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63 Year Old, Have BP Around 163/80. Advised BP Medicines. Guidance?

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Posted on Fri, 7 Jun 2013
Question: I am 60 years old and in very good condition. I have a blood pressure which averages around 163/85 with a pulse rate around 63. My doctor wants me to go on blood pressure tablets......I'm not happy to do that. Can you please advise?

I had a blood test and my chloestral level was 6.5 (Sorry about the spelling!)
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Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (43 minutes later)
Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

You should take tablets...
Blood pressure does not cause symptoms...
In the long term, it damages the eyes, heart, Brain and Kidney (target organs).
It is a silent killer, by itself.
It is a risk factor for heart attack and so on.
It is treatable and treatment confers benefit...prevents or postpones many problems...
The rise is Systolic (upper value) / It is generally due to stiffness of arteries
Non-pharmacological measures have only minor effects..
__________________________________________________________
There are subdivisions of cholesterolHDL, LDL and so on.
LDL (& non-HDL) is bad cholesterol – lower, the better.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
     Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
     Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
     Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks... If still high, you may need drugs...

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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63 Year Old, Have BP Around 163/80. Advised BP Medicines. Guidance?

Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

You should take tablets...
Blood pressure does not cause symptoms...
In the long term, it damages the eyes, heart, Brain and Kidney (target organs).
It is a silent killer, by itself.
It is a risk factor for heart attack and so on.
It is treatable and treatment confers benefit...prevents or postpones many problems...
The rise is Systolic (upper value) / It is generally due to stiffness of arteries
Non-pharmacological measures have only minor effects..
__________________________________________________________
There are subdivisions of cholesterol –HDL, LDL and so on.
LDL (& non-HDL) is bad cholesterol – lower, the better.
HDL is good cholesterol – higher, the better.
Keep your weight to normal / even a little less
     Quit smoking, if you are a smoker
     Do regular EXERCISE – say walking or jogging - 30 minutes a day / at least 5 days in a week. Isometric exercise (like bull worker) is bad.
     Healthy FOOD is a must. Avoid saturated fats – coconut oil, palm oil, butter, ghee, full cream milk...Avoid junk foods in particular – French fries have palm oil / Pizza has cheese / Change to Poly-un-saturated oil – like sun flower oil. / Include Mono-un-saturated oil – Olive oil.
Repeat the test in 6 weeks... If still high, you may need drugs...

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck