Big Pharma moving the goalposts again to make more money

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The new blood pressure guidelines say that if your systolic blood pressure is in the 130 to 139 range, your medical provider should first encourage you to adopt healthy lifestyle changes.

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Lifestyle changes, according to the new guidelines, include maintaining or achieving a healthy weight, eating a heart-healthy diet, reducing the amount of salt in what you eat and drink, managing stress, at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week and resistance exercise like weight training.

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did you even read the article?

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did you even read the article?

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did you even read the article?

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do they ever?

Quit eating all these processed foods with 1000 fricking chemicals in every bite you take, don’t smoke, don’t drink, don’t do drugs.

Problem solved without big Pharma intervention.

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Joe, 43, Walker, weighs 260lbs and has a BP of 142/84 but he played 3A football in 1997

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With an A1c of 8.2%, but "that doctor dont know shite, I ain't got no damn diabetus"

HBP is nothing to play with. Ideally I thought 125/ 80 and below ( within reason) is optimal. Too low isn't good but the 117 - 130 and 25 to 32 is where you want to be.

The OT where we love GLP-1's but hate Big Pharma

My PCP has been saying this for years, nothing really groundbreaking here, tbh.

High BP is a major issue in the US, but readings are taken incorrectly 9/10 times and Dr's are way too quick to prescribe meds.

I regularly track my BP. It's consistently 105-110/65-70. I exercise heavily 5-6 days per week. When I hit 30, I figured it was time to go to the Dr regularly and made an appt with a highly rated local PCP. I was a little nervous, I don't really ever get sick, take no meds so I hadn't been to the Dr. in a few years. I went in and he took my BP once, read 135/90. He immediately prescribed me 5 mg of something and sent me on my way after me telling him I did not have high BP and if I took anything to lower it I'd probably pass out. Went for a follow up a month later and he said my bloodwork was great and he was happy to see my BP at 105/70 did I have any med side effects? Told him I actually never got it filled and he got visibly frustrated...