Why Knowing Your Blood Pressure Is Critical to Longevity | Dr. Peter Attia & Dr. Andrew Huberman
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- čas přidán 12. 12. 2023
- Dr. Peter Attia and Dr. Andrew Huberman discuss the importance of accurate blood pressure measurement and explore the limitations of current measurement methods, including the discrepancies between manual and automated cuffs.
Dr. Peter Attia is the host of The Drive podcast and is a world expert on behavioral approaches, nutritional interventions, supplementation and pharmacological techniques to improve lifespan and athletic performance. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford University School of Medicine and host of the Huberman Lab podcast.
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I used to have high blood pressure readings every dr appointment. My dr would then come in and retake it and it would be normal. Turns out the problem was that all his nurses that took my initial bp reading were very attractive young women. Probably happens to a lot of us.
my blood pressure wouldn't be the only thing that was UP
😂
haha
Lmfaoo
I had to go to the ER last month for something unrelated and they took my blood pressure it was 75/125 they said that is textbook and I was like "What do you mean?" the triage nurse replied, "Your blood pressure is literally perfect".
So that was nice to hear. 😊
I dropped my refined sugar intake to very low consumption, and hypertension disappeared. Now I test low normal numbers.
I'm 29 and got diagnosed couple of months ago. Had a 170/100 blood pressure. 10 digit below hospitalization. I had virtually 0 symptoms.
Are you overweight?
So good to hear from an outside perspective on health, one of my favourite episodes. 🙏❤️
Andrew please let us know about the results for that wrist watch, especially if it turns out to be a good one. Thank you!
Very informative thank you gentlemen 💯❤️
So insightful, thank you.
I have an Omron. It is bluetooth and connects to the app on my phone. I can prompt the app to send me all of my blood pressure data via excel spreadsheet. I can also send it to my drs email.
Key is to check it first thing in the morning and afternoon and evening. Each time i take it i let the thing run three times.
Its super compact and really easy to use. I also check my bp right after strenuous exercise. This thing makes it easy peasy. I think its the Omron bp7000.
I havent compared it against a manual one at my drs office yet.
yeah totally agree. I have the omron 10 series ($50 on amzn) and it makes it really convenient. Sends the data to my phone and plots daily avgs. Same thing regarding being able to send an excel file with the data. I keep it on my work desk and have been taking it morning and night just to get enough data points for a solid benchmark
You can make anything complicated. The main thing is to be tested during your annual physical. If your numbers are high, it is recommended that you test at home. Get the device that you will, and can use.
I used to measure my bp daily and it created a ton of health anxiety. Did more harm than good.
Same here, I developed this white coat syndrome and it even turned into a BP cuff syndrome... So sometimes I get higher BP readings at home... I can feel the adrenaline flushing through my body as the cuff inflates. I hate medicine practices in the US. I lived in Argentina and doctors would take your BP manually, but here you feel like a number, a little lemming they have to run their process on... Even if I ask to not get my BP taken they mindlessly tell me they have no choice. They took my BP to take ear wax out.. Ridiculous... Between my own self sabotaging mind and the US medical system I'm having a shitty experience lately
Is it possible to get this spreadsheet for recording/ calculating BP?
Is the spreadsheet template Dr. Attia mentions available for download?
This is a great video. You answered something practically every other blood pressure video does not. Quite simply, what are the numbers you're looking for? At rest, at least 5 minutes, quiet, relaxed. That's the number that matters. At the doctor or the dentist or when you just walk in the door or something stress will happen. Useless or at best semi-useful in context just to see how much you elevate during those events
Really? 😂
I can raise and lower my blood pressure on sheer will.
Shut up Dwight
How?
I have had low blood pressure kost of my life. Is that not dangerous? No one ever speak about that
And my ayurvedic doctor measures my pressure always after I while she talks to me
Interesting. I have an Omron and to hear that it has a tendency to measure a little high. My readings are often right around 95/65, so maybe I'm lub-dubbing even lower?
