Ageing, blood pressure (and a glove)

Our Blood pressure changes as we get older. Unfortunately doctors are now care more about following guidelines and less about treating the individual. There is something inherently illogical about treating a 90 year old with a BP of 150/90 in the same way as a 20 year old with a BP of 150/90. The benefits are less and the risk of harm is greater. Here i explain how our BP changes as we get older.

[Wellbaby]

I am a Registered Nurse and I have never before heard such a thorough explanation of the relationship between blood pressure and aging. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and the glove analogy is excellent.

[eleawheeler]

Having a consultation with you 5 years ago changed my life. Your wisdom, clarity and compassion support so many. May you live long and prosper. Your life is a benefit to this world thank you 🙏

[gizmorow]

i am 62 years old and this is exactly what has happened to me. my BP is 147/67 pulse low 50's. when i was in my 50's BP 160/90. I workout 5 days a week resistance /cardio, minimal sugar no processed foods. So many Health care professionals are obsessed with 120/80 at any age.
The body is adaptive so will change with age to compensate so i 100% agree with this. Thank you for posting.

[Connie-ex]

I am so grateful that you normalize what is natural... the doctors want 120/80 or less no matter what your age and they want it 24/7 no matter what you are doing.... this is enough to raise blood pressure through the

[margaretha]

Love you Dr, Sanjay, as an older member of society you calm me down! You are the only one I trust on this matter of blood pressure, so I stick with you!

[loveistheanswer]

Thank you Dr. Gupta. I learned a lot from this video. I'm 76 and trying to stay strong and healthy. Doctors like you are a blessing.

[ginac]

Interesting and timely information. I will soon be 70, I monitor my BP at home and now will not panic if I see the numbers start to change!

[marianmartin]

Oh my goodness! You not only have a great brain, heart, but also a truly loving soul. Thank you! PS..wish you were my Doctor!

[janetratemo]

Oh my...I have never had such explicit description of high blood pressure like this one.I being hypertensive, I benefit immensely from the knowledge you share.thank you so much doc for your service to humanity.please keep them coming.

[irenenavarrette]

Oh my goodness! So glad to see you Dr. Gupta! Missed you!

[kathystclair]

I once saw an interesting documentary on people who live to be in their 90's. The interviewer said many things contributed to their long life after studying and following them for decades. Some never lived to be elderly because their lifestyle was different. Some of the important take aways: Those who lived in their 90's had higher blood pressure, extra weight on them and drank a glass of wine a day. A bus would pick them up at particular times and they would have social activities with the other elderly. Loneliness in the elderly can be a killer.

[grantadamson]

I think your efforts to educate us are extremely generous. Thank you.

[merlino]

i had a heart attack 2007 at the age of 52... i had 3 stents inserted and was put on bp medi's and statins which i was told i would need to take for the rest of my life... i should also say i'm not resident in britain...

about 6 years ago i started having chest pains (far to the left) the doctors and cardiologists couldn't explain it... around the same time i started doing my own research (eg; your channel and others) and using that information started slowly changing my diet and lifestyle (walking and cycling on a daily basis whatever the weather or time of year)... about 3 years ago i added certain supplements to my routine... all in all the amount of days when i suffered the chest pain declined...

then about 2 years ago i noticed my bp values were dropping dramatically systolic was around 95 to 105 on a regular basis... i asked the doctor and cardiologist about this and whether i could reduce the bp dosage, "no, everything is fine" was the answer from both of them...

i changed doctor and cardiologist and after a lot of tests to verify my current status they said i could drop the bp medi's... the cardiologist said "it's very seldom that i can tell a patient they can stop their bp medi's..." the afore mentioned chest pains stopped within 48 hours and have never returned... further checkups confirmed that my systolic bp systolic had stabilized around 117/122 and diastolic was around ca. 40 +/- less than systolic...

at a recent checkup a couple of weeks ago i was told i could reduce the statin dosage by 50% and possibly drop it entirely later after further checkups 'cos the cholesterol values were so good...

ergo - in my opinion diet, supplements and a lot of exercise is the way to go... thank you so much for your youtube channel... 🙂

[carolinamoonbeam]

Hello, Dr. Sanjay, Thankfully, I don’t have heart/BP issues (at least I hope not!)but I’ve watched your videos for years. They are interesting, enlightening and always tremendously reassuring. I appreciate your gentle kindness towards your viewers and the fact that you respectfully treat your audience/patients as intelligent human beings. Thank you for being your inimitable self and for all the kindly good you do! 🙏🏻

[meagiesmuse]

I'm 72 and have been on BP meds since age 42. My diastolic is still perfect. My pulse pressure is sometimes too high, due to spikes in my systolic pressure when I am overly stressed. When my pressure is "normal", I am too dizzy and weak to do anything. My cardiologist said exactly what you did, but you explained it really well. Thank you.

[marionannmacredie]

Oh thank you so much Sanjay!!! I’m 74 and for the first time in my life had been put on blood pressure medication. I exercise, diet, am slim, no longer drink wine, have never smoked- I have been under stress due to a loss. But I’ve been so confused as the blood pressure meds have made me so incredibly tired I couldn’t function and have taken myself off them. I seem to have settled at 130-140 without meds for the last 2 weeks and am hoping this will continue. I’m so grateful for your explanation as I have been so worried . Thank you!!!! 💞💞💞💞🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

[ReinholdBinder-dn]

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant and totaly logical. This makes total sence. A target of 120/80 for old people is insane. They just want to sell BP medication and the GP's are complicit. The older population is totally overmedicated. I see it in my parents, They are on 7 different tablets and are a shadow of their former self. But they are so frightend. They follow everything their GP tells them to do. I drives me cracy.

[jewelleryaddict]

For women the biggest change in BP. comes from menopause. So many of us had perfect pressure and at post menopause we find numbers higher and doctors don't tell us it's normal for women. Finally many women doctors on utube are validating this. Mine was always 120 over 80 then menopause 125 over 85. I am same weight and height never been overweight no drinks never smoked and we now eat the best diet ever since 40. No salt, 😂grease, don't eat out. Lots fruit. No fried food, tons veggies. Moderate exercise every week. Still mine went up was relieved to hear it's a woman thing. Thanks to female doctors finally taking a interest in women's health. .

[kikianne]

This is a fantastic explanation of blood pressure and it will blow my doctors mind when I casually repeat it to him. Thank you so much.

[anibabikian]

Always
Have a tremendous amount of gratitude and respect for you!
Happy Holidays!