He’s a very patient person. I am listening to this presentation, and a couple of times now he’s said;paraphrasing here…) “hold on til I’m done….. i gotta get this all said and your answer might be in this monologue if you’ll be patient.” And he is so calm about it… great information in there just to see what has been learned. Lately
@@dummybro499 it can depending on what your BP is when you started on medication. A lot of adjustments need to be evaluated. Also there are a lot of BP meds.
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58:11 A1C is the another measurement (similar to at-home BP measurements) which isn't routinely measured. Knowing this value can help prevent *much* damage from unknown/uncontrolled diabetes.
Yes, and basic enough that even the Dr I saw at Michigan Medicine should be able to understand. She chastised me on her hospital notes for coming to the ER when my treated BP went up to 209/90 consistently and it was midnight. My regular physician was not available. Both my mother, father, and younger brother suffered strokes. I thought it was appropriate.
When he says that everyone is NOT on board with the new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and others, he’s referencing The American College of Physicians and others. The main reason given by them was the evidence presented did not warrant a stricter guideline. Some outside observers stated that the fact that the group that headed the Sprint study where this guideline was based on was headed by the same doctor that was on the board that set the guidelines. . This study also set guidelines that effect senior citizens where other studies shows it does not justify being put on meds to achive a 130, show no benefits for the risk involve. Research and question your doctor on everything he wants to do. All this change did was put millions of more people on meds.
When researching, follow the money. More people on meds = more money for big pharma. It's funny how going low carb & eating whole foods instead of processed crap naturally lowers BP by reducing inflammation throughout the brain & body (but it doesn't make anyone any money except maybe food growers). Eating this way reduces weight & people feeling better are more likely to get off the couch & move around more, also a healthy change. 😊
I have exercised for 39 years, lifting weights and doing arobics 3 hours 6 days per week. I also practiced kung fu for 38 years. Then I developed atrial fibrillation, chronic, of course. In my 30's I had a 54 in chest with a 34 inch waste. I have watched my diet, because exercise is meaningless if you don't eat properly. I always got, on average, 8 hours of sleep. I never cook with salt . I prefer paprika and dried and fresh spices. I am also crippled by arthritis but take no pain meds. I am 61 years old and have been taking Kratom for 6 years and it works for my arthritis pain and Kratom takes me out of atrial fibrillation and lowers both my heart rate and high blood pressure! My Cardiologist has NEVER figured out the cause of my cardiac issues. Every cardiac specialist has told me that I have an extremely good heart. My exercise payed off, but have never attended to figure out what causes my cardiac issues so I scour the internet trying to figure out what my physicians don't. Goodluck everyone!
From checking neighbors pressures over decades the Systolic always went upward in stressful situations. Did blood-vessels tighten up for action? Diastolic seemed to reflect the internal condition/status.
@Gaenor Rees hey,if your around any doc even the most humble looking,talkin are excessively impressed with themselves. All it takes are thr right situations
Great except for no mention of carbohydrate intake and insulin resistance on the development of HTN. Sad that a Stanford nephrologist would touch on this correlation.
I haven't yet watched this video, but if someone's resting blood pressure is *already* high (and for many, it is), then at least you catch these people and address it. Yes, measuring *both* resting and 'moving' blood pressure would give a better picture of someone's health. This example is comparable to fasting blood sugar (like resting blood pressure) and the A1C (like 'moving' blood pressure); the A1C can reveal many borderline and undiagnosed cases of diabetes. But insurance often won't pay for this inexpensive test, and many people don't know about it, unless they already have diabetes.
So heres the deal, The problem with health care is the standardization of things. They believe that one person is the same as the next & all bodys work the same & its not the case. For instance from the day i was born i have always had blood pressure extremely higher than most people, Yet have never had any health issues. Yet they will call it HyperTension (Hyper=unknown Tension="a stretched condition) In fact i once had a nurse almost stop my heart trying to lower my blood pressure. Not to mention i'm pretty sure the majority of Standards are for that of the person with a primarily Caucasion Lineage, Which if so points to extreme Phallacys. While we all have a similar makeup & operating system if you will, It is completely different on each system. Which is a problem, let me give a example here; When i was around 17 i was hit by a Full Double wide truck going over 80 mph, I don't remember when i was hit but i remember catching myself spinning around on one knee, & standing back up realizing what had happen as the truck came to a stop up the road. The whole front of the truck was pretty much destroyed, & the guy sitting there if he asked me if i saw who or what he hit, Which was me. After dealing with the normal stuff like the police i decided to go to the hospital just in case. I had 0 injury's & only a few red marks on my back which disappeared a day or 2 later. The DR. didn't believe that i what i told him happened so he had to get the police report to see it with his own eyes. A accident that would kll most people only maimed me. Because that is how different our body's are, So different that the slightest difference in care can heal one person but kll another. On top of that instances like a raised blood pressure due to being in a hospital especially if your So called Negro, which is African ,Native American, or Hispanics peoples. Of which we have a very very adverse reaction in hospitals because of recent historical events & things we have ran into so its always going to be more elevated most of the time Which is not even taking into account. The way we view Medicine is got too change for sure.
What is the proper arm positioning for measuring BP. I get 2 different measurements very consistently, depending on my arm position. Whilst sitting up straight, it is generally around the 120/80 if I rest my arm on the side of the couch, but if I drop my arm in a relaxed position parallel to my torso, it will rise 10 points or more on each end.
@@tommygunn7745 I am curious about this question. I take mine sitting up but with feet straight ahead of me, sitting length-wise on my couch. Arm at heart level. Nice and relaxed. But I had been taught feet should be flat on floor. I suppose I should see what happens w/feet on floor (but am lazy!). What is your guess, higher or lower w/feet on floor?
@@eugeniebreida "feet flat on floor" is just so you arent crossing your legs which causes tension & higher BP readings. If you regularly have your legs outstretched on the couch that's fine "Just don't cross your legs" is what they should say instead of "feet flat on the floor."
He didn't talk about the most effective intervention to lower blood pressure, reduce your carbohydrate intake to lower your insulin, it's that simple to treat most cases of "essential" hypertension.
The information is getting out no everyone knows it yet but yeah stop with the Fructose and Glucose. FIBER is a carbohydrate but you should get it only from vegetables, Fruits have Fiber but they have a lot of sugar or Glucose and Fructose. So yeah Glucose and Fructose is what people need to keep an eye or both.
Hmmmm…I exercise, do not eat horribly, and keep improving. With a BP medication I am still daily getting up to 175 over 95. I think I am stuck with having to do more medication eventually. I am going to try a little longer to get it down. On my own.
The major cause of high blood pressure is elevated insulin. Usually caused by too many rapidly digested carbs in the diet. For the majority, a low carb diet which reduces insulin levels is way more effective than meds. Plus you don’t get the damage from blood sugar spikes.
I've been on a very low carb diet, making up the calories with fats and protein, for 3 months. I've lost 18 lbs and my blood pressure (with amlodipine) has dropped from the 130s/80s to 120s/70s and dropping. I'm 74 yrs old. I'd be happy to live on this diet for ever. I'm looking forward to being drug-free soon!
I'm thinking he really never did think to check for vitamin and mineral deficiency. He probably has no idea himself that the RDA is a joke, and what iodine and magnesium would do. Tragic.
