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Blood pressure: how to measure, manage, and treat high blood pressure (AMA #48 rebroadcast)
The Peter Attia Drive Podcast · Published · 1h 16m
Key takeaway
Start a two-week home blood-pressure log today: measure twice daily under the same conditions, after five quiet minutes, with your back supported, feet flat and uncrossed, arm at heart level, and a properly sized cuff on bare skin. Record multiple readings rather than reacting to one number. Accurate trends - not rushed office readings or symptoms - show whether you need to intensify sleep, exercise, weight-management, sodium habits, or discuss treatment with a clinician.
Episode overview
Peter Attia and Nick Stenson explain what blood-pressure readings measure, why hypertension is a major and often silent longevity risk, and how to measure it accurately outside the clinic. They review evidence for lower systolic targets, the effects of blood pressure on the heart, brain, and kidneys, and the roles of weight loss, exercise, sleep, diet, and medication.
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