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Forum - High Blood Pressure Forum
Topic - My Blood pressure lower list - 50 suggestions!
Here is my power blood pressure reduction list. I've added a few more, researched some of them more and starting to collect links to studies about them. Gradually, I'm going to add more information on each item.
Each of these points has potential on...
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Acceptable blood pressure reading for active people
Topic - Blood Pressure & Hypertension
Q: I have read several articles that say keeping BP below 120/80 is best. Sometimes my BP is below 120/80 but other times it is 138/78. I am an active individual so is keeping it below 120/80 practical?
A: Blood pressure is not constant throughout the day. A commonly accepted upper limit for ambulatory blood pressure is 135/85. You should discuss your blood pressure reading with your doctor. In situations where it is not clear if hypertension exists, 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring is a consideration.
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The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study
Topic - The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study
(The New York Times) The surprising news made headlines in December 2002. Generic pills for high blood pressure, which had been in use since the 1950s and cost only pennies a day, worked better than newer drugs that were up to 20 times as expensive. The findings, from one of the biggest clinical trials ever organized by the federal government, promised to save the nation billions of dollars in treating the tens of millions of Americans with hypertension — even if the conclusions did seem to threaten pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer that were making big money on blockbuster hypertension drugs.
