In this video, I discuss how we can work out who is more at risk of the consequences of high blood pressure and therefore warrants aggressive blood pressure medications and I also discuss white coat hypertension
After I was diagnosed with high blood pressure, when the doctor would come into the room and wrap that cuff around my arm, my numbers would go through the roof. Luckily for me, my doctor was aware of my anxiety and recommended that I get my own monitor. I kept a journal of all my readings, and my doctor adjusted my medications according to this, so yes - when Dr. Gupta talks about WHITECOAT ANXIETY, I know all about it. 👍
Yes, I can relate to this, automatically BP goes up, doctor has increased my dosage,but I'll definitely be taking my own readings in the security of my home
I lost my daughter and went to many dr appointments with her ... for 2 yrs I'd cry every time I went into a doctors office ... or a dentist ... my primary dr was concerned that I would drop dead due to my high blood pressure ... it was white coat syndrome, but she didn't want to hear it ... I stopped going to see her and have decided to heal myself ... your videos definitely help me ... thank you!
Thanks for sharing this. I have an extreme anxiety when going for a doctor visit. I can measure my blood pressure at home and it’ll read fine 119/70 or max 120/78. At the doctor’s office, it’ll read 190/100 or higher. Not sure how to control this :(. I posted the above two years ago, but below is a new update. Because of my severe white coat syndrome or extreme anxiety, my doctor decided to refer me to a cardiologist just in case. The cardiologist did an echocardiogram to make sure my Heart is well. Thanks God! He found nothing. They finally rule this as an anxiety. They’re finally listening to me.
I am so grateful I found you. You talk so much common sense. Having come back to Yorkshire after 30 years in USA, things are starting to make sense! Thank you so much
Thank you for all your information. I’m so tired of 15 minute doctors . I learn so much from you and your information. You give me information to give my doctor. Most of the time he doesn’t have an answer.
I wish more doctors were like you Dr Gupta , most doctors nowadays don’t educate patients well ,they just write a prescription with barely any explanation as to the patients problems - it’s very sad that there is no more real doctor person relationship- thank you for all your informative videos this helps so may people including myself
This guy is great. Unbelievable that Europe has its BP tier at 140/90. That’s mine give or take 10 for each number and yet My docs prescribed 3 different BP meds. I stopped taking the 2 additional ones that were given on top my original 1 and my BP is right around 130-140 / 90 ish. I just need to eat healthier and work out more. Thanks for your help!
Regarding the white coat hypertension issue, I don't understand why nurses don't take blood pressure at the END of the appointment, when the patient isn't so anxious.
I am so freaked out when I go to any clinic because I don't want medicine. I recently changed my diet drastically a month ago. I know my blood pressure is up because of the visit. I am on asthma meds and you know that elevates my blood pressure. After listening to you I am going to schedule an eye exam. I am very curious now. My liver was check a year ago and that was just fine. Thank you for explaining this.
Excellent, thorough video. This information will help me in addressing a decades long question as to whether my erratic BP readings (home vs. office) are really a sign of a bigger issue.
my aunt had always bp200/80 without any medicines andlived for 102yrs .i feel dr sanjay guptas opinion is correct teatment should be based on family history , comorbities life style,obessity etc in senior citizens
GM. So glad I found you. Your info are far more in depth than my doc chose to give me & you have answered far much questions I had on BP/Dehydration. I'll be watching Thanks again
I’m a nurse so I always have White Coat Syndrome. Actually, my BP is well controlled with Amlodipine10mg 1X /day, and Metoprolol Tartrate 25 mg 2 X /day (also for irregular heart rate). I enjoy your videos. They are very reassuring. .
You are absolutely marvelous ,I feel much better when I watch your videos they truly give me hope of assurance -I had a slight stroke a year ago-but I am still not assure if I did really had this stroke, as I feel so much better ,I am a very active person I swim, dance ,cut grass in the summer, shovel snow etc etc. I told my doctor that I do not want to take a whole pill and I break it into two, and take just a half. I have been doing this for one year. -I follow your advice to live a healthy life which I do . I wish if there were more Dr's live you in this world - I thank my God for sending you to give honest advice. I may stop taking that half of the pill ,which I think it is not necessary . Thank you ,and God bless
The worst thing they do is take your BP right after they weigh you. I mean, come on......but seriously, My BP at one appt was over 170. Took it again a while later and it had dropped to 150. I got home and it was 135, 15 minutes later it was 118/75. White Coat is REAL. Thanks Doc!
