And sometimes the NSAID drugs like toradol can cause hypertension too
Jacoby Jones died from hypertensive cardiovascular disease.
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And sometimes the NSAID drugs like toradol can cause hypertension too
- Age. The risk for high blood pressure increases with age.
- Male gender. Men have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure earlier in life.
- Family history. This means that you have blood relatives who have high blood pressure.
- Smoking.
- Being overweight or obese.
- Alcohol. The risk goes up for anyone drinking more than average: 2 drinks per day for men and 1 drink per day for women.
- Too little exercise. The recommended amount of exercise is an average of 30 to 40 minutes of moderately to high intensity activity 4 to 5 days a week.
- Sensitivity to sodium (salt). In some people, eating too much salt leads to high blood pressure.
- Type 2 diabetes, gout, or kidney disease.
- Pregnancy. Some women who do not have high blood pressure develop it during pregnancy.
- Certain medicines or herbal supplements. Taking certain medicines and herbal supplements can raise blood pressure in some people. Common ones include steroids, ibuprofen, and diet pills.
Change your lifestyle
If you have high blood pressure, you can lower your blood pressure by making changes in your lifestyle. Your healthcare provider can help you find what changes you need to make and how to make them.These are the basics of a healthy lifestyle:
- Don't smoke or quit smoking.
- Keep yourself at a healthy weight, or a body mass index below 25.
- Get at least 30 to 40 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise most days.
- Buy low-salt or salt-free foods, and use little or no table salt.
- Eat 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of different colored vegetables a day.
- Eat fewer foods from animals to avoid saturated fat.
- Use only nonfat or low-fat dairy products.
- Drink fewer sugary drinks.
- Limit how much alcohol you drink. This means no more than 2 drinks a day for men and 1 drink a day for women.
TheKongoEmpire
The First Men
I go to the gym constantly but I'm not on my cardio yet. I have a good 55 pounds to lose
Born2BKing
Veteran
I had an uncle who smoked and drank everyday and ate like shyt. Also had a family history of high blood pressure. He always had great blood pressure.I've had hypertension since my early 20s and I've never weighed over 165sometimes you just have bad genes and need to get on meds
Funny thing is though, I have a sister who has struggled with her weight most of her life and is prediabetic...but her blood pressure is A1.
jilla82
Superstar
thats NOT normal for black people
I timestamped (listen for at least 3 minutes) where this doctor starts talking about how it blood pressure is different for different ethnicities and races
He specifically points out how 140/90 can be dangerous for black folks
there is a lot of misinfo on this subject (im reading it in this thread)....
High blood pressure doesnt just run in your family...
its about the food youre eating.
Black people need to learn that the traditional western diet is not good for a lot of us
I had to learn about all this a couple years ago when I found out my blood pressure was high...
im not fat and workout at least 4 days a week.
The issue was the carbs I was eating...
once I stopped eating bread/carbs every meal my BP dropped FAST
im now consistently under 120
At my first job outta school we had a technician that was an old Thai woman. She had to be 95 lbs max but told me she takes BP medication for high BP. All genetic apparently. Seemed so crazy to me at the time because I had always thought "high BP = obesity".
I could probably stand to lose 10 but people try me when I'm in the 170s
When my doctor, a Black woman, pulled me to side about my high BP it changed my life.
One, because she pulled me up because I’m Black and that mattered to her. I now know the importance of docs who come from where we come from.
Two, she said this:
Her husband is Black. She knows the stresses of Black men. She also knows how our community thinks of high BP (you’re raising my pressure is a joke)
She said what’s really happening with BP is it sounds like nothing but it’s just that your heart valves have to work harder. So if your heart is working harder then it should for 20 years str8, like any machine or car, it’s going to give out earlier.
Simple as fukk but never explained to me like that.
So she said take your meds. Stop trying to be tough. Just give your heart a break.
Wow.
Then when I would get my pressure down, i would have say, a few drinks one night on a weekend, check BP the next morning and Bp is sky high negating all the work I put in that week.
So I realized on my own - liquor and wine or almost like poison. Skip 4 workouts - BP sky high. Eat crazy for 2 days. Sky high.
It just put so many things in perspective- like where I’m from we talk about alcoholics or crack addicts and not taught about the other things killing us.
One, because she pulled me up because I’m Black and that mattered to her. I now know the importance of docs who come from where we come from.
Two, she said this:
Her husband is Black. She knows the stresses of Black men. She also knows how our community thinks of high BP (you’re raising my pressure is a joke)
She said what’s really happening with BP is it sounds like nothing but it’s just that your heart valves have to work harder. So if your heart is working harder then it should for 20 years str8, like any machine or car, it’s going to give out earlier.
Simple as fukk but never explained to me like that.
So she said take your meds. Stop trying to be tough. Just give your heart a break.
Wow.
Then when I would get my pressure down, i would have say, a few drinks one night on a weekend, check BP the next morning and Bp is sky high negating all the work I put in that week.
So I realized on my own - liquor and wine or almost like poison. Skip 4 workouts - BP sky high. Eat crazy for 2 days. Sky high.
It just put so many things in perspective- like where I’m from we talk about alcoholics or crack addicts and not taught about the other things killing us.
skyrunner1
Superstar
Real talk, How do you go to gym constantly and not have cardio incorporated even somewhat. Something like 10 min pre or post would do wonders.
TheKongoEmpire
The First Men
At times I'll ride my bike 25 minutes to the gym, do a 1 hour workout, and then ride home 25 minutes back but my issue is consistency. I know I should be do cardio at least three to four times a week but I just don't. I do have a high-speed jump rope with the rope being steel braided wire and the handles connected via ball bearings so I will make sure to do it at least 15 to 25 minutes a day four times a week while I'm in Colombia.
skyrunner1
Superstar
If you riding your bike to and from you are good. I HAAAAATE cardio but I got to get it in, I like doing intervals. So post workout I do stair master or incline the treadmill and set it at like 3.5 mph and you will get a good cardio in.. Do some sprints after 10 minute warm up on incline
If I hit the track on weekends, sprint 200, walk 100..
TheKongoEmpire
The First Men
Do some sprints after 10 minute warm up on incline
Damn. Don't even remember the last time I checked my blood pressure. But I know my health has taken a hit this year. Been way too stressed out. I'm glad I've been starting to get right with my nutrition though
