Q: With medication, my normal BP averages 125/70. Exercising (HR 120>) causes the systolic to rise significantly while the diastolic remains the same. (Difference can be 100 points). Cause and solution?
A: With exercise, diastolic blood pressure normally does not change or just drops slightly. Systolic blood pressure increases with exercise. It increases more with vigorous exercise. You are describing what usually occurs with exercise. Keep in mind certain blood pressure medicines interfere with how the body responds to exercise. If your blood pressure is not staying within an acceptable range, you should discuss this further with your doctor.
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Recently exercise was found more protective for most people with high blood pressure than blood pressure drugs.
And the vigorous exercise that produces this effect best also releases growth hormone to repair your body and BDNF a growth hormone for nerves and brain cells — plus vigorous exercise prevents or improves insulin resistance and high blood sugar. Since insulin resistance and high blood sugar worsen high blood pressure and cause some of the diseases that high blood pressure worsens, that’s one reason why exercise is so protective.
Once when I was extremely fit and did the treadmill stress test, my blood pressure was measured as 200 over 80 with zero bad results on my heart indicators.
Keep exercising! If you build up to it gradually and take rest breaks when needed, exercise lowers high blood pressure and protects you from it and the bad things high blood pressure can cause.
although the systolic will rise during exercise as will the heart rate they will both return to your normal rate within 30 mintutes to an hour. Also over the long run your systolic should decrease slowly.Prevention magazine had an article in April that claimed drinking one ounce of POM juice dail for one year will lower the systolic by up to 20 %. I don’t know if it is true or not but I have been drinking an ounce every day.
What is POM juice
I had problems with high Systolic as well but my Diastolic was always normal. I think they call this Isolated Systolic hypertension. I’m noticing now though that my Systolic doesn’t typically rise much during exercise and always drops right back down to normal in <5 minutes along with my heart rate, so this is probably a good sign.
My ND just recommended 4oz of Pomegranite juice per day in addition to Hibiscus tea.
Where can i find neuropathic org?My cardeologist gives only drugs,causing side effects? treating HBP?
recomend neuropathic org. don”t like side effects HBP medication.
The website is naturopathic.org
They can do wonders in weaning you off drugs by getting to the root cause of your specific HBP issue. I’m now “drug free” with healthy BP.
Hypertension, and perhaps high blood prussere, has become an ever-increasing worry within today’s affecting near 20% of people around the world. One of many issues associated with high blood prussere levels would be the fact there isn’t any clear warning signs to point out that the blood prussere levels is becoming too high.
According to Dr. Ornish’s book the “Spectrum” if your resting BP is > 150/90 you should only exercise if taking medication.
Your blood sugar didn’t sound too bad. Your Diastolic (bottom number) blood prruesse is elevated and this is what can cause a stroke. my advice to you would be to eat better than you have been. Cut the fatty foods out. beer is ok. exercise 20-30 minutes a day. most doctors will take what you can pay for a office visit. but you need to get a grip on your lifestyle. Only you can do this. if you don’t get your health in check you will die from a heart attack or a stroke.