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0.16 -> bob and brad the two most famous
4.4 -> physical therapists on the internet
8.119 -> [Music]
10.88 -> hi folks i'm bob schrupp physical
12.4 -> therapist brad heineck physical
13.599 -> therapist
14.24 -> we are the most famous physical
15.759 -> therapist on the internet in our opinion
17.44 -> of course mike really humbled too
18.72 -> according today we're
20 -> according to me today we're going to
21.439 -> talk about 16 surprising things that
24 -> raise your blood pressure yeah we don't
26.48 -> want to we want to minimize them bob
28.24 -> that's what i'm trying to spoiler alert
29.599 -> some of them aren't surprising
31.519 -> but uh some are so we'll go over all
34.16 -> those
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45.28 -> beauty this week
46.399 -> it's the bike right yeah the exercise
49.039 -> bike
49.68 -> that you can use under a desk oh so yeah
52 -> work and exercise
53.44 -> at the same time you can also find the
55.44 -> contest it'll be pinned to
57.039 -> the top of no that's right
60.16 -> our cameraman was going to bring it out
62.079 -> uh you can be pinned to the top of the
63.76 -> facebook
64.72 -> the contest or you go to twitter
66.4 -> instagram or tick tock if you want a
67.92 -> 60-second version of our program oh you
70 -> gave it a shot bob
71.04 -> i give it a shot yeah we got podcasts
72.88 -> out there too with outstanding authors
75.52 -> interviewers and uh wonderful things
77.439 -> going on there inside of our life
78.799 -> outstanding interviewers so we're
80.32 -> outstanding
81.2 -> oh of course interviewee yeah
83.04 -> interviewees oh yeah
84.88 -> okay let's talk about the first thing uh
87.52 -> sugar
88.56 -> sugar you know besides being an
91.6 -> inflammatory
92.64 -> which you know increased inflammation
94.24 -> your body you'll be surprised you know
96.799 -> you find sweeteners in a lot of things
98.799 -> of course and it can raise your blood
101.36 -> pressure
102 -> in fact it's probably more than a lot of
104.56 -> other things that you
105.92 -> know raise your blood pressure the only
107.92 -> thing good about sugar is it
109.439 -> tastes good yeah that's right and
112 -> seriously i don't know what else to say
113.68 -> about it yeah
114.32 -> right there's you know the more you can
116.24 -> limit the sugar in your life the better
118.479 -> unless it's sugar in your relationship
120.64 -> you know yeah
122.159 -> okay by the way killing me bob if you
124.32 -> want to uh track your blood pressure
126.64 -> which is we recommend very highly to do
129.759 -> because that way you can experiment and
131.76 -> see what works and what doesn't work
134.4 -> otherwise you know it really it's an
137.36 -> experiment of one
138.72 -> you know to figure out what works for
140.64 -> you and what doesn't work for you what
141.92 -> do you mean what works
143.2 -> well for example my wife she's really
146.319 -> sensitive to salt
147.599 -> okay i mean she takes salt her blood
149.599 -> pressure goes way out and she's done it
151.44 -> with
152.08 -> self-monitoring yeah okay so we got the
154.72 -> bobbin brad i know this is
156.879 -> sounds like a commercial but uh we have
158.8 -> the bob and brad uh
160.64 -> blood pressure cuff and the thing about
162.8 -> this brad
163.92 -> i i find a lot of these to be unreliable
167.28 -> and this one was tested and i've used it
170 -> myself
170.72 -> it's consistent it seems good
174.08 -> our recommendation i actually was using
176.64 -> one that wasn't reliable and it gave me
178.959 -> high blood pressure
180.239 -> over a period of weeks i finally called
182.159 -> the doctor i went in
183.68 -> and they monitored me and i i was fine
185.84 -> so i had to throw that one
186.8 -> probably gave you high blood pressure
188 -> because you're anxious well that
189.92 -> it probably was one of those things okay
192.239 -> number two
193.12 -> for me believe it or not it was mouth
195.44 -> breathing
196.319 -> i first saw this it was a book you gave
198.319 -> me brad yeah breathing
199.84 -> yeah breath whatever it's called
202 -> something like that and what they talked
203.599 -> about
204.08 -> uh people that they didn't experiment
206.64 -> with just two guys but i also have now
208.879 -> seen in the research
210.319 -> where they would actually close their
