06-14-2018, 05:49 PM
In case you missed it, they recently lowered blood pressure target numbers. Now 1/2 (was 1/3) of the US population has high BP. 
I learned something interesting about BP a while back. My heart is incredibly finicky about oxygen saturation. If my blood oxygen saturation is 96-97% (normal, resting, for me), my BP is at least 10% higher than it is when I take two deep breaths, which instantly raises my oxygen saturation to 99-100%. If I continue slow, deep breathing (not hyperventilating), my BP goes down dramatically.
The friendly nurse who taught me about it said a person should always take two deep breaths before they get the cuff on you, but that was the first time I'd ever heard such thing.
It's almost like there might be many people who make a lot of money off your "high" BP...
I learned something interesting about BP a while back. My heart is incredibly finicky about oxygen saturation. If my blood oxygen saturation is 96-97% (normal, resting, for me), my BP is at least 10% higher than it is when I take two deep breaths, which instantly raises my oxygen saturation to 99-100%. If I continue slow, deep breathing (not hyperventilating), my BP goes down dramatically.
The friendly nurse who taught me about it said a person should always take two deep breaths before they get the cuff on you, but that was the first time I'd ever heard such thing.
It's almost like there might be many people who make a lot of money off your "high" BP...