Maybe you have mixed oranges with carrots....1. Elevated high blood pressure its one thing and 2. Elevated insulin its another, i can not see the reason why they are related....
Dr Berg - bp was around 132/96 but reduced carbs for 10 days now and already it’s a healthy 126/85. Thanks for the advice. It seems carbs have been driving my isolated diastolic hypertension! What’s your advice on alcohol. I’ve found that lager really increases my bp. Can you tell me if any other alcohol is better for my bp as I still enjoy a social drink a few days a week
Lower carb drinks may be less bothersome to your BP ("light" beers, but especially zero carb beverages, vodka for example) Beers are generally high carb.
I have what I think to be a complete break through for getting a low blood pressure reading…. Bring someone you trust or love like your family to the appointment or store where you’re getting tested…I tested high at Walgreens then got home with my family tested and immediately had 117/88 vs Walgreens 141/100 so I went back with my family and tested 120/84 bingo it’s like separation anxiety I don’t know but it worked…obviously exercise and decrease caffeine sodium…
BP rises with age.Study out of EU showed seniors with BP>140 outlived seniors with BP under 130.Most of the medical community follow pharma doctrine.This guy certainly does
@Gaenor Rees Terrible story. Anyway, Some Doctors don't agree that the new number 120/80 was supportable by the evidence (See Dr Berry here about BP here on YT), and the previous standard (140/90) is the actual better number. Of course, it also comes down to why your BP is higher. Was it always that way or was it sudden etc.
Can't believe this is state of the art. He's quoting the RDA, and he's somehow unaware that salt causes only a benign hypertension, unlike calcification and narrowing of the arteries. I'm not sure why he even mentions that trope, other than standard practice to make you sick. Sea Salts are essential nutrients, and you will naturally eat exactly as much as you need.
@@wizardatmath It's why we have saltiness as the simplest receptor on our taste buds. Sodium is a highly prized electrolyte without which we would die. People also ate way more salt in the past prior to refrigeration without any problems. There ARE people with salt-sensitive hypertension, however, but in general, salt is not the enemy...
A lot? My experience says Nearly All! So lousy. I teach them to take mine AFTER the doc appt, to give me time to sit and relax. But, of course, they never come back in : ). They really don't care.
I work in a clinic, patients are asked to come 10 to15 minutes BEFORE, appointment, but unfortunately, majority of patients come 10 to 15 minutes late, or right at appointment time, they need to check in, insurance.... if late, this gives me very little time to, weigh pt, go over one to 3 pages of meds, ekg, blood stick, reason for visit, vitals and always lastly I do bp. With most MDs appointments, return visits every 15 to 20 minutes, and new pts every 30 to 40 minutes, leaves me little time to let the patient chill before doing their bp.
Wonderful presentation, this doctor presented a very informative topic. He explains things so well and his voice is very confident and easy to listen to. Really enjoyed this, thank you so much doctor.👏
@@GlobalDrifter1000 see, mds arent uniformly gifted in everything they do ,just like the average person . I have a brother thats way ahead of me in math, but a tard in spelling and science. Im the opposite . Not funny how that wrks. Id love to trade my vocab,spelling for his math mind, .
He’s just “towing” the line for the American Medical Association. Research the Sprint Study that the new blood pressure guideline were based on and search why the American College of Physicians were not on board with this change, and then you might not based your decisions on how good someone sounds or looks.
Bottom number is considerable more important than top . You do not want pressure when there shouldn't be much pressure . Botttom is the heart at rest , top is when the heart contracts pushes blood through arteries which means pressure against inside of arterial walls . Bottom umber should not be higher than 80 period .
Wow... it's is a joy to listen to such a mind speak. it's been such a long time since I heard such knowledge combined with intelligence. I stopped my day to watch it all. So critical for the middle part of the northern part of what we interlopers called America to hear. Informative. We (USA) need to remember we're one third of the north half of what we decided to call America..
2021: An outstanding presentation for laypersons. Greatly appreciated how meds can help based on the designated elderly ages and stages. Newer clinical trials guidelines hopefully to lower the morbidity rates. interesting how President Roosevelt medical conditions
Agreed. It is the plaques and the condition of the arterial walls which are the 'widow/widower makers'... for me, to be sure, my unusually high cholesterol is my overarching health concern. (Am thin, eat organic omnivore, light on meat/fish, no red meat no eggs no dairy . . . no sugar) I think it's an 'inflammatory state' - not a state to admire.
@@biblebill6206 bulshit! Insulin resistance is what causes high blood pressure not the sodium , hormones will cause high blood pressure. I don't know what orbit you're in talking about low cholesterol causes heart attacks. The plaque in your blood is calcium buildup
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I thought salt had been aquitted for hypertension in most of the population? I'm going to start checking blood pressure to be sure my salt intake isn't an issue
You are correct. It *may* effect your BP a few points, but when your BP is 50+ pts higher than it should, a few points really wont make a difference. A much more impactful issue is blood sugar & insulin levels - these cause massive inflammation and hence high BP & vessel damage. Try eliminating wheat products (our main carb intake in the US) and high carb sugar-laden foods. You'll see an immediate & significant drop in BP, not to mention weight loss. Look up low carb eating. Take care
Now, when I go to the dentist, he takes my BP. It has been up around 205 for the systolic measurements! One dentist said I should go to the local hospital! This happens too when I choose to go to the hospital emergency room. I worry a little about getting a stroke. I am 80.
Also more importantly, what is your A1C measurement and your insulin measurements. (Sugar & high insulin/insulin resistance cause the inflammation in the arteries) You can have a zero CAC because eatly inflammation is soft and won't show up as calcified early on but you still have significant inflammation processes in the arteries already. They just won't show up yet in a CAC because they aren't old enough to be calcified already.
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A couple years ago I went in for a routine dental exam. My blood pressure was taken by the hygienist with a wrist cuff. My accustomed dentist was unexpectedly on leave, so I saw a dentist newly out of school and new to the practice. Though historically my BP was on the low side (new “normal”), it had been heightened the last year or so. The new dentist began yelling - Yes! - at me for having what she diagnosed as “high blood pressure.” I was unable to calm the dentist down…. (Think of that, me attempting to settle the dental professional…) The hygienist was likely terrified to say anything to her boss. I should have risen from the chair and walked out, but was wearing a bid, declined in the chair, and, frankly, thus-compromised. She seemed unhappy that she didn’t find a bunch of dental caries and gingivitis… I turned in the dentist to her superior, and said that I would never agree to see her again. The supervisor didn’t take me seriously, saying that she was “new” to the profession. I will get my blood pressure under control. I won’t again tolerate a dentist having a tantrum in my face. Thank you for this informative tipic
Going into dentist knowing there may be pain involved can raise blood pressure. I did not know my blood pressure was high. The assistant at my dental place just told me calmly that my pressure was high and that i should look into it. That was it. I changed my diet and lowered my blood pressure. Still had heart attack one year later. Supplements I was taking maybe helped me not dying. As long as they tell you its high calmly thats ok. No need to try to scare the crap out of you.
I always refuse blood pressure checks after I’ve been sitting in a noisy waiting room. I’d never let a dentist or dental assistant check blood pressure. You can always say no.
