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What Causes High BP Despite A Healthy Diet And Exercise?

Hi there, three months ago, I had normal blood pressure (I m 55 years old), for whatever reason, my blood pressure has been sitting at 148/101. I m 5-9 , 140 lbs, I exercise twice a week and the only thing I did new in the last 6 months was go on the isagenix diet (bars and shakes) - and yes I am a smoker
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Hello,
Blood pressure is an age related change due to hardening of vessel as one ages. Although, exercise, diet has some protective effect but not cent percent.
So you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If bp is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg, then you should be on medicines for it like Amlodipine 5g once a day.
Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn't abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once..
Hope this helps you.
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What Causes High BP Despite A Healthy Diet And Exercise?

Hello, Blood pressure is an age related change due to hardening of vessel as one ages. Although, exercise, diet has some protective effect but not cent percent. So you should have a healthy lifestyle like avoiding fatty, oily and high calorie diet. Have low salt diet and monitor blood pressure regularly thrice a day for one week then once or twice a week. If bp is persistently more than 140/90 mmhg, then you should be on medicines for it like Amlodipine 5g once a day. Regular exercises like brisk walking, jogging according your capacity atleast 30 min a day and 5 days a week. Lots of green leafy vegetables, fruits, fish once or twice a week, avoid meat. Avoid smoking and alcohol if any. There shouldn t abdominal fat deposition or obesity. Get your lipid profile and sugars tested once.. Hope this helps you.