I wish that I had been aware of this video, although it has only recently been published, before I started medication for BP a few years ago. Having white coat syndrome, I now test my BP at home, exaggerated those figures where my doctor decided that it needed treatment. Heck I even have to try and stop myself from become anxious measuring my own BP...! Being on bisoprolol (beta blocker) certainly places those numbers where my doctor is happy but dealing with the side effects from the drug is pretty bad. Trying to wean off the bisoprolol and the resultant side effects can be really intense. Of all the years that I had eye tests (with retina scans) which were perfectly fine, and not on any BP medication, I was not aware that this could be considered as a reason for me not needing BP medication. I shouldn't be expected to know that, but my doctor should.
I have extreme white coat syndrome. My doctor knows but she still uses the BP in risk calculator. I have no inflammation at all, good cholesterol, good A1C, etc. She wanted me to consider taking a statin. 😱 I cannot do that because I get muscle cramps that are so debilitating I can’t exercise. My BP is normally 115/60
I wish you could train the doctors in United States they go crazy over giving you pills. I've had blood pressure in the past when I was heavier and I changed my lifestyle and they still wanted me to take medications even though I proved that at home my blood pressure is good. I have a stressful life and I'm constantly trying to help the stress in my life but they don't believe me. My doctor actually told me I went to school for this oh my gosh.
Hello doctor, I recently had a slight infraction in the left brain which caused my right part of the body gone numb. But my there are no deformations and all movements of the parts and touch sensation is normal. But unfortunately the feeling of numbness and heaviness in shoulder foot & hand & palm is causing severe uncomfortable. Please tell me how this feeling of numbness & heaviness and hardness/stiffness can be relieved and become normal feeling. Am also diabetic since 13 years. Doctor diagonised the problem due to high bp and am under medication. But real relief I need is from numbness & heaviness/hardness/stiffness feeling in foot, palm and shoulder on the right side. Please advice for my problem and give relief. Now am under medication for diabetes, BP and doing little exercise. And another observation is, with shower the feeling of heaviness/hardness/stiffness will be agrevated, what is the reason. Is it normal or how I can come out of this problem. Thank you in advance.
Question slightly unrelated to high blood pressure. Retired male, 68 yrs, no past heart problems , active , vegetarian , blood panel good , cholesterol about 170 . I ride a road bike frequently with heart rate monitor , my HR during strenuous riding averages about 135 to 145 bpm for the duration of the ride which is 35 to 40 minutes five times per week. During my rides, I alternate by stressing my my body by riding in bursts of maximum effort for about 1 minute then back down to normal riding stress level till heart rate drops down again to 135/145 range again. Durring these full effort /one minute surges my heart rate goes up to say 165 to 170 beats per minute, I don't feel any pain or any unusual heart sensations but I'm concerned that I may be harming myself if I try to stay at this elevated heart rate for any longer length of time. Can I try harder exertion and not worry too much about damaging my heart or should I not do this type of "training" since I am no youngster. What are your thoughts?
I'm like this too. As I've gotten older the numbers have gotten higher and it drives me crazy. I'm always running scared from the BP cuffs now, even at the pharmacy machine ones. lol
I've suffered with this problem for years, Domlika - even when I'd take my own blood pressure - the numbers were elevated - not as high as when I'd have it checked by the doctor but still high enough. I learned to relax over time, though, and now, I get normal readings pretty much all the time. You will too. Just stick with it! 😊
Just keep taking it once or twice a week, and do it when you're watching a show you love. Don't pay too much attention to the machine and just let it take the reading while you watch your show. Also, take a few slow, deep breaths with your stomach, not chest. Take it three times and just log the numbers and let it go. Don't think about it much. BP is something that is labile. That means it goes up and down. You will have good days and bad days. Over time, as you keep taking it, you will notice that it will go on a downslope as you're less and less stressed about it. What happened to you happened to me in the beginning too. It's brought on by fear and anxiety, and it's a vicious cycle. You're controlling your salt and processed foods, right? And exercising and doing all the necessary things? All my best.
I’m a Critical Care nurse and I absolutely agree with you! It’s sad that many patients are being treated for the numbers rather than the symptoms, and they come back with more complications due to side effects of medications... We need more caring doctors like you in this world. Thank you for sharing this information!
I agree. When the cuff starts squeezing my arm, I panic. Why? Because as a little child, the doctor sewed up my split lip while my mother had to hold me down by my arms. This was done without deadening. Otherwise, without the cuff, it’s usually fine. This doctor is so smart and wise.