It would be helpful if anyone can tell me if one can get off medication once the BP is normal over time or at least commence weaning one off the medication.
At what point do they stop continually dropping the normal BP ranges ? When everyone is passing out at age 70 + ? I guess then there will be other pills to raise it back up again .
Dehydration is one of the number 1 causes of Dehydration. Dehydration is not just water. Potassium is a key nutrient for having HBP, but also counterindicated for patients with kidney disease. Zinc is a key contributor to helping your body eliminate excess sodium. Almost everything in your grocery store is heavily salted to act as a preservative, that alone is killing people.
"Dehydration is one of the number 1 causes of Dehydration" Thank you sir, you've opened my eyes to a whole different levels words cannot begin to explain.
Thank you so much for this educational video. Q: My systolic BP is usually between 105 and 130. But my diastolic is almost always between 80 and 90. So I get a lot of 117/ 85 type BPressures. I also get 102/ 75 or 100/ 67 at times in the morning. I don't usually take my BP in the a.m. but when I do they are low. I am wary to take medicine that will decrease blood flow to my brain at night when my BP seems to go low anyway. I was prescribed 12.5 MG metaprolol twice a day. Then doctor agreed I could take it as needed. What would you say about this ?? All doctors' responses appreciated.
@@dimitriymorozov2775 I don't know. Doctor said to take the 12.5 mg metropolol unless my BP is 110 or lower. I decided on my own to take as needed and I don't take unless my top # is 130 or higher which is rare. I was hospitalized twice for A-fib in '18 and '19, but during 4 day hosp. stays they kept noting BP going way too low & pulse in the 50s in response to meds. So now I have the A-fib under control. i suspect it was always just my potassium being too low because it was both times i was hospitalized for a-fib. The potassium was never discussed except to give me the orange potassium drink in the hospital. Just recently i had irregular heartbeat showing up on my home BP machine ( lasted 5 minutes). I told my primary I thought i may have low Potassium and i was right! I am now on 750 mg K every other day. Thanks for your response. Recently my BPs are even better as I just lost 8 lbs-- diastolic in the 70s even more often now! My doctor is more aggressive than this doctor speaking, saying take med if I was over 110 systolic...but maybe understandable because my diastolic was often between 80 to 90. I just saw your link was Sten Ekberg. I will watch it! I love his videos!
@@rwilson7197 I'm not a doctor, but I'd guess, if you have low potassium levels from time to time, you need to look for why your potassium gets low. Is it the food, is it the kidneys, if your food does not have enough, maybe change diet if available, make a search "kidneys" on Ekberg"s channel there are several vids. Actually watching a lot of them, you start linking things together in this holistic approach to your body. As for the meds, most docs know how to prescibe, but not how to unprescribe... then you finish taking meds to treat the negative symptoms of the meds you no more need...
ps: learn reading what your meds are doing, metaprolol is a beta-blocker, basically if you learn how to controll your breath, calm yourself down when needed, meditate, you will never need it, and get much more benefit for you.
You didn't say how low your pulse was. taking a beta blocker acts on the heart rate which is your pulse. I guess your doctor wanted to make some money off of your ignorance. Your bp is optimal
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I have two friends that got dizzy and fell due to problems with their BP. One was on medicine and it became too low. The other was riding her horse and had been having issues with it increasing. We think she may have passed out and fell off her horse I think everyone should have a cuff at home to detect these changes Also when we exercise does that increase the circulation of the Rx making it stronger because more of the Rx is in our blood? Would it or could this make someone over medicated
Good video. I took my home blood pressure monitor with me to my last hospital visit. I took mine with me to check its reading verses the hospitals. was 10 off. Over last two years I always checked my pressure at home before going to hospital. Confirmed my theory my home one read 10 high. Got a new doctor this week. I chatted with her and she confirmed what I thought. She said others said same thing. The home ones tend to read 10 high.
What a terrible comment. That's because they're doing it for a very short period of time and it drops right back to normal.. Blood pressure is very important and if it's elevated for any extended period of time, it does damage. Please educate yourself before commenting on the internet again.
For approx 3-4 years I have taken metroprolol succ extended 25 mg( im 72 yo ) . Without meds my BP was approx 135-140 over 85-92. On meds it would be 109 to 117 over 62 to 78. I decided to cut my dosage in half these last 6 months.( 12 mg QDay) ,taken only before bed . My bp has only been 117 /65 during the 12 hrs im not on meds. How is that possible ?
5 years ago my BP was 190 -119 bought a bike rode it everyday for months dropped to135 - 84 got a 2 year dot medical card, stopped Riding The bike drove tractor trailer for 3 years now it's as high as 257,-120 , Riding bthe bike again cut carbs and sugar and doing 2- 3 day fasting I never take meds for no problem
High blood pressure is only one symptom of.metabolic disease . I noticed Dr. you never mentioned the importance of high levels of Uric acid and how it contributes to metabolic health. My blood pressure is all over the place. Too high and too low and my cardiologist (a very young woman) really doesn’t address it. She’s too busy paying attention to the scribe (a person that I do NOT consent to being present, but she insists upon) and his electronic cash register during my 2 minute visits. The scribe just adds more errors to my record. I’ve stopped going to that cardiologist and went on a WFP exclusive diet now my BP is low, but I wonder about previous damage. Oh the cardiologist I had before the woman allowed me to go into an acute kidney problem. Function went from 102 to 19 in 3 months. Told if it went below 15 I would need dialysis for life. I was supposed to see a nephrologist within 34 hours of my hospital release. It took them 6 weeks to see me by which time ALL on my own without any useful information from any doctors I managed to bring my kidney function back up to the high 70s low 80s. My acute problem was due to severe dehydration from severe chronic diarrhea ( still a problem for me that remains unaddressed by all these physicians). The nephrologist told me I could eat anything I want but very small portions. No organ meats. I was a lacto vegetarian for 40+ years before WFPE. What an idiot. Never went back. At 72 I think the biggest threat to our health is the Food corporations and this absolute mess we call US “healthcare” that only profits doctors etc. and had has nothing to do with patients.
My blood pressure has always been high since I was a teenager. My dad die of a heart attack at 56. I'm in stage 2. And I'm on the max dose of 2 BP meds.
You're BP & overall health would better off reducing main inflammatories in the American diet such as sugar, high carb foods, processed high-carb chemical-laden "foods", wheat gluten (wheat flour) as well as seed oils such as canola, corn, "vegetable" oil, sunflower oil - switch to animal fats: butter, beef tallow, lard (bacon grease), also use the cold pressed oils such as coconut oil, olive oil & avocado oil). Eat whole natural foods while avoiding excesses of high sugar fruits and starchy foods like grains & seeds ( rice, quinoa, pasta) as well as starchy root vegetables. You'd be amazed how the brain & body chemistry & overall health responds just in the first weeks. For many, its easy to start with just one of these changes, like avoiding wheat products. Wishing you good health & happiness!