212 -> nostrils up and breathe through their
213.44 -> mouth for a month
215.12 -> and then they did the other way around
216.64 -> where they keep their mouth shut
218.879 -> yeah my wife would like that but um i i
221.68 -> do it at night
222.56 -> i was mouth breathing at night and now i
225.44 -> i call
226.159 -> i take my wall shut my blood pressure
228.48 -> went down about 10 points
229.92 -> i mean very it was very consistent did
232.48 -> you measure it
233.28 -> in the morning or i i measured it
235.519 -> usually in the morning right
236.799 -> yeah because they're supposed to measure
238 -> it at the same time of day right
240 -> same posture and positioning no it was
242 -> definitely a drop
243.2 -> yeah it really made a difference well
245.04 -> that's interesting yeah
246.319 -> number three caffeine uh so if you're
248.879 -> sensitive to caffeine this is a good
250.319 -> example
250.879 -> now you might be fine with it right your
253.2 -> blood blood
254 -> pressure maybe doesn't react to it but
256.239 -> um as little as 200 milligrams
258.799 -> uh which is i think two cups of coffee
261.04 -> yeah um that could increase your blood
262.96 -> pressure
263.44 -> so and a cup of coffee doesn't mean one
266.4 -> of those
267.28 -> 25-ounce things you get at the
268.8 -> convenience store right
271.04 -> that's probably about seven cups there
272.96 -> so okay lack of sleep
274.96 -> uh you know we've had a lot of videos on
277.04 -> this uh sleep is
278.4 -> very uh they're finding it to be more
280.639 -> important than we ever thought brad
282.8 -> sure i mean everything starts to go to
285.44 -> heck
286.16 -> when you when you're sleeping the heck
288.16 -> in a hand basket
289.36 -> that's right that's true so um
292.56 -> seven to eight hours yeah i was uh sleep
295.759 -> deprived over this
296.96 -> uh i was out camping and didn't have a
298.8 -> good my bed to sleep on
301.12 -> oh my goodness that was down to four or
303.52 -> five hours oh you were
304.96 -> crabby a bed yeah i woke up pretty
307.919 -> weird-looking
308.72 -> i couldn't walk straight anyways uh i
311.12 -> didn't check my blood pressure though i
312.72 -> probably should have yeah okay
314.16 -> uh inactivity um if you are not getting
317.84 -> exercise
319.039 -> you know we'll give you one more reason
321.039 -> to get exercise oh
322.4 -> that makes a big difference in my
323.919 -> because i was tracking mine and
326.08 -> aerobic exercise for me uh really helps
329.28 -> yeah you know if you don't have to
332.639 -> even get exercise in that fashion you
334.639 -> can walk your dog play with your kids
336.72 -> gardening get some movements you better
338.96 -> believe it all right too much alcohol
341.12 -> oh yeah i feel tested that but i've
344.08 -> never
344.8 -> checked it but you know when you're
346.56 -> living in wisconsin you're
348 -> very very well uh it's up on that yeah
351.12 -> so
351.52 -> you know the old uh guideline is women
354.16 -> can have one drink a day and men can
355.84 -> have two
356.56 -> so oh okay i'm good then you're good
360.16 -> okay smoking um i always found i give
363.44 -> this as an example brad
365.199 -> this kid he was a nephew of one a girl
368.08 -> that worked for me and
369.199 -> he was 17 years old worked in a sawmill
372.479 -> and cut off his finger and they were
374.96 -> really worried about getting it back on
376.8 -> because he was a smoker and his
378.479 -> his arteries were so bad yeah already
380.96 -> just from smoking at
382.16 -> age 17. oh really so they narrow your
385.52 -> blood pressure
386.479 -> your narrow your blood vessels which is
388.639 -> going to raise your blood pressure sure
390 -> yeah
391.68 -> yeah so another reason not to smoke
394.479 -> another reason to exercise
396.72 -> we know what you sound like we're we're
400.479 -> are we like giving good advice are we
404.319 -> you know postulated let's just get out
406.319 -> okay we're back okay
408.8 -> uh some of the over counter meds or um
412.72 -> supplements can also raise your blood
414.56 -> pressure um
416 -> we at chris the pharmacist don who
418.08 -> really once
419.199 -> you know warned us about saint john's
421.039 -> wort um
422.479 -> he said this thing interferes with a lot
425.12 -> of medications
426.24 -> and not necessarily saint john's word