I can say the automated one tends to typically read high - usually about 115/75 automated and manual comes out around 105/65 on average.
My Doc had me on bp meds at 28 years old. I always thought he had bad hearing and wondered how it affected my bp reading. Years later I had a holter monitor for 24 hours. The readings averaged at 117/75. Was his hearing suspect?
So Ive been a nurse for 30 yes..mostly in home.have done lots of "bp experiments" on my pts. Here's what Ive found. Wrist auto bp cuffs way off with afib, arrythmiss, heart conditions with weak pulse. They trend a little high on most everyone.. Wrist worse than arm auto cuffs. Manual is best but auto arm cuff pretty good if you dont have atrial fibrillation, a weak pulse from heart condition like heart failure, or a persistant arrythmia
I'm 24 and a fit guy. I went to the doctor to ask what he thinks about my blood pressure being ~130 over ~70. He said that's perfectly fine and that one should be worried when it consistently exceeds 150 or so
I think hes generally right, maybe if it was consistently over 140. 120s-130s over 60-75 is ideal in my opinion
Your pressure usually goes up a few points at the doctor’s office (Nerves). So, 130/70 is not bad at all! My usually runs 110/70 but at doctors it can go up to 130/80. The bottom number is Very Important. 90+ is bad!
Thanks both! I also donate blood where they always have to check my blood pressure levels and they are always 160-180 because I'm a cortisol driven person...
@@brock5946what do you mean you are a cortisol driven person?
Mine was 170
When I intermittent fast my blood pressure always drops quite a bit. The auto cuff will shoot my blood pressure way up; I always ask for manual.
A HUGE request, pls do Psoriasis
We suffer 😢 depressingly. 🙏
1. What causes it?
(at a teen age specifically)
2. How to cure it ?
3. Please suggest specific drugs or brands of medicines to cure it through the GUT.
Do it at LENGTH pleaseeee.
eczema too
Its all diet
Carnivore diet cures it. Try it for 1 month.
Guessing you can then slowly add foods back in?
@@P.08it isn’t
That’s not what they do or focus on. Attia was/is an oncology researcher prior
That's very interesting. I'm in the 130/80 range which my GP has said isn't high. My Dad a Vascular Surgeon said 30 years ago that this was too high.
Just curious, if you are moving to take a manual BP on yourself, can that skew the results higher as well?
I imagine it would, activity making it higher? Also having your arms in certain positions would make a reading not reflect your BP accurately. Is there any good use to record your BP during activity?
So one of the requirements is sitting down for 5 min doing nothing, what about mornings? Does it matter if it’s before food consumption or after, before coffee or after?
It does seem variation in measurement makes it really hard to see the impact of lifestyle changes. What’s a good average to take? Weekly rolling average from readings twice per day?
Thanks for the informative video, but I have a question. You state that it is very important to keep one’s BP at 120/80 instead of 130/90 for longevity. So would 110/70 be better and what is the study that proves this?
Am 17 year old and mine is 90/70 so low
I want to understand more about low blood pressure, I NEED more information about low blood pressure. Mine isn't low enough for medication, but im not able to find enough data on how to manage it. I have to work out twice as long to burn as many calories as a person with normal blood pressure. Is that normal?
Exercise Exercise Exercise!!!!
@@LarryBird_ why no?
Yes!
Exercise is the only thing that has reduced my BP.
@@r.k.2823 awsome
And fasting
My medical organization sits patient down and takes history first so one is seated for about 5-8 minutes. That is good but some tech’s forget the patient shouldn’t talk during the measurement.
What about low blood pressure? Doctors only seem to care if you’re going to pass out when you stand up.
Is a drug-treated (e.g., with Lisinopril or Hydrochlorothiazide) blood pressure of 120 / 80 less healthy than a naturally-occurring blood pressure of 120 / 80?
how to understand high blood pre without going hospital
It’s a shame they never talk about those who suffer with chronic pain and blood pressure. Your blood pressure will be higher if you suffer chronic pain. On top of that being on TRT will raise your blood pressure. The British heart association has stated that those on TRT should be at around 140/90. Unless that’s changed. I’m more than happy to sacrifice some of my older years to live a better life.