Hi there.. ie blood pressure… read up on hyperaldosterism… this is familial cause for high BP… be sure to read as much on it ,info written by Mayo Clinic and NIH…. You will find your doc knows very little about, hence your 2 meds will soon be 3 then 4of them. Eventually when you are knowledgeable ask your doc to do the Aldosterone / Renin ratio…….you need a drug called Spirolactone ( males take a different one) , check it’s class and read about . Also get a CT scan of your adrenals ….you may or may not have a tumor but still can have elevated aldosterone causing hypertension. There are other things to stay one this is ruled out but most doc don’t study this . You can be sure to get help from Dr Bancos at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN…could ask for literature from 5here at least.
BP fluctuations is a symptom of an underlying condition, you know it, right? What you call high blood pressure is easily treated by sipping a teaspoon of regular water in 15 minute intervals...but it requires a lot of patience
I was on the anti depressant called Effexor. I was taking it for a month for about a month when I noticed spots in my vision. I was already taking lisinopril and chlorthalidone for my hypertension so I couldn’t understand why I was seeing spots. I took my blood pressure and it was through the roof at 160/98! My dose that I was taking of my hypertension medications were therapeutic so I had no idea why it was so high all of a sudden. I looked up the contraindications of Effexor and found that the medication does increase your blood pressure. You must be your own advocate for your health. I ceased taking the Effexor and told my doctor when I had my next appointment. So if you are hypertensive and taking antidepressants, don’t let them put you on Effexor!!! Always monitor your blood pressure when starting new medications!
There's a LOT of stuff that will raise your blood pressure. Most people don't know that black licorice will raise blood pressure. And in some people (I'm one of them), they adapt to blood pressure meds and they don't work after a while. I've had to resort to rotating what meds I use because any one medication after a few months I'll adapt to it and my BP will be back to what it was when I started. Give one a rest and after a while it'll work again. And it's been doing that for 30 years. My system seems intent on maintaining a BP at about 155/95 or more no matter what I do, unless I keep faking it out by changing BP meds at regular intervals.
Most depression, unless you suffer from depressing life situations, are caused by inflammation. Very few people benefit from taking the various antidepressants. Something like 15-20% will see any improvement. You're better off reducing main inflammatories in the American diet such as sugar, high carb foods, processed high-carb chemical-laden "foods", wheat gluten (wheat flour) as well as seed oils such as canola, corn, "vegetable" oil, sunflower oil - switch to animal fats: butter, beef tallow, lard (bacon grease), also use the cold pressed oils such as coconut oil, olive oil & avocado oil). Eat whole natural foods while avoiding excesses of high sugar fruits and starchy foods like grains & seeds ( rice, quinoa, pasta) as well as starchy root vegetables. You'd be amazed how the brain & body chemistry & overall health responds just in the first weeks. For many, its easy to start with just one of these changes, like avoiding wheat products. Wishing you good health & happiness!
@@Syncopator Agree, happened to me. Having had a history of low blood pressure, my doc found it to be suddenly high. She prescribed Lisinopril. I did some research and found out that the little pink and white coated licorice candies I had been eating daily for months raised mine by 40 plus points! I threw those away and it has slowly but steadily gone down.
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The technique to pump up a cuff to restrict the blood flow is over a hundred years old and creating high levels of stress. It seems an almost mideival approach, in a world where we supposedly landed on the moon over 50 years ago. If you watch dr Bergmans video explaining the implications of this measuring technique you'll see the problems. Also, a muscled trained person requires higher pressure in the cuff to restrict the blood flow than your grandmother does. IE muscle tone. This is well known. It's really ridiculous and a travesty. The modern motorized pump machines are even more atressful than the manual method further adding to the problem. They also most often pump up to an unnecessarily high preasure before going down again. Lowering the goals constantly over the years create more "patients" and adds enormously to the sales of the most problematic druga of all, blood pressure medicines.
how do you get your bp taken accurately? invariably i am told it is 140 / 90. my blood pressure is almost never that low. 170 / 110 would be closer but often still low. i have to beg the one taking my bp to start at 200 or higher. i have to believe they are embarrassed to not catching the high level and so make a # up.
He’s a very patient person. I am listening to this presentation, and a couple of times now he’s said;paraphrasing here…) “hold on til I’m done….. i gotta get this all said and your answer might be in this monologue if you’ll be patient.” And he is so calm about it… great information in there just to see what has been learned. Lately
He is patient. I wish I knew what group is there for this presentation.
I have been on BP meds since I was 35. I am now 71 years old. The meds really helped me.
Does medication bring it below 120/80....or it bring just near it...
Please reply me sir ....
@@dummybro499 it can depending on what your BP is when you started on medication. A lot of adjustments need to be evaluated. Also there are a lot of BP meds.
Are the kidneys affected during so many years of chronic medication?
I think I have my blood pressure lowered just by listening to this calmy delivered lecture; thank you, Dr. Bhalla - very informative and sincere
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I do admire how respectful and patient this Dr is empowering rare these days.
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A1C is the another measurement (similar to at-home BP measurements) which isn't routinely measured. Knowing this value can help prevent *much* damage from unknown/uncontrolled diabetes.
Got to love the golden years so much to look forward too
This is a perfect place to go for definition of blood pressure as it pertains to the entire body that anyone can understand .
Audio is excellent .
Yes, and basic enough that even the Dr I saw at Michigan Medicine should be able to understand. She chastised me on her hospital notes for coming to the ER when my treated BP went up to 209/90 consistently and it was midnight. My regular physician was not available. Both my mother, father, and younger brother suffered strokes.
I thought it was appropriate.
Thank you Dr, your explanation is excellent. You are so calm and collective. Keep it up.
Thank you very much; this is very helpful, hopeful and encouraging.
Shared this to my Mom and Brother in-law who are suffering from Hypertension. Great information. Thanks Doc!
Thank you for your time. And sharing your thoughts. Very helpful.
When he says that everyone is NOT on board with the new guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and others, he’s referencing The American College of Physicians and others. The main reason given by them was the evidence presented did not warrant a stricter guideline. Some outside observers stated that the fact that the group that headed the Sprint study where this guideline was based on was headed by the same doctor that was on the board that set the guidelines. . This study also set guidelines that effect senior citizens where other studies shows it does not justify being put on meds to achive a 130, show no benefits for the risk involve. Research and question your doctor on everything he wants to do. All this change did was put millions of more people on meds.
When researching, follow the money. More people on meds = more money for big pharma.
It's funny how going low carb & eating whole foods instead of processed crap naturally lowers BP by reducing inflammation throughout the brain & body (but it doesn't make anyone any money except maybe food growers). Eating this way reduces weight & people feeling better are more likely to get off the couch & move around more, also a healthy change. 😊
Thank you. It's good to be treated with the abiity to understand.
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Thank you Dr.Bhalla for your excellent presentation.
You gave us alot of information, so professional
I have exercised for 39 years, lifting weights and doing arobics 3 hours 6 days per week. I also practiced kung fu for 38 years. Then I developed atrial fibrillation, chronic, of course. In my 30's I had a 54 in chest with a 34 inch waste. I have watched my diet, because exercise is meaningless if you don't eat properly. I always got, on average, 8 hours of sleep. I never cook with salt . I prefer paprika and dried and fresh spices. I am also crippled by arthritis but take no pain meds. I am 61 years old and have been taking Kratom for 6 years and it works for my arthritis pain and Kratom takes me out of atrial fibrillation and lowers both my heart rate and high blood pressure!
