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Originally Posted by Sorcha
If you are under stress, it can raise your bp significantly. It is supposed to be 120/80, and if the top number gets above about 170, you have to go to the emergency room. That should give you a kind of scale  But I'd cut back on salt for awhile if you can, to try and lower it. |
It's likely that quitting smoking would be more effective than cutting salt out of his diet.
The NIH also says that changing your diet completely is more effective than just cutting out sodium (as not all people with high blood pressure are sensitive to sodium).