Why Knowing Your Blood Pressure Is Critical to Longevity | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman

Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the importance of accurate blood pressure measurement and explore the limitations of current measurement methods, including the discrepancies between manual and automated cuffs.

Dr. Peter Attia is the host of The Drive podcast and is a world expert on behavioral approaches, nutritional interventions, supplementation and pharmacological techniques to improve lifespan and athletic performance. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.

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[MaxkwGisKaas]

I dropped my refined sugar intake to very low consumption, and hypertension disappeared. Now I test low normal numbers.

[alexlavi]

Andrew please let us know about the results for that wrist watch, especially if it turns out to be a good one. Thank you!

[pnaylish]

I used to have high blood pressure readings every dr appointment. My dr would then come in and retake it and it would be normal. Turns out the problem was that all his nurses that took my initial bp reading were very attractive young women. Probably happens to a lot of us.

[marzia.throughthelookingglass]

I have had low blood pressure kost of my life. Is that not dangerous? No one ever speak about that
And my ayurvedic doctor measures my pressure always after I while she talks to me

[st-christian]

I can raise and lower my blood pressure on sheer will.

[monsieurene]

I'm 29 and got diagnosed couple of months ago. Had a 170/100 blood pressure. 10 digit below hospitalization. I had virtually 0 symptoms.

[sw]

What about low blood pressure? Doctors only seem to care if you’re going to pass out when you stand up.

[carolekmiec]

Just curious, if you are moving to take a manual BP on yourself, can that skew the results higher as well?

[chrislimnios]

I have an Omron. It is bluetooth and connects to the app on my phone. I can prompt the app to send me all of my blood pressure data via excel spreadsheet. I can also send it to my drs email.

Key is to check it first thing in the morning and afternoon and evening. Each time i take it i let the thing run three times.

Its super compact and really easy to use. I also check my bp right after strenuous exercise. This thing makes it easy peasy. I think its the Omron bp7000.

I havent compared it against a manual one at my drs office yet.

[evanfisher]

I used to measure my bp daily and it created a ton of health anxiety. Did more harm than good.

[Ali-xszi]

A HUGE request, pls do Psoriasis
We suffer 😢 depressingly. 🙏

1. What causes it?
(at a teen age specifically)
2. How to cure it ?
3. Please suggest specific drugs or brands of medicines to cure it through the GUT.
Do it at LENGTH pleaseeee.

[JDfloridaman]

200 dollar stethoscope for blood pressure. Seriously doc😂. Maybe that would be needed for lungs sounds and cardiac murmurs. In a quiet room a $20 stethoscope is plenty good.

[JM]

Interesting. I have an Omron and to hear that it has a tendency to measure a little high. My readings are often right around 95/65, so maybe I'm lub-dubbing even lower?

[diman]

So one of the requirements is sitting down for 5 min doing nothing, what about mornings? Does it matter if it’s before food consumption or after, before coffee or after?

[Dionysus_Athena]

It’s a shame they never talk about those who suffer with chronic pain and blood pressure. Your blood pressure will be higher if you suffer chronic pain. On top of that being on TRT will raise your blood pressure. The British heart association has stated that those on TRT should be at around 140/90. Unless that’s changed. I’m more than happy to sacrifice some of my older years to live a better life.

[freeshadow]

My medical organization sits patient down and takes history first so one is seated for about 5-8 minutes. That is good but some tech’s forget the patient shouldn’t talk during the measurement.

[papadave]

Thanks for the informative video, but I have a question. You state that it is very important to keep one’s BP at 120/80 instead of 130/90 for longevity. So would 110/70 be better and what is the study that proves this?

[fredconner]

Taking my wrist cuff blood pressure works for me. An arm cuff is too much work. Take your cuff to the doctors office and compare the measurements. I was surprised how much white coat district was getting.

[DLFfitness]

You can make anything complicated. The main thing is to be tested during your annual physical. If your numbers are high, it is recommended that you test at home. Get the device that you will, and can use.

[ianpearson]

automated bloood pressure isnt accurate.if i sit down and take my reading three times its never ever the same and begins high then goes down more i measure it.