My Cardiologist has NEVER figured out the cause of my cardiac issues. Every cardiac specialist has told me that I have an extremely good heart. My exercise payed off, but have never attended to figure out what causes my cardiac issues so I scour the internet trying to figure out what my physicians don't.
Goodluck everyone!
Well if u follow dr Berg it could be an electrolyte imbalance, ur body needs salt ( not table salt) but u need trace minerals n the minerals in salt
Thank you doctor...Such a valuable information available for free
24 minutes in, and I'm ready to bet he won't mention vitamin and mineral deficiency.
But let's see.
From checking neighbors pressures over decades the Systolic always went upward in stressful situations. Did blood-vessels tighten up for action? Diastolic seemed to reflect the internal condition/status.
@Gaenor Rees hey,if your around any doc even the most humble looking,talkin are excessively impressed with themselves. All it takes are thr right situations
Great except for no mention of carbohydrate intake and insulin resistance on the development of HTN. Sad that a Stanford nephrologist would touch on this correlation.
salt substitutes. lemon, apple cider vinegar, garlic powder. yes, cooking at home is way lower in sodium.
I have always wondered why resting blood pressure is the standard, when strokes and heart attacks usually occur in times of stress?
Because everyone's BP spikes under those circumstances.
I haven't yet watched this video, but if someone's resting blood pressure is *already* high (and for many, it is), then at least you catch these people and address it.
Yes, measuring *both* resting and 'moving' blood pressure would give a better picture of someone's health. This example is comparable to fasting blood sugar (like resting blood pressure) and the A1C (like 'moving' blood pressure); the A1C can reveal many borderline and undiagnosed cases of diabetes. But insurance often won't pay for this inexpensive test, and many people don't know about it, unless they already have diabetes.
Many strokes occur in sleep. Many more occur in between 6 to 12 o’clock in the morning.
@@T-aka-T Blood pressure is elevated in the early hrs of the morning . It may be one reason stroke occur at this time.
@@T-aka-T I love the "furious agreement" term!
I shall watch for an opportunity to use it! LOL
My sister had BP
Of higher 200/100
And refused to go to the doctor and refused to take medicine.
She live to 84 years old
God bless her
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Thee is always an exception
I was the same way and I had a stroke recently. Fortunately, I am still alive. I wouldn’t leave high BP alone.
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So heres the deal, The problem with health care is the standardization of things. They believe that one person is the same as the next & all bodys work the same & its not the case. For instance from the day i was born i have always had blood pressure extremely higher than most people, Yet have never had any health issues. Yet they will call it HyperTension (Hyper=unknown Tension="a stretched condition) In fact i once had a nurse almost stop my heart trying to lower my blood pressure. Not to mention i'm pretty sure the majority of Standards are for that of the person with a primarily Caucasion Lineage, Which if so points to extreme Phallacys. While we all have a similar makeup & operating system if you will, It is completely different on each system. Which is a problem, let me give a example here; When i was around 17 i was hit by a Full Double wide truck going over 80 mph, I don't remember when i was hit but i remember catching myself spinning around on one knee, & standing back up realizing what had happen as the truck came to a stop up the road. The whole front of the truck was pretty much destroyed, & the guy sitting there if he asked me if i saw who or what he hit, Which was me. After dealing with the normal stuff like the police i decided to go to the hospital just in case. I had 0 injury's & only a few red marks on my back which disappeared a day or 2 later. The DR. didn't believe that i what i told him happened so he had to get the police report to see it with his own eyes. A accident that would kll most people only maimed me. Because that is how different our body's are, So different that the slightest difference in care can heal one person but kll another. On top of that instances like a raised blood pressure due to being in a hospital especially if your So called Negro, which is African ,Native American, or Hispanics peoples. Of which we have a very very adverse reaction in hospitals because of recent historical events & things we have ran into so its always going to be more elevated most of the time Which is not even taking into account. The way we view Medicine is got too change for sure.
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What is the proper arm positioning for measuring BP. I get 2 different measurements very consistently, depending on my arm position. Whilst sitting up straight, it is generally around the 120/80 if I rest my arm on the side of the couch, but if I drop my arm in a relaxed position parallel to my torso, it will rise 10 points or more on each end.
Me too. Should be at heart level with feet flat on the floor
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@@pamelaneibuhr6959 Heart level in prone is better,but in his office not so much
@@tommygunn7745 I am curious about this question. I take mine sitting up but with feet straight ahead of me, sitting length-wise on my couch. Arm at heart level. Nice and relaxed. But I had been taught feet should be flat on floor.
I suppose I should see what happens w/feet on floor (but am lazy!). What is your guess, higher or lower w/feet on floor?
@@eugeniebreida "feet flat on floor" is just so you arent crossing your legs which causes tension & higher BP readings. If you regularly have your legs outstretched on the couch that's fine "Just don't cross your legs" is what they should say instead of "feet flat on the floor."
Love these series. On the Q/A - there is always one guy.
Fantastic discussion.Excellentl presentation by this excellent doctor.Thank you.
I wish I could get you to help me!!!! Will finish watching your very fascinating lecture in the next few days. John T
Thanks docx…u are an angel in disguise. God bless you.
He didn't talk about the most effective intervention to lower blood pressure, reduce your carbohydrate intake to lower your insulin, it's that simple to treat most cases of "essential" hypertension.
The information is getting out no everyone knows it yet but yeah stop with the Fructose and Glucose. FIBER is a carbohydrate but you should get it only from vegetables, Fruits have Fiber but they have a lot of sugar or Glucose and Fructose. So yeah Glucose and Fructose is what people need to keep an eye or both.
Yep, i started IF and lower carb and I didn’t need meds anymore
Ok, are you also a doctor.?
Hmmmm…I exercise, do not eat horribly, and keep improving. With a BP medication I am still daily getting up to 175 over 95. I think I am stuck with having to do more medication eventually. I am going to try a little longer to get it down. On my own.
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The major cause of high blood pressure is elevated insulin. Usually caused by too many rapidly digested carbs in the diet. For the majority, a low carb diet which reduces insulin levels is way more effective than meds. Plus you don’t get the damage from blood sugar spikes.
Glad to see someone with the correct knowledge
I've been on a very low carb diet, making up the calories with fats and protein, for 3 months. I've lost 18 lbs and my blood pressure (with amlodipine) has dropped from the 130s/80s to 120s/70s and dropping. I'm 74 yrs old. I'd be happy to live on this diet for ever. I'm looking forward to being drug-free soon!
What do eat? I want help with my BP. It's ok. But om on Amp as well.
I'm thinking he really never did think to check for vitamin and mineral deficiency. He probably has no idea himself that the RDA is a joke, and what iodine and magnesium would do. Tragic.
Maybe you have mixed oranges with carrots....1. Elevated high blood pressure its one thing and 2. Elevated insulin its another, i can not see the reason why they are related....
Thank you for your very clear description, in a patient way, that was easy to understand!
Great job. Well done! I should fly over to see you instead of my Doc!
He is a brilliant educator
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Dr Berg - bp was around 132/96 but reduced carbs for 10 days now and already it’s a healthy 126/85. Thanks for the advice. It seems carbs have been driving my isolated diastolic hypertension! What’s your advice on alcohol. I’ve found that lager really increases my bp. Can you tell me if any other alcohol is better for my bp as I still enjoy a social drink a few days a week
Tyramine sensitivity?
