hereditary HBP? My mother has HBP her twin died of a stroke at 56. She is medicated he was not. My brother has HBP is medicated and now I’m trending toward HBP not medicated.
Question: What is a Healthy or Normal BP for you???? Does anyone know ?
Didn’t there used to be a sliding scale according to your age?
How about this idea...how is the blood pressure monitor at doctors office calibration? Is it correct? I have 2 monitors at home..a cheap one and an expensive one...they both read around the same...but at doctors office its sky high! I go to gynecologist and she checks it and it's perfect! So....how about calibration of monitors?
FOLLOW THE MONEY
What about when the doctor says your blood pressure is too low and wants to prescribe medication to raise it??
My blood pressure lately the top number is usually around 102-105 some people said that's fine and other people say that's too low
Confusing!
If you are taking meds for a Bp of 130/80 then you most likely had an mRNA jab. "A sucker born every minute"
Pharmaceutical companies are only altruistic to their shareholders by increasing profitability.
Pharma Methinks But How to Get Off the Treadmill Is There a Combinatorial Supplement To Target B.P.?
I am 72. When I was young, the blood pressure was 100 + age
The government give us stroke and heartattac
I've always wondered how are these B/P number parameters set? Who sets them?
I mentioned it in the video.
@AdamJStoryDC Yes, noted, Im paying attention. But wondering why parameters were reset to, in my opinion, unrealistic low readings? And not just for blood pressure but for cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, other lab values etc... What changed 30 something years ago? HMOs? Money grabs?Big pharma ad campaign?🤔 I've definitely noticed a difference over the decades
@@daphnepearce9411 it’s all about the money! They want everyone on meds but each person has a voice to say NO.
I believe normal blood pressure is 120/80 if you take high blood pressure medicine you could easily fall get dizzy feel tired if your blood pressure is 120/80 before u take your medicine jeez I’m shocked
I’m thinking it is pharmaceutical now
Its so the pharmaceutical companies to make more money.
False indicator. Blood pressure is an indicator of a metabolic function. If your bp represents your lifestyle and you smoke, do not focus on bp and instead, stop smoking.
CORPORATE GREED!
Do your chiropractor job let the doctors give them med and give them med for what that med did. on and on. Example I am 82 when I was 10 I had a diabetes test came out negative the doctor said I would not get diabetes, So the doctors know the blood pressure machine is no good I wonder the father of medicine 400BC never had that problem
Great vid as always Sir. Correct me if I am wrong but what we need to know is the real, honest effects of 130/90 or 140/90 or 150/95 etc etc. For example what are the readings of people who have strokes, heart attacks, brain bleeds etc etc. How do we actually know the real effects of these numbers. The doctors talk in probabilities ie 140/90 increases your risk of stroke by x%. Thats fine but not good enough.
Spot on! I wonder myself 👍