High blood pressure ... and rising !

[Terpe]

I also have a theory that our blood pressure goes up when our surroundings are hotter and we get hotter. Don't know if it is true or not?

Oddly though when I'm in the Philippines my BP actually drops
Can't explain, unless stress levels also affect BP

[lastlid]

Oddly though when I'm in the Philippines my BP actually drops
Can't explain, unless stress levels also affect BP

You mean as soon as you hit terminal 1 your stress levels go down?

Yes. Looking through some material on the net it seems that hot weather decreases blood pressure and cold weather increases it.

I was thinking of those people who on a hot day tend to have more prominent veins in their hands, for instance, suggesting a higher pressure.