Lower carb drinks may be less bothersome to your BP ("light" beers, but especially zero carb beverages, vodka for example) Beers are generally high carb.
I have what I think to be a complete break through for getting a low blood pressure reading…. Bring someone you trust or love like your family to the appointment or store where you’re getting tested…I tested high at Walgreens then got home with my family tested and immediately had 117/88 vs Walgreens 141/100 so I went back with my family and tested 120/84 bingo it’s like separation anxiety I don’t know but it worked…obviously exercise and decrease caffeine sodium…
Do you take medication for your blood pressure? Or supplements
BP rises with age.Study out of EU showed seniors with BP>140 outlived seniors with BP under 130.Most of the medical community follow pharma doctrine.This guy certainly does
I think you two need to go back and repeat medical school, residency and fellowship.
@Gaenor Rees
Terrible story.
Anyway,
Some Doctors don't agree that the new number 120/80 was supportable by the evidence (See Dr Berry here about BP here on YT), and the previous standard (140/90) is the actual better number.
Of course, it also comes down to why your BP is higher.
Was it always that way or was it sudden etc.
@@scotlandtheinsane3359 good information Doc
Can't believe this is state of the art. He's quoting the RDA, and he's somehow unaware that salt causes only a benign hypertension, unlike calcification and narrowing of the arteries.
I'm not sure why he even mentions that trope, other than standard practice to make you sick. Sea Salts are essential nutrients, and you will naturally eat exactly as much as you need.
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It's why we have saltiness as the simplest receptor on our taste buds.
Sodium is a highly prized electrolyte without which we would die.
People also ate way more salt in the past prior to refrigeration without any problems.
There ARE people with salt-sensitive hypertension, however, but in general, salt is not the enemy...
I'm glad I went an look for information about B/P, an this was very very helpful thanks Doc.
Great information! Thank you and much appreciated.
A lot of doc/Nurses suck at taking blood pressure then you have others that aren't train to take your BP, but they let them anyway
A lot? My experience says Nearly All! So lousy. I teach them to take mine AFTER the doc appt, to give me time to sit and relax. But, of course, they never come back in : ). They really don't care.
I work in a clinic, patients are asked to come 10 to15 minutes BEFORE, appointment, but unfortunately, majority of patients come 10 to 15 minutes late, or right at appointment time, they need to check in, insurance.... if late, this gives me very little time to, weigh pt, go over one to 3 pages of meds, ekg, blood stick, reason for visit, vitals and always lastly I do bp. With most MDs appointments, return visits every 15 to 20 minutes, and new pts every 30 to 40 minutes, leaves me little time to let the patient chill before doing their bp.
I didn’t watch this whole video but I am just wondering did he ever mention anything about controlling blood pressure with diet?
Wonderful presentation, this doctor presented a very informative topic. He explains things so well and his voice is very confident and easy to listen to. Really enjoyed this, thank you so much doctor.👏
Slow talker and a bit repetitive.
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@@GlobalDrifter1000 No, "TV" must've been a typo. Haven't heard the lecture. Watch later list.
@@GlobalDrifter1000 see, mds arent uniformly gifted in everything they do ,just like the average person . I have a brother thats way ahead of me in math, but a tard in spelling and science. Im the opposite . Not funny how that wrks. Id love to trade my vocab,spelling for his math mind, .
He’s just “towing” the line for the American Medical Association. Research the Sprint Study that the new blood pressure guideline were based on and search why the American College of Physicians were not on board with this change, and then you might not based your decisions on how good someone sounds or looks.
Thank you doctor for this excellent video
thank you doctor so much
Listen to Dr Sanjay Gupta’s talk on hypertension.
CNN is fake news media. Propeganda.
Bottom number is considerable more important than top . You do not want pressure when there shouldn't be much pressure . Botttom is the heart at rest , top is when the heart contracts pushes blood through arteries which means pressure against inside of arterial walls . Bottom umber should not be higher than 80 period .
How much time is a high bp benefical and healthy with exercise?
Wow... it's is a joy to listen to such a mind speak. it's been such a long time since I heard such knowledge combined with intelligence. I stopped my day to watch it all.
So critical for the middle part of the northern part of what we interlopers called America to hear. Informative.
We (USA) need to remember we're one third of the north half of what we decided to call America..
Awesome info ! our kidneys thank you too
Thanks you so much for you time
Well done! Fabulous presentation 🎉
Would like to see guidelines by country/how they vary
What is the name of the app for BP.
Excellent talk, thank you for producing and sharing. Very helpful.
2021: An outstanding presentation for laypersons.
Greatly appreciated how meds can help based on the designated elderly ages and stages. Newer clinical trials guidelines hopefully to lower the morbidity rates.
interesting how President Roosevelt medical conditions
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Love this presentation, thank you so kindly.
Blood pressure is up and down so much by mood, stress etc. Keep a good cholesterol level ,will keep you alive a lot longer! "WHITE COAT IS REAL"
Not true LDL and HDL is more important by far . Most people who have heart attacks have low cholesterol .
Agreed. It is the plaques and the condition of the arterial walls which are the 'widow/widower makers'... for me, to be sure, my unusually high cholesterol is my overarching health concern. (Am thin, eat organic omnivore, light on meat/fish, no red meat no eggs no dairy . . . no sugar) I think it's an 'inflammatory state' - not a state to admire.
@@biblebill6206 bulshit! Insulin resistance is what causes high blood pressure not the sodium , hormones will cause high blood pressure. I don't know what orbit you're in talking about low cholesterol causes heart attacks. The plaque in your blood is calcium buildup
@@eugeniebreida No good , fish is tremendous so is whole dairy as well as eggs .
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I thought salt had been aquitted for hypertension in most of the population? I'm going to start checking blood pressure to be sure my salt intake isn't an issue
You are correct. It *may* effect your BP a few points, but when your BP is 50+ pts higher than it should, a few points really wont make a difference. A much more impactful issue is blood sugar & insulin levels - these cause massive inflammation and hence high BP & vessel damage. Try eliminating wheat products (our main carb intake in the US) and high carb sugar-laden foods. You'll see an immediate & significant drop in BP, not to mention weight loss. Look up low carb eating. Take care
Now, when I go to the dentist, he takes my BP. It has been up around 205 for the systolic measurements! One dentist said I should go to the local hospital! This happens too when I choose to go to the hospital emergency room. I worry a little about getting a stroke. I am 80.
Thank you very much great information.
Cardiovascular risk score should be based on coronary calcium score.
Also more importantly, what is your A1C measurement and your insulin measurements. (Sugar & high insulin/insulin resistance cause the inflammation in the arteries) You can have a zero CAC because eatly inflammation is soft and won't show up as calcified early on but you still have significant inflammation processes in the arteries already. They just won't show up yet in a CAC because they aren't old enough to be calcified already.
That wasnt mentioned, but could help,,,as lots dont know about this
Ah that is also informative ,,so then we need to alter what puts calcium on viens ,,,,is the plant guru estlestyn,,,right,,on plant strong,,in this case
A couple years ago I went in for a routine dental exam. My blood pressure was taken by the hygienist with a wrist cuff.
