What raises blood pressure?

High Blood Pressure 0:24 min watch Published 4 December 2024 Dr Ravi Assomull, Consultant Cardiologist

Blood pressure is influenced by age, stress, diet, exercise, and sleep. In this video, Dr Ravi Assomull explains which factors most commonly raise blood pressure.

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Transcript

Blood pressure tends to rise as you get older. You can consider it part of the aging process. However, there are obvious lifestyle factors that can also elevate your blood pressure.

Stress is one of them. But there are things we can have perhaps more control of, and that includes what we eat, how much we exercise, and how well we sleep.

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