When I go to the doctor I want to ask about the enlarged heart .and. Blood pressure because I really don't know what is really going on I had the flu. They took an x-ray on it showed enlarged heart so may be asking wrong question just asking an don't know what is really going on.
I lost my hearing in my left ear due to BP med, diuretics, I was passing to much sodium in my urine so I was hospitalized due to server low sodium levels.
@@reneharris1441 Get the book Miracle Medicine Foods by Rex Adams and read the chapter on the heart, etc., especially the entries on enlarged heart. And ask your doc about that after.
So the process of dealing with a white coat syndrome patient has never made sense to me. They take my BP when I arrive and it's high. Then they say, try and relax and we'll try again in a few minutes. In my mind the stakes are now HIGHER so my BP stays elevated. Then they say, come back in a few days and we'll try again. SO now the stakes are even higher and so is my BP! I keep telling them, you'll never get an accurate reading as long as I'm in this damn hospital. Luckily, I have a monitor at home that gives me a realistic daily reading.
Yep, I can't even take at home. Now I get anxious just thinking about taking it. At this point even the thought of taking it makes me anxious. I have no doubt what causes this. But at a loss to figure out what to do about it. All I think of is stakes. It's kind of cyclical.
I am exactly this way.. my BP doesn’t lower until I get away from the dr. Within 1/2 hour my BP is normal about. At the Dr. my BP goes as high as 200/100 .. it’s crazy
I went to orthopedic Dr and first appt no bp check on 2nd appt surprised me wth bp check 115/76. Next week went to GP obsessed with my bp, it was 150/100. Second check was 136/93 , she panicked and increased med. I can't take it. After 3 days, often near 90/60 and want to sleep.
I think I should thank you for saving my life. I have serious white coat syndrome, I believe by nurses over the years scaring me about blood pressure readings, which were normal to start and I began to be freaked out by the cuff. I am 80 years old, in perfect health, free of any high pressure damage- as determined from eye scans to kidney tests to anything. All is perfect. Well my doctor kept trying to get me on meds. I got a very excellent monitor and began checking myself at home, As my phobia began to ease my readings got lower and lower until I'm always getting a resting number between 128/83 to 123/79. Well my doc still wated me to get medicated but I refused and she threw a little tantrum over it. And I found your site and read some criticism of the new big pharma reccomendations and I'm not taking anything. Thanks so much.
I’m 68 and have the same problem…I will do anything to stay away from meds,because the money and the worst thing the side effects…as a former employee of a nursing home and watching all the meds they used to take,never see a big benefit besides the ones for pain,stay safe and healthy😉
One day, I had an ear infection my blood pressure was high. The doctor prescribe medicine. I had an echocardiogram was ok. My blood pressure at home is 120-124 in the morning and 130-138 evening. I do not want to have medicine (but the doctor said to me, You shouldn't stop your medicine). I do not know what to do. I eat healthy, not overweight, not smoke no alcohol, twice a week exercise plus at home. I'm considered myself healthy. I never had COVID even testing students everyday and sleeping with my husband with Covid.
On the white coat effect. My last BP readings a few months back at the surgery were pretty high, around 165/95. I think I’m socially phobic to start with. (I have no friends). But recently I’ve lost a lot of weight and walked an avge of 5 miles a day so wondered if it might have made some difference. I dreaded going to the surgery to be disappointed so today I got my BP monitor out of the cupboard. I hadn’t used it for so long (as I’d grown wary of the probable results) the batteries had crusted up and needed replacing. I nervously tried it a few times and was hitting about 155/75. Very disappointing. But it was very cold in the house and I was very hungry so I turned the heating on and ate and sat down again later, feeling a bit less apprehensive. I did 11 readings each spaced by a few minutes rest. The avge of those was 129/68 and had got progressively better as I went. The two lowest readings were 118 (over 67 and 68) and highest was 142/74. The point of this is that getting myself used to the process by repetition seemed to normalise it. My growing confidence/relief as better results emerged seemed to affect the result. I should add that the readings were lower when I realised DIDN’T have to breathe deeply or abdominally or otherwise try and control my level of relaxation.
I have never taken a HB pill. Four years ago I woke up with high BP 180/110 (most likely too much salt from eating sushi all week. It took 10 days with a no-salt diet and losing some weight to get it back down below 140/80. I modified my diet and lifestyle for 30 days and got it all the way down to 110/68. I did 30 days with Plant-Based Whole Foods with No Salt, No Oil, No Sugar, No Alcohol. Glad I figured it out on my own. I know a doctor would have medicated me. This doctor is the real deal.