My accustomed dentist was unexpectedly on leave, so I saw a dentist newly out of school and new to the practice.
Though historically my BP was on the low side (new “normal”), it had been heightened the last year or so.
The new dentist began yelling - Yes! - at me for having what she diagnosed as “high blood pressure.”
I was unable to calm the dentist down…. (Think of that, me attempting to settle the dental professional…) The hygienist was likely terrified to say anything to her boss.
I should have risen from the chair and walked out, but was wearing a bid, declined in the chair, and, frankly, thus-compromised.
She seemed unhappy that she didn’t find a bunch of dental caries and gingivitis…
I turned in the dentist to her superior, and said that I would never agree to see her again. The supervisor didn’t take me seriously, saying that she was “new” to the profession.
I will get my blood pressure under control. I won’t again tolerate a dentist having a tantrum in my face.
Thank you for this informative tipic
Going into dentist knowing there may be pain involved can raise blood pressure. I did not know my blood pressure was high. The assistant at my dental place just told me calmly that my pressure was high and that i should look into it. That was it. I changed my diet and lowered my blood pressure. Still had heart attack one year later. Supplements I was taking maybe helped me not dying. As long as they tell you its high calmly thats ok. No need to try to scare the crap out of you.
I always refuse blood pressure checks after I’ve been sitting in a noisy waiting room. I’d never let a dentist or dental assistant check blood pressure. You can always say no.
Never allow them to use a wrist cuff. They buy them because they’re cheaper. They’re extremely inaccurate. Also have BP taken left arm.
It would be helpful if anyone can tell me if one can get off medication once the BP is normal over time or at least commence weaning one off the medication.
Trauma-related hyper-reactivity is responsible for my high BP.
At what point do they stop continually dropping the normal BP ranges ? When everyone is passing out at age 70 + ? I guess then there will be other pills to raise it back up again .
Spot on.
They do have BP meds for raising. I currently take some that lower and one that raises to help me get a somewhat "normal " level
Dehydration is one of the number 1 causes of Dehydration. Dehydration is not just water. Potassium is a key nutrient for having HBP, but also counterindicated for patients with kidney disease. Zinc is a key contributor to helping your body eliminate excess sodium. Almost everything in your grocery store is heavily salted to act as a preservative, that alone is killing people.
"Dehydration is one of the number 1 causes of Dehydration" Thank you sir, you've opened my eyes to a whole different levels words cannot begin to explain.
Thank you so much for this educational video. Q: My systolic BP is usually between 105 and 130. But my diastolic is almost always between 80 and 90. So I get a lot of 117/ 85 type BPressures. I also get 102/ 75 or 100/ 67 at times in the morning. I don't usually take my BP in the a.m. but when I do they are low. I am wary to take medicine that will decrease blood flow to my brain at night when my BP seems to go low anyway. I was prescribed 12.5 MG metaprolol twice a day. Then doctor agreed I could take it as needed. What would you say about this ?? All doctors' responses appreciated.
your BP is normal, almost too low, why taking drugs ??? wtf....
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@@dimitriymorozov2775 I don't know. Doctor said to take the 12.5 mg metropolol unless my BP is 110 or lower. I decided on my own to take as needed and I don't take unless my top # is 130 or higher which is rare. I was hospitalized twice for A-fib in '18 and '19, but during 4 day hosp. stays they kept noting BP going way too low & pulse in the 50s in response to meds. So now I have the A-fib under control. i suspect it was always just my potassium being too low because it was both times i was hospitalized for a-fib. The potassium was never discussed except to give me the orange potassium drink in the hospital. Just recently i had irregular heartbeat showing up on my home BP machine ( lasted 5 minutes). I told my primary I thought i may have low Potassium and i was right! I am now on 750 mg K every other day. Thanks for your response. Recently my BPs are even better as I just lost 8 lbs-- diastolic in the 70s even more often now! My doctor is more aggressive than this doctor speaking, saying take med if I was over 110 systolic...but maybe understandable because my diastolic was often between 80 to 90. I just saw your link was Sten Ekberg. I will watch it! I love his videos!
@@rwilson7197 I'm not a doctor, but I'd guess, if you have low potassium levels from time to time, you need to look for why your potassium gets low.
Is it the food, is it the kidneys, if your food does not have enough, maybe change diet if available, make a search "kidneys" on Ekberg"s channel there are several vids.
Actually watching a lot of them, you start linking things together in this holistic approach to your body.
As for the meds, most docs know how to prescibe, but not how to unprescribe... then you finish taking meds to treat the negative symptoms of the meds you no more need...
ps: learn reading what your meds are doing, metaprolol is a beta-blocker, basically if you learn how to controll your breath, calm yourself down when needed, meditate, you will never need it, and get much more benefit for you.
You didn't say how low your pulse was. taking a beta blocker acts on the heart rate which is your pulse. I guess your doctor wanted to make some money off of your ignorance. Your bp is optimal
Thank you Doc.for the great info you have provided here. God bless.🙏
Thank you doc for this great video you are heavenly send God bless
excellent topic, well explained and very helpfull. Thank you doc.!
Thank you for this valuable information . Helpful to my Mom and I
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Thanks for explaining so well! I don’t feel so bad now I know that several drugs are tried, mine settled at no. 5!
So happy to see Dr Michael Greger’s, How Not To Die book, on the bookshelf ❤️
I have two friends that got dizzy and fell due to problems with their BP. One was on medicine and it became too low. The other was riding her horse and had been having issues with it increasing. We think she may have passed out and fell off her horse
I think everyone should have a cuff at home to detect these changes
Also when we exercise does that increase the circulation of the Rx making it stronger because more of the Rx is in our blood? Would it or could this make someone over medicated
Good video. I took my home blood pressure monitor with me to my last hospital visit. I took mine with me to check its reading verses the hospitals. was 10 off. Over last two years I always checked my pressure at home before going to hospital. Confirmed my theory my home one read 10 high. Got a new doctor this week. I chatted with her and she confirmed what I thought. She said others said same thing. The home ones tend to read 10 high.
Meaning is our home BP monitor is 10 higher than the normal rate right?
If there’s such thing as high blood pressure why are the body builders not stroking out theirs can be 400/100
What a terrible comment. That's because they're doing it for a very short period of time and it drops right back to normal.. Blood pressure is very important and if it's elevated for any extended period of time, it does damage. Please educate yourself before commenting on the internet again.
Body builders often do die young.
Only Chronic BP
What about yoga and meditation. It has not been mentioned at All!
Countless people have lowered their BP after practicing Yoga and Meditation.
lol!
countless! Oh man thats funny Evidence and source please
A good video to watch, informative and up to date.
For approx 3-4 years I have taken metroprolol succ extended 25 mg( im 72 yo ) . Without meds my BP was approx 135-140 over 85-92. On meds it would be 109 to 117 over 62 to 78.
I decided to cut my dosage in half these last 6 months.( 12 mg QDay) ,taken only before bed . My bp has only been 117 /65 during the 12 hrs im not on meds. How is that possible ?
