Three Foundations Of Brain Health: 1. Optimal Blood Pressure

June 07, 2023 • 00:29:52
Three Foundations Of Brain Health: 1. Optimal Blood Pressure
The Brain Podcast
Three Foundations Of Brain Health: 1. Optimal Blood Pressure

Jun 07 2023 | 00:29:52

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Hosted By

Andrea Spyros Dr. Shabnam Das Kar

Show Notes

00:00 - Intro

00:45 - What is blood pressure?

06:03 - How to manage hypertension effectively?

09:54 - Blood Pressure Readings: Heart pressure and pulse pressure

12:06 - SPRINT Trial: How to manage hypertension in older people?

15:29 - Categories of blood pressure

17:40 - How to measure blood pressure?

24:01 - Five tips for reaching optimal blood pressure

28:46 - Summary

29:26 - Outro

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