That’s amazing. Which WFPB diet did you follow if you don’t mind sharing. Thank you. I am having HBP issue and want to learn from other ppl’s experiences
Let's face it - blood pressure is relative to each person, so ALL blood pressure meds are unnecessary. Worrying about it will CERTAINLY raise your blood pressure!
THAT MY FRIEND IS THE DAM BEST THING I HEARD IN ALL OF IT,A DOCTOR WITH SOME INTUITION AS YOU SAY SENSE BUT I NEVER GET ONE AND THEY GIVE YOU THE WORST THING THAT ON THE MARKET ,AND EITHER TOO DANG MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH ALSO I NEVER SEE ONE THAT REALLY TRYS TO HELP YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE .ALL BLOOD PRESURE MEDICINE TAKES YOUR POTASSIUM AND VITIM-D ,AND MAGNESIUM AND OTHERS YOU NEED, THOSE IS THE MOST THAT WILL RASE YOUR PRESURE AND THEY NEED TO GIVE YOU VITAMINS TO REPLACE THEM THEY NEVER DO .
Went for a race car licence medical i was rushing around and a bit nervous he took my blood pressure it was 148/90 i had the rest of the medical and when i had calmed down the doctor took it again was 122/72 so this is true.....i am 58
Kudos to you sir. Possibly the most informative clip I have seen on YT. I was put on BP meds because my Bp was around 200 at the doctors office. I began, after suffering terrible side effect for more than a year, to monitor daily at home while weaning of the drug. It has now been completely out of my system for 2 weeks and is averaging 138/75.
I can’t thank you enough doctor for this video, I’ve been having fluctuating blood pressure because of stress and I do have white coat syndrome and when I know my blood pressure is high, I get nervous and it continues to go up. I’m trying to work on my diet and meditation to control my blood pressure. Thank you so much for all your knowledge and videos
I like your theory of educating patients instead of treating with pills--unfortunately educating patients does not bring in money for the medical establishment. That why we as patients do well to educate ourselves--there is so much information out there that we can avail ourselves to and be educated about health matters! It is doctors like you that help us understand health matters and educate us.
I wish this man was my cardiologist. So much good sense. But - Twenty-four hour monitoring also makes my blood pressure go through the roof, because it still seems to count as a 'medical environment'. The readings I take as a daily routine are the most consistent, and not at all worrying.
RN here. I have “white coat syndrome”. Years ago during a doctors visit, I allowed a doctor prescribe BP medicine. Big mistake! It bottomed out my BP and I had to be rushed to ER. IN THE ER I was fortunate to get a doctor who told me to throw the pills in the trash and he spent a few moments educating me about my BP and how many people are taking hypertensive meds who shouldn’t be taking them! I will never take them again no matter what. I’m 72 now and I’m fine!!
Can you please share what the ER doctor teach you. I have very normal Bp when I am relaxed. However, can get pretty high at doctors and when anxious. I cannot get rid of the thought that I have hypertension.
Yes thank you I have same issue and I am a CHHA my primary care put me on BP pills I had weakness in my legs cold feet never ever have I had that until I was put on BP. Other thing they put in my medical chart and was never told about they labeled me with anxiety disorder I’m like wth I’m not being treat for that and I’m only anxious when I go to the drs
I went to the doctor yesterday. The doctor's assistant walked me into a small room had me step onto a scale and then sit down and IMMEDIATELY put the blood pressure cuff on my arm. Of course it was high---about 160/90. Later the doctor asked me if I wanted beta blockers for the BP. I said no. I told him the assistant did the BP wrong and that my usual BP was 120/70. How can these guys stay in business?
Similar thing happened to me. When I calmed down, which took awhile (days), I started home monitoring. My bp at home is 20-60 points lower! Between incorrect, rushed technique and scaring you to death, these people are not practicing medicine well, to put it mildly.
Me too. My previous doctor's assistant has the social graces of mule. I take my BP at home and have 2 different instruments and they both show 130 over 70 some. The assistant then questions by veracity. And I now have a new doctor.
@@peggymicsky8607 Something so basic as checking blood pressure correctly is rarely done in a Dr's office. It's all about getting through the appointment as quickly as possible.
Anything medical freaks me out big time!!! 4 weeks ago was 243/147. Doctor scared and terrified me to the point I felt all giddy and faint. Doctor was ordering me to be admitted to hospital, anyway survived that stress. Walked out in complete haze, thinking, I m gonna sort this out myself. I was loaned a monitor, last reading was 191/121, its dropping, and yes, the thought, and the monitor freaks me out! I get hyper anyway, making changes to my lifestyle are helping me regain my health. Putting it bluntly, probably had this for a very long time, logically thinking I will be strong, and get it under control without pills - which I cannot take, as I have severe anxiety with anything medical
You clearly have high blood pressure exacerbated by white coat syndrome. A normal blood pressure wouldn't spike to 243/147 from white coat syndrome alone. If you're not going to take medications, you need to change your diet and get more exercise immediately.
@@excalibur9768 if you have an anxiety and panic attack disorder you absolutely can get those numbers with a bad panic attack. At home I'm 130/90 tops.....in a doctors office I'm 210/120 easy
You are the man my brother!!! . You know what you are talking... And today you just spoke what I have been thinking from a decade and wasnt sure just cos I wasn't a doctor with a medical degree...
If you already have low level damage, can you reverse it? My blood pressure was detected by my optometrist because if my blood vessels in the back of my eyes. I am now on BP medicine and anti anxiety medication also. After almost having a stroke I am eating clean... mostly 😁 I have lost 33 lbs and am trying to lose 5 to 10 more lbs. I started taking magnesium taurate yesterday. Thank you so MUCH. A lifetime subscriber
I stopped taking my bp because I would get anxious about it and it would go up for sure. I went for a very long time without a doctor and finally saw one recently and my bp was high. BUT, they take it as soon as you sit down and don't give you a chance for it to calm down.
Thank you for your information Dr. I have generalized anxiety disorder. And Dr Offices frighten more than being robbed at gun point. And just hearing the Velcro on the blood pressure cuff, I am sent into an immediate anxiety attack. This includes using an at home monitor. I just don’t know what to do as I have been taking Lisinopril 40mg for years. I just wish there was a way to accurately read the blood pressure.
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Also...whenever I have an appointment, I am flying around like a mad goose, because of all the other things I have to do. Gotta find less to do, at least on those days. LOL
Anxiety is main cause for me. Tried everything, deep breathing, trying to relax, etc etc, but as soon as that cuff tightens up my heart speeds up and I can feel my BP climbing.
Love this video. I'm 28 years old with White Coat Syndrome and when I'm severely anxious my readings have been anywhere at 144 to 150. When I calm down my readings are at 125. It's crazy because most of the time the medical professional is always trying to tell me I have high BP, which makes me even more anxious. I've only had one person tell me that it's from anxiety, but it was because they took multiple readings and noticed that my BP was fluctuating. They asked me if I was anxious and I said yes. Gave me a BP medication tablet and waited a while for the next reading, it was low, waited again for next reading...it was high again. She said okay, this is definitly anxiety. Of course when I'm not anxious readings have been normal in the past 🤷🏽♀️
I was checked into USC teaching hospital in Los Angeles for a week because 2 years worth of Drs couldn't put heart palpitations and premenopause together. Now when I see a BP cuff coming at me I panic.
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This is so good! I went to the doctor in 1999 for a cough. My BP was high and I was put on RX. Never asked what I ate or did for exercise. When the new BP guidelines came out she doubled my dose. My now former doctor insisted on changing my BP RX because my BP was up at one appointment. I had brought readings showing my BP was good. I gave her a peace of my mind and walked out.
I watch your RU-vid posts over and over and it shines through just how dedicated and utterly enthusiastic you are about what you do, it's a pity we can't persuade our GPs to take the same interest in what they are providing. Many many thanks for what you are doing.
I had such a low blood pressure for my adult life that sometimes the nurses thought their equipment wasn't working. The last recording was 140 (over 90, I thnk), but I'm much warmer. That has come about by a massive diet change, mostly plant based. I feel better with the higher blood pressure. Low blood pressure is, apparently a problem in Germany but not here, but now it's changed a whole load of issues that I've put up with have gone.
I have big arms from bodybuilding, so when I gave five days worth of BP readings they were through the roof. He brought in this monitor mostly used for fat people and my readings were significantly lower.
So useful as usual! And clearly explained. I am so weary of being medicated by population and my major risk factors than by specific info they know about me and my body. I have yet to have a doc ask me if I know what the general range of my BP over my lifetime, so I can understand why it may be of concern. Re risk of stroke: they advise more and more do this or that because of risk of stroke, but when I ask why the risk of stroke the response is again explained in terms of a population risk factor.
