Big Bad Blood Pressure – You Can Fix This: Dr. Robert Todd Hurst

What is high blood pressure? How many people have high blood
pressure? What things contribute to high blood pressure? What
lifestyle changes can we make to treat or prevent high blood
pressure? What is the benefit of aerobic exercise? What about
strength training? What is the impact of stress on blood
pressure? What is Afib? What is the impact of salt on blood
pressure? What should we know about baby aspirin? 


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Dr. Robert Todd Hurst is a board-certified preventive
cardiologist and founder of HealthspanMD. He spent 12 years as a
Consultant in Cardiovascular Diseases at Mayo Clinic, where he
was an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Mayo Clinic School
of Medicine & Founding Director of the Heart Health and
Performance Program. 


He shares everything we need to know about blood pressure from
how to treat and prevent high blood pressure, what lifestyle
behaviors are contributing factors, the impact of salt, whether
we should be taking baby aspirin, and more. 


“Blood pressure can have a devastating effect on our health when
it’s not treated well.” 


“High blood pressure is the second biggest contributor to the
number one cause of death and disability which is heart disease.
It also is the primary contributor to stroke and the second
strongest factor for kidney failure, as well as diabetes.” 


“We don’t need to spend another dime on research to understand
how to best treat high blood pressure. And yet, this condition,
which kind of flies under the radar from doctors and from
patients, accounts for 1,100 deaths a day in the United States.
1,100 preventable deaths a day.” 


“People that are over the age of 74, 85% of them have high blood
pressure.” 


“In my estimation, about 75% of blood pressure can be treated and
even  mostly cured without medications.” 


“I’ve come to have an amazing amount of respect for how impactful
stress is for a lot of people and for many it is the primary
driver of their blood pressure, of their heart disease, of their
weight issues. They can’t get where they need to go until they
figure out how to manage stress better.” 


“Afib is an epidemic now in the country. It’s the number one
heart rhythm problem cardiologists deal with. Any cardiologist
that works in a hospital will tell you that they are overrun by
people with Afib.” 


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