I started doing wall sits, planks and deep breathing exercises and I immediately went down from 140ish to 120’s-135. Started Nitric Oxide and I notice the vericose veins in my feet are gone.
What nitric oxide are you taking?
@@sukhjotesingh9613 a buddy of mine who does tons of research recommended Silveronyx
I wonder has anyone put a actual pressure sensor into an artery and then referenced the cuff measurement to that.
To me (as engineer) it looks far stretched to get an absolute measure with a something wrapped around arm and assessing force difference from a gauge.
Same here! Can't believe that you can possibly measure the pressure in a system that can adapt so much as our cardiovascular one. I mean, from the outside you squeze until you don't hear a sound in the pipes? Do muscles factor into any of this? How abou fat? What about the strength of your heart? Does the heart try to conpensate when it detect there are blood flow issues? I would suppose so.
To be honest, to me it seems something was made long ago and nobody questioned it.
lol I'm 24 and a week ago i got a 24 hrs blood pressure and was diagnosed with … idk how its in english … but it's a bit high … funny that this video just came out 😅 Now I'd just like to know from Dr Attia how to treat it 🤓 i life a pretty healthy life in many aspects gym, cardio, healthy food, much water, no smoke, almost no alc … etc (I have follow up appointments with my doc if some1s wondering, yes they are taking care of me … but idk how to know if a doc is from the old or new side u know)
Sounds like you are making all the right lifestyle choices . If you can eliminate alcohol and reduce your salt or sodium
@@johngallagher72 yeah my salt intake should be high, almost no alcohol tough
I wonder if the company he’s talking about is Aktiia? I’ve used the monitor for about a year and have found that it’s pretty reliable, at least when compared to a traditional manual cuff. Does anybody else use it? What’s your experience?
Yes he is. He mentioned this name in a different podcast. Right now they are not FDA approved hence can’t sell in North America but their devices are available in Europe and other parts of the world.
Yes you are correct. But I also was reading that they have horrible customer support.
@@AG-mo9zs I haven’t dealt with CS yet, but when I ask for my readings to import into Apple Health, they are very prompt and polite about it. If that’s anything to go with…
Taking my wrist cuff blood pressure works for me. An arm cuff is too much work. Take your cuff to the doctors office and compare the measurements. I was surprised how much white coat district was getting.
I compare the doctor's cuff results with my smart watch, and adjust the differences.
When I was studying exercise physiology to become certified as an exercise physiologist it was made apparent that the new BP we should be aiming for is below 120/80 , 120/80 is considered elevated , 130/80> is stage 1 and 140/90 is stage 2. Right now I hover around 115/75 , I realize that honestly doctors will say something above the range is "okay" because nowadays people aren't healthy so the new norm is outside the reference range but we need to be risk averse and know just because a doctor says its okay doesn't mean it is , you need to be proactive about your health.
Another EP-C I see!
What kind of longevity juice you got there in the mason jar Peter?
automated bloood pressure isnt accurate.if i sit down and take my reading three times its never ever the same and begins high then goes down more i measure it.
I find this confusing. Sure, exercise, sleep and low body fat is good, but everyone knows that already. The interesting question is the medical treatment goal. So what should it be? 120/70? Most recommendations now have a treatment goal of
Optimal is 70 over 120 , realistically is higher. Even more on people over 70 you want it to be 130.
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Nurse here, you don’t need a fancy stethoscope to take a BP. You’re not listening for murmurs
No cap 🧢
Having my bp taken every 15 minutes will definitely stress me out resulting in high bp. No thanks.
