Tag: blood pressure
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Four Days of Data Said the Beetroot Was Making Me Worse. A Month Said Nothing Happened.
The washout data from my beetroot trial. Four days suggested my blood pressure was 4 mmHg lower off the shots. Then 710 readings across a full month said otherwise.
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I Took Beetroot Shots for 33 Days. My Blood Pressure Did Not Move.
I pre-registered a beetroot blood pressure trial, set the threshold before I started, and logged 824 readings across 33 days. The answer was zero change. Here are the numbers, and the limits…
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My Blood Pressure Is Finally Easing, and the Running Data Called It First
An interim report from my monthly Garmin and Hilo dump: a fortnight of heat acclimation running, ninety seconds a kilometre reclaimed, and blood pressure finally easing off its six-month plateau. July is…
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Dietary Nitrate and Blood Pressure: What the Research Actually Shows
This page is a reference summary of the published research on dietary nitrate and blood pressure. It is not medical advice. If your blood pressure is elevated, talk to your GP. I…
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I’m Testing Beetroot for Blood Pressure. Here’s Exactly What I’m Trying to Prove, Before I Start.
Bought with my own money. No commercial relationship with Beet It or James White Drinks. This post contains affiliate links, including to the beetroot shot I’m using and the Hilo monitor I…
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I Was Awake at 3am Reading a Supplement Ad. So I Designed an Experiment to Test It.
Affiliate disclosure: this post contains affiliate links, including to the beetroot shot I’m using in this trial and the Hilo monitor I measure with. I bought both with my own money. All…
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My Blood Pressure Didn’t Rise Because I Got Older. It Rose the Day I Did My Knee.
Nothing in this post is medical advice. I am not a doctor. Talk to your GP about anything health-related, especially blood pressure and medications. I was awake at 3am again. Nothing unusual…
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Hilo Blood Pressure Monitor Review: Two Years of Wearing It Every Day
This is my Hilo blood pressure monitor review, written after two years of wearing it every single day. I have had high blood pressure since 2005. That is twenty years of it…