@dr Gupta - I have white coat syndrome when I go into a doctor’s office. Normally my blood pressure is normal when I take a reading at home, but sometimes the first reading is high, followed by normal readings. In that case, should I disregard the first reading? I tend to be nervous when I take the first reading.
Does any one know the differences between anxiety and elevated preaure..no doctor can tell me the differences. I been diagnose with anxiety in one doctor office and HBP in another office.. So what is the diferences because I don't want wrong msdications. My EKG came good results my blood test is good . I am turning vegetarian I do sports and yes I need to manage stress. My blood pressure is 130/90 the last 3 weeks but also I have anxiety.
Both parents had this condition, I have it as well. I practice Tai chi, yoga, meditation, walking several miles a week. I lived under heavy construction in my building, for a year, my blood pressure was high, I didn't want to take a beta-blocker, because I was dealing with the reality of my environment. Your talks make sense and have a calming effect. I take hydrochloride 25 mg. Daily. Cholesterol numbers could be better but improve by watching my diet.
Had a home blood pressure of 140/78. Went to a Cardiologist appointment. Had a blood pressure of 195/100 30 minutes later. Same event occurred during the echo stress test but i measure 132/78 at 10:00AM then 2 hours later measured it again before getting in the car to go to the test: 200/100. This is just too much adrenaline though turning your life over to a doctor is indeed a very threatening event.
Blood pressure measurement has to be done after 10 minutes of rest and deep breathing and with no anxiety or it is worthless. I laugh myself silly on the rare occasions I go to a pyhisician's office and they stew about BP.
Thank u so much doctor, I'm so sceard I get a stroke my blood pressure always high. 170/110. 180/106 doctor I don't get to sleep. Please I need help. If u can advise me.
I had gone through the same phase but able to control it . I can advise you but please let me know your age, your gender, suffering from any other ailments, taking any medication?
Thank you for this video I just stopped taking my blood pressure medication due to horrible side effects. I have quit alcohol, coffee and getting lots of exercise eating healthy food minimal processed food. I am feeling better now. I appreciate your video and am now looking for cure instead of pharmaceutical band-aid. The industry wants customers for life not cures because then they'd be out of profits. Billions of dollars. I do believe I have a higher number than others and that's just my body everyone is different. But those pharmaceutical drugs took away any quality of life a had and turned my life into crying, fatigue, feeling nauseated, Weight gain numbness in my arms and hands, dizzy, mood swings, feeling depressed and anxious loosing interest in everything wanting to hide in my room all day. To name a few.
Thank you for the info! I am learning so much from following your videos and am feeling better about my health. I especially appreciate the information on a fib and high blood pressure. I understand it better an can make better decisions going forward!
Im so glad you mentioned the reverse white coat syndrome. I have been sent to a & e before but then when I'm in a hospital it comes right down. I also get extrordinarily high readings at home like off the chart eye wateringly high but again gone to hospital and it's reasonably ok. I think I'm going to schedule a chat with you my case is very very complicated. You are the most logical person I've ever heard talking about blood pressure
Dr. Sanjay - Thank you so much for this explanation! It's a great help for those of us who wish to know more about interpreting the numbers in our blood pressure test results. I had previously never heard about the "low-level-body-damage" concept related to blood pressure. Your explanations are very clear. You're a great communicator!
Hi doctor, it's true, my blood pressure is usually higher at my doctors office but usually just the a Systolic. Diastolic pressure remains in the mid 60s which is what I read when I take it at home on my Omron monitor. I take it every day, usually in the evening. It averages around 112/65 most of the time. Which reading do doctors pay more attention to, Systolic or Diastolic? I'm 71 and have MVP -and paroxysmal aFib so I'm super health conscious. Thank you for all your videos, you bring a lot of comfort to so many of us. God bless.
Thanks very much for posting. I track my baseline BP regularly at home and find that I am normally around 124/80. I am metabolically fit in all other areas. When I drink coffee my BP shoots up to 135/90 and when I go to the Dr (usually in a stressed state) my BP will be 142/92. I bring along my home measurements when I see my GP and he is content with my home readings (same machine he uses).
Thank you so much for all your explanations. I am just sad that diet, exercise, sleep, magnesium and stress management will not soften blood vessels already made stiff. Also that most doctors do not recognise white coat syndrome.