My grandma checks her blood pressure and records it daily with a digital machine from the pharmacy. I remember her calling me one day, asking to take her to the emergency room because it was at 200 on the machine. I rushed over there and took her to the hospital and they released her the same day. I don’t blame her for being cautious, I’m just not too sure about these devices. I’ve been looking into different smart watches, trackers, etc but what I don’t like about the smart watches is that they are connected to cell phone towers. I have good blood pressure or at least that’s what my doctor says.
I was admitted to the hospital over Thanksgiving for 3 days with blood pressure over 200 after a stressful event. I had had a hemogenic stroke at 66 with no warning. What's concerning to me is they wanted to release me when my blood pressure got to under 160 and that's what they did. Way too high and no àftercare instructions except to take my medication at the same time and come back for another CAT scan in 6 weeks.
@@bellelacroix5938 I’m sorry to hear that. I have some experience with hospitals and doctors because I had a sick parent that was sick for almost 2 decades before he passed. Many times they need to free the room up for the next patient, which doesn’t sound good but that’s what it felt like. Also, they don’t have a machine or a method for calculating stress on the body. I think if Andrew Huberman was a medical doctor, he would focus on stress since he talks about breathing exercises and the autonomic nervous system. That is very important to a persons health. I had an uncle that was healthy, according to his doctor, and would run for exercise. He passed away from a heart attack. The biggest stress in his life was his wife. Those two experiences taught me a lot about stress. Unfortunately, the medical system is not focusing on stress as much as they are their medical equipment. 🫤
The smart thing to do would be to ask her to measure her blood pressure again so you can see with your own eyes that her blood pressure is too high. You probably had to wait a few hours at the hospital anyway so it’s not like that extra five min would have taken away any previous time
This guy spent his life studying medicine just to come to the conclusion: “eat less, exercise more, get more sleep”…and all the CZcamsrs are amazed
is he drinking a glass of honey?
Folks 97 years old never had to check theirs
200 dollar stethoscope for blood pressure. Seriously doc😂. Maybe that would be needed for lungs sounds and cardiac murmurs. In a quiet room a $20 stethoscope is plenty good.
Raising my blood pressure listening to the uptightness of this dude. You can worry about your health TOO much. 😅
R u crazy, this is very good advice for practically half the country.
Do you think investing a minute every day to monitor your risk of having a stroke is an excessive and unreasonable level of effort?
Totally agree, your level of life enjoyment would plummet worrying constantly about a pressure that by nature, constantly changes. Tiny little things that you have no control over make the numbers rise and fall, often aggressively. To check multiple times a day makes your whole life about hitting moving targets. Best is to get it checked at your doctor, and then have the tests done that can measure the damage from it. How are your eyes? How are your kidneys, and how about the size of your heart? If fine, stop checking it and try to live a little. Go out and enjoy your life that doesn’t involve strapping yourself to a machine multiple times a day. Geez
@@jakea3398 he said take your bp for 2 weeks. Not hook yourself up to a machine indefinitely. Relax.
I started taking BP at home twice a day with Omron automatic monitor bc I noticed at my last doc visit my BP was a bit high. Doc didn't say anything about it! I was fearful it would just get progressively worse and then he'd put me on meds when it was "serious." I want to be proactive. To his credit he recommended getting a monitor and to come see him in 2 weeks. Thankfully my BP came down to normal on average after I started getting 7+ hours of sleep each night.
For being two so called experts in healthy living neither one of these gents looks like the picture of a healthy male.
These two guys will die at 80 just like normal….why is nobody talking too 90-100 year olds about longevity lol
Much of Attia’s methodology starts from this point. The short story is centenarians start their decline later, hence the importance of long term preventing to decline the onset of any eventual life-ending disease.
Little yappy dogs live longer than calm big dogs. I’m a calm big dog at 62 quietly contemplating my early demise… ;))
They are called blue zones and have been studied for awhile.
@@ianisfun!
If you are 120/80 then you are in stage 1 hypertension
Absolutely not.
booooring.
Terrible vid. Should we be sitting or lying down? Right arm or left arm? Or both?
Either arm, sitting down
Either arm, sitting down with both feet flat on the floor. Do not cross your feet.