How Can I Stick to My New Year's Resolution to Lower My Blood Pressure?

01/01/24 • 26 min

Whether is for a new year's resolution, an effort to follow doctor's orders or any other reason to improve your health, sticking to a lifestyle change can be challenging. Dr. K offers advice on how to set realistic goals to achieve a healthier you and responds to a listener's question about steps for lowering blood pressure.
Additional resources for this episode:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/index.htm
American Heart Association: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure
Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-pressure/symptoms-causes/syc-20373410#overview
Cleveland Clinic: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17649-blood-pressure
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Additional resources for this episode:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/index.html
Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiv-aids/symptoms-causes/syc-20373524
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Q&A with Dr. K - How Can I Stick to My New Year's Resolution to Lower My Blood Pressure?

Transcript

Beth Brown00:00:09.779

Welcome to Q&A with Dr. K, a podcast by Mountain Pacific Quality Health, where we sit down with Dr. Doug Kuntzweiler and get your health questions answered. Because on Q&A with Dr. K, the doctor is always in.

Beth Brown00:00:34.590

Hi, everybody, this is Beth Brown, your host, and I'm here with chief medical officer for Mountain Pacific, Dr. Doug Kuntzweiler, and we're here for another episode of Q&A w