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I am a 34 year old male and weigh 215 pounds. my blood pressure has been running 150/70 lately. i'm on blood pressure medicine. is this too high?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Yes: These things help #(1. )Get at least 7 hours of sleep at night.#(2.)30 minutes of exercise day can lower Blood pressure by 10 points#.(3.)The DASH diet.(#4.)every 2 pounds weight loss lowers Bp usually by 1 point Not emergent if having no symptoms.Take your cuff to your doctor to test against a mercury cuff to make sure accurate and that you are taking BP right.Ideal less than 138/80

Answered 4/2/2019

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