The medical establishment just changed the blood pressure rules again. New guidelines from the American Heart Association say a reading of 125 is not considered high blood pressure. This is just more confusion from the same experts who keep moving the goalposts on what makes Americans healthy.
For decades, doctors told us that 140 over 90 was the magic number for high blood pressure. Then in 2017, they suddenly decided 130 over 80 was the new danger zone. Now they are back with more changes that will leave hardworking Americans scratching their heads about what to believe.
The new 2025 guidelines keep the same blood pressure categories as 2017. A reading of 125 falls into what they call elevated blood pressure, not high blood pressure. But make no mistake, this is still a way for Big Pharma to sell more pills to more people.
These so-called experts want Americans taking medication earlier than ever before. They claim it will prevent heart attacks and strokes down the road. But what they really want is to turn healthy people into lifelong customers of the pharmaceutical industry.
The guidelines push expensive new diabetes drugs called GLP-1 medications for blood pressure patients. These shots can cost over $1,000 per month. It seems like every new medical guideline finds a way to make Americans spend more money on drugs they might not even need.
Real health comes from eating right, exercising, and taking personal responsibility for your body. Our grandparents lived long lives without popping pills for every little number that worried their doctor. They ate real food, worked hard, and did not rely on government experts to tell them how to live.
The medical establishment keeps changing these rules because they profit from keeping Americans sick and dependent. First they lower the numbers to create more patients, then they sell expensive treatments to fix problems that might not exist. It is a rigged system designed to extract money from working families.
Americans should focus on common sense health habits instead of chasing every new guideline from Washington. Eat less processed food, move your body, and stop letting government bureaucrats dictate your personal health choices. Your body knows what it needs better than any committee of medical experts ever will.