428.319 -> itself
429.44 -> but when you mix it with other meds that
432.319 -> you're
432.639 -> taking yeah then it can be a problem he
435.199 -> was like
436.319 -> he said you need to check with your
438.08 -> pharmacist or doctor before you try
440 -> anything like that and so yeah
442.319 -> especially if you're already taking meds
444.16 -> it's a big thing uh this is going back
446.639 -> to
447.28 -> the sleep thing again uh people with
449.199 -> sleep apnea
450.319 -> have higher blood pressure quite often
452.72 -> and
453.44 -> you know that's where the cpap machine
455.28 -> could come in handy and
456.72 -> and help regulate that so not enough
459.68 -> potassium
460.88 -> you can kidneys need to balance the
462.8 -> sodium and potassium
464 -> to keep it right so um if you're eating
467.36 -> a low salt diet you can still high
469.44 -> high blood pressure not eating enough
471.039 -> fruits or
472.72 -> veggies or beans or broccoli yep
476.16 -> low fat dairy yeah you could just google
478.639 -> up
479.52 -> food with uh high potassium get a whole
482.4 -> list
482.96 -> thyroid problems oh i i know someone
486.16 -> very close to me that has
487.36 -> problems with this and um yeah sometimes
489.84 -> you need to take a medication
491.52 -> for low thyroid and also high thyroid
495.12 -> hyper or hypo
497.68 -> um nsaids non-steroidal
501.12 -> anti-inflammatory drugs or like aspirin
504.08 -> and even
504.72 -> ibuprofen they can raise your numbers
507.12 -> sure so keep that in mind
508.8 -> yeah so don't take them chronically it's
511.12 -> if those they have other negative
512.56 -> effects that could potentially happen so
514.32 -> be aware of that
515.2 -> talk to your doctor farmers just to make
517.279 -> sure you're safe i'm sure i don't think
518.959 -> my wife won't mind that i mentioned that
520.479 -> she has this next one
521.599 -> it's uh the white coach syndrome white
524 -> coat syndrome oh when you go to the
525.68 -> doctor
526.48 -> your blood pressure is high there but
528.72 -> it's not at home
529.68 -> right because you're a little nervous
531.2 -> about seeing the doctor
532.88 -> and she always complains as she gets
534.399 -> there and you know she sits down and
536.399 -> check it immediately
537.6 -> you're supposed to sit for five minutes
542.48 -> i don't know if the doctor doesn't wear
544.399 -> a white coat if that helps
546.64 -> because sometimes where's the pink code
549.92 -> so all right dehydration if you're not
552.72 -> getting enough water your blood vessels
554.64 -> tighten up and you know so yeah i was
556.48 -> surprised on this one because i thought
558.399 -> if you dehydrate get
559.839 -> less oh volume better right interesting
562.88 -> yeah
563.2 -> or if you go a lot of fluids in your
565.44 -> body you know then your blood pressure
567.36 -> goes up if you've got edema and all that
569.2 -> i think your body reacts so
571.04 -> i i think okay there's not enough fluid
573.44 -> you know
574.32 -> your body is smarter than we are i
576.16 -> didn't mean to ruin your
577.44 -> number 15 but all right number 16
580.72 -> uh hormonal birth control so pills
584 -> injections
585.04 -> and other birth control devices can uh
587.279 -> narrow up the blood vessels so
589.2 -> keep that in mind sometimes your doctor
591.12 -> might have to give you a lower dose of
592.72 -> estrogen
593.839 -> you know to keep your numbers in normal
595.519 -> so and those things are
597.36 -> prescription pretty much i think only
599.76 -> and the doctor will
601.519 -> address that if they don't you should
604.56 -> bring it out remind them
605.839 -> yes so there they are the 16 uh
609.36 -> keep track of it would we call it the
611.44 -> sweet 16
612.399 -> sure sweet 16 i like that oh there you
614.56 -> go yeah so really
616.16 -> it is a good idea especially as you get
618.32 -> older your body is changing
619.76 -> yeah you know monitor your blood
620.959 -> pressure i've got one right in the
622.72 -> drawer by my recliner so
625.279 -> you know it's right when it's convenient
628.16 -> you do it
628.8 -> yeah exactly remember brad and i can fix
631.279 -> just about
632.079 -> anything except for a broken heart but
634.72 -> this
635.279 -> kind of relationship yeah this really
637.44 -> could be in chapter one
639.839 -> yeah we could get this if we would get a
