Longevity Minded - Mitigating Disease via Blood Pressure
Mitigating Disease via Blood PressureControlling blood pressure to decrease your risk for stroke, heart failure, and kidney disease.The only way high blood pressure won’t expedite your death is if cancer gets you first. Implement & OutHigh blood pressure?
Regularly test your blood pressure throughout this process to measure changes. High Blood Pressure Increases Your Risk of DiseaseWhat is High Blood Pressure?Dr. Richard Johnson Multi-year studies One more thing…
I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on the internet. Whether you decide to take an antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering medication) should be a decision made after consulting with your doctor and gaining a second opinion if possible. Let’s get to work. Navigating Blood Pressure HealthStep 1: Measure Your Blood PressureDuring this initial testing phase, take one reading in the morning and one at night for two weeks. Record at least two measurements per sitting separated by two minutes and obey the same preceding routine. Closely follow the instructions and pre-measurement protocol in your device’s manual to ensure you obtain accurate results. If your blood pressure is consistently below 130/80, you do not have hypertension. Be proactive by taking readings every few months as blood pressure often rises with age. Remember, there is a difference between safe and optimal. If your blood pressure is consistently greater than 130/80, it’s time to bring that number down. Step 2: Test Your Uric AcidEveryone with high blood pressure has reduced blood flow to their kidneys which causes inflammation. Anything that constricts the kidney arteries, vasoconstrictive drugs such as cocaine for example, decreases blood flow which causes inflammation. High levels of uric acid also cause kidney inflammation. There are a number of factors driving elevated uric acid, some of which you can control. I struggled to find a reliable at-home test kit, and suggest two paths forward instead. Tell your doctor you’ve been testing your blood pressure at home for a couple of weeks and the results indicate that you have hypertension (> 130/80) or prehypertension (systolic > 120 to 130). Show them the data you collected. If your uric acid levels are above 5 mg/dL, try to lower your blood pressure through the means in step three before medically correcting it with an antihypertensive drug. Your second option is to forgo the uric acid test and beeline it to the lifestyle changes outlined below. Although you’ll be flying blind without data to support suspicions of elevated uric acid, making healthy lifestyle changes will only benefit you. Continue to stringently monitor your blood pressure. Step 3: Treat Uric AcidUric acid levels are impacted by lifestyle choices as well as gender and genetics. Men and post-menopausal women tend to have higher levels of uric acid due to estrogen’s suppressing effect. Our focus will be on the variables we can control. DietFocus on vegetables, lean meats such as fish and poultry, whole-grain foods, nuts, seeds, and fibre rich foods like legumes. Take note of how much protein you consume each day and consider tapering down in an attempt to reduce blood pressure. Although a controversial topic in nutrition, steer clear of saturated fats, opting for monounsaturated options instead like olive oil. Not everyone is sensitive to salt, particularly young people who can often eat large amounts and get away with it. However, those with high blood pressure have kidney inflammation which puts the kidney in a state where it cannot efficiently dispose of salt. ExerciseSleepA proper sleep routine is crucial An underlying objective of these lifestyle changes is to achieve a healthy body weight. Excess body fat drives high blood pressure and the reverse is also correct. Dropping extra pounds if you’re overweight will lower your blood pressure. Step 4: Consider Medical TreatmentIf all else fails, treating blood pressure medically may provide you with the most protection. There are various classes of drugs to treat blood pressure and the best one for you can only be determined through discussions with your doctor. There are good and bad doctors so always seek multiple opinions. Chat next week, Jack Story of The WeekExperiences like these are, among many other reasons, what drives me! 1 Dr. Richard Johnson If you liked this post from Longevity Minded, why not share it? DISCLAIMER: I’m not a doctor, nor do I play one on the Internet. Speak with a medical professional before doing anything medical-related. |
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