Week 1: Tom noticed more energy by day 4 or 5. End of week reading: 152/91 (down from 168/98).
"Not huge, but moving in the right direction," he says.
Week 2: Tom continued his normal routine—still had morning coffee with cream, still ate regular meals including his wife's pot roast.
Mid-week reading: 144/86.
"That's a 24-point drop in less than two weeks without changing anything else," he says.
Week 3: At his follow-up appointment, the nurse took his blood pressure: 126/79. She rechecked, thinking the equipment malfunctioned. Same reading.
"My doctor kept saying, 'This is remarkable,'" Tom recalls. "He pulled up my chart and looked at my history. He actually knew about the beetroot research—he just didn't think the effect would be this dramatic."
The doctor held off on the second medication and told Tom to continue what he's doing.
Four Months Later: Still Going Strong
Today, Tom's blood pressure consistently runs between 118/76 and 128/82.
"I'm in normal range for the first time in years," he says. "And I didn't have to change my entire life. I still eat foods I enjoy. I still have dessert. I just take Beetwise every morning."
His doctor is now monitoring him with the goal of potentially reducing his Lisinopril dosage.
Tom's wife notices he has more energy and is more active with their grandkids. "I don't need afternoon naps anymore. I feel younger, honestly."