Quote Originally Posted by Sloppy Joe View Post
I think it's important to be mindful of leaks now that I'm in my 30's.

I used to eat with reckless abandon like Druff and JSearles until I was about 22 when my metabolism slowed down.

I have good vitals but slightly high BP for my age so I've taken the following steps to address:

1. Less salt - never gave much thought to salt but am super cautious with it at home and realized that I have probably eaten too much salt all my life.

2. Sugar - recently quit sugar entirely mainly as a challenge. Have quit smoking/weed cold before with no side effects but man I was jonesing like a motherfuker for a few days. Now only eat sparingly.

3. Much less booze - and typically only on Friday/Saturdays, few drinks max. I started feeling really anxious/depressed when hung over in d 20s so this happened over time organically.

4. Stress management - I get super worked up so take steps to address: more outdoors stuff, tranquil music, floating (lol) etc. I think my stress is the main contributor so really try to be mindful about unwinding. Sometimes the answer is a vape pen.

5. Caffeine. - down to 2 cups coffee per day, working on getting down to one,

Everyone can tighten something up, we all take health for granted.
Some of these things will probably help your health in the long run, especially the decrease in booze consumption. The decrease in sugar can also help, but not if it's being replaced by potentially dangerous sugar substitutes.

Stress management always helps, so good job there.

However, this isn't going to do a lot for your blood pressure. As I mentioned before, it's mostly hereditary.

So if you're taking these steps for your overall health, then I can't argue with them. If it's mainly for your blood pressure, then you're not going to accomplish much on that front.