Great information👍
Very interesting and educated
Lecture thanks 👍😊 doctor bhalla
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5 years ago my BP was 190 -119 bought a bike rode it everyday for months dropped to135 - 84 got a 2 year dot medical card, stopped Riding The bike drove tractor trailer for 3 years now it's as high as 257,-120 , Riding bthe bike again cut carbs and sugar and doing 2- 3 day fasting I never take meds for no problem
High blood pressure is only one symptom of.metabolic disease . I noticed Dr. you never mentioned the importance of high levels of Uric acid and how it contributes to metabolic health. My blood pressure is all over the place. Too high and too low and my cardiologist (a very young woman) really doesn’t address it. She’s too busy paying attention to the scribe (a person that I do NOT consent to being present, but she insists upon) and his electronic cash register during my 2 minute visits. The scribe just adds more errors to my record. I’ve stopped going to that cardiologist and went on a WFP exclusive diet now my BP is low, but I wonder about previous damage. Oh the cardiologist I had before the woman allowed me to go into an acute kidney problem. Function went from 102 to 19 in 3 months. Told if it went below 15 I would need dialysis for life. I was supposed to see a nephrologist within 34 hours of my hospital release. It took them 6 weeks to see me by which time ALL on my own without any useful information from any doctors I managed to bring my kidney function back up to the high 70s low 80s. My acute problem was due to severe dehydration from severe chronic diarrhea ( still a problem for me that remains unaddressed by all these physicians). The nephrologist told me I could eat anything I want but very small portions. No organ meats. I was a lacto vegetarian for 40+ years before WFPE. What an idiot. Never went back. At 72 I think the biggest threat to our health is the Food corporations and this absolute mess we call US “healthcare” that only profits doctors etc. and had has nothing to do with patients.
My blood pressure has always been high since I was a teenager. My dad die of a heart attack at 56. I'm in stage 2. And I'm on the max dose of 2 BP meds.
You're BP & overall health would better off reducing main inflammatories in the American diet such as sugar, high carb foods, processed high-carb chemical-laden "foods", wheat gluten (wheat flour) as well as seed oils such as canola, corn, "vegetable" oil, sunflower oil - switch to animal fats: butter, beef tallow, lard (bacon grease), also use the cold pressed oils such as coconut oil, olive oil & avocado oil). Eat whole natural foods while avoiding excesses of high sugar fruits and starchy foods like grains & seeds ( rice, quinoa, pasta) as well as starchy root vegetables. You'd be amazed how the brain & body chemistry & overall health responds just in the first weeks. For many, its easy to start with just one of these changes, like avoiding wheat products. Wishing you good health & happiness!
Hi there.. ie blood pressure… read up on hyperaldosterism… this is familial cause for high BP… be sure to read as much on it ,info written by Mayo Clinic and NIH…. You will find your doc knows very little about, hence your 2 meds will soon be 3 then 4of them. Eventually when you are knowledgeable ask your doc to do the Aldosterone / Renin ratio…….you need a drug called Spirolactone ( males take a different one) , check it’s class and read about . Also get a CT scan of your adrenals ….you may or may not have a tumor but still can have elevated aldosterone causing hypertension. There are other things to stay one this is ruled out but most doc don’t study this . You can be sure to get help from Dr Bancos at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester MN…could ask for literature from 5here at least.
Thank you doc for this fantastic video
BP fluctuations is a symptom of an underlying condition, you know it, right? What you call high blood pressure is easily treated by sipping a teaspoon of regular water in 15 minute intervals...but it requires a lot of patience
How to identify the underlying condition?.. please explain
I was on the anti depressant called Effexor. I was taking it for a month for about a month when I noticed spots in my vision. I was already taking lisinopril and chlorthalidone for my hypertension so I couldn’t understand why I was seeing spots. I took my blood pressure and it was through the roof at 160/98! My dose that I was taking of my hypertension medications were therapeutic so I had no idea why it was so high all of a sudden. I looked up the contraindications of Effexor and found that the medication does increase your blood pressure. You must be your own advocate for your health. I ceased taking the Effexor and told my doctor when I had my next appointment. So if you are hypertensive and taking antidepressants, don’t let them put you on Effexor!!! Always monitor your blood pressure when starting new medications!
There's a LOT of stuff that will raise your blood pressure. Most people don't know that black licorice will raise blood pressure. And in some people (I'm one of them), they adapt to blood pressure meds and they don't work after a while. I've had to resort to rotating what meds I use because any one medication after a few months I'll adapt to it and my BP will be back to what it was when I started. Give one a rest and after a while it'll work again. And it's been doing that for 30 years. My system seems intent on maintaining a BP at about 155/95 or more no matter what I do, unless I keep faking it out by changing BP meds at regular intervals.
Most depression, unless you suffer from depressing life situations, are caused by inflammation. Very few people benefit from taking the various antidepressants. Something like 15-20% will see any improvement. You're better off reducing main inflammatories in the American diet such as sugar, high carb foods, processed high-carb chemical-laden "foods", wheat gluten (wheat flour) as well as seed oils such as canola, corn, "vegetable" oil, sunflower oil - switch to animal fats: butter, beef tallow, lard (bacon grease), also use the cold pressed oils such as coconut oil, olive oil & avocado oil). Eat whole natural foods while avoiding excesses of high sugar fruits and starchy foods like grains & seeds ( rice, quinoa, pasta) as well as starchy root vegetables. You'd be amazed how the brain & body chemistry & overall health responds just in the first weeks. For many, its easy to start with just one of these changes, like avoiding wheat products. Wishing you good health & happiness!
@@Syncopator Agree, happened to me. Having had a history of low blood pressure, my doc found it to be suddenly high. She prescribed Lisinopril. I did some research and found out that the little pink and white coated licorice candies I had been eating daily for months raised mine by 40 plus points! I threw those away and it has slowly but steadily gone down.
Thank you so much I learned so much!!
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Does it have to do with. Stress
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wonderful and very informative
Farm to table. Not farm to factory to table. Stay thin and workout. Breath deeply and get your rest and sleep. Don't smoke and don't abuse alcohol. Have a long and beautiful life.
The technique to pump up a cuff to restrict the blood flow is over a hundred years old and creating high levels of stress. It seems an almost mideival approach, in a world where we supposedly landed on the moon over 50 years ago.
If you watch dr Bergmans video explaining the implications of this measuring technique you'll see the problems.
Also, a muscled trained person requires higher pressure in the cuff to restrict the blood flow than your grandmother does. IE muscle tone. This is well known. It's really ridiculous and a travesty.
The modern motorized pump machines are even more atressful than the manual method further adding to the problem. They also most often pump up to an unnecessarily high preasure before going down again.
Lowering the goals constantly over the years create more "patients" and adds enormously to the sales of the most problematic druga of all, blood pressure medicines.
Do you know of another way of measuring someones blood pressure?
Ageist. What if your grandmother runs marathons? Read the book, What Makes Olga Run.
Is an EKG the gold standard for reading blood pressure?
At 87years old my doctor says 140/85 is fine. Is this true.
Absolutely everything in a nut shell
how do you get your bp taken accurately?
invariably i am told it is 140 / 90.
my blood pressure is almost never that low. 170 / 110 would be closer but often still low.
i have to beg the one taking my bp to start at 200 or higher.
i have to believe they are embarrassed to not catching the high level and so make a # up.
Great presentation 👍👏Thank you 🙏
thank you! 👌
It's a great presentation.