The ROOT CAUSE Of High Blood Pressure & How To TREAT IT NATURALLY | Dr. Mark Hyman
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High blood pressure-medically known as hypertension-affects about 30 percent of adults. Left neglected, it can severely damage your quality of life and set the stage for heart disease, kidney complications, or a stroke. Conventional medicine typically treats hypertension with medications that are generally effective in reducing the risk of these complications. These medications frequently come with unintended side effects, however. The good news is the right foods and nutrients can dramatically lower blood pressure without the high costs and side effects of medications.
In today’s episode of my series I’m calling Health Bites, I discuss the driving forces of hypertension and the Functional Medicine approach to treating it.
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People often forget about anxiety. I believe that anxiety drives up high blood pressure through the roof!
Correct
That’s my biggest problem! I never been a guy to relax. It’s always go, go, go!!!
@@laserhobbyist9751 Oh yes, I can relate to that.
Yes. Confirmed with real time measurements
@@laserhobbyist9751 Please try wim hof breathing every day. You couldn;t pay me not to now.
Sleep deprivation caused my high BP.Sleep is very important
I take 3mg Melatonin to sleep soundly for 7 to 8 hrs
Very likely a huge factor.
I struggle to get 4 or mor hours sleep.
My employment has me starting at 1-4am. I cut out all OT but still does not help.
@@nathanbedford9178If you can, try to modify your employment so you get sleep by 10 pm and get at least 8 hours.
When you get your sleep matters because of our circadian rhythms.
I’m not overweight, eat well , exercise regularly, just walking ;) no sugar or fat but highly stressed at work and some at home front that can’t be avoided. I quit my job 3 days ago and I’m working on my health. Stress is the biggest factor!
Good fats are important.
You cannot absorb vitamins A,D,E, or K unless they are taken in the presence of a fat. They are FAT SOLUBLE VITAMINS.
@@trisholer9761I agree, don't cut out fats at all, just make sure you're getting good fats like fatty meat/fish, nuts, certain oils, etc
I cut carbs, sugar, etc - lost 16 pounds - cut salt, anything high in sodium and still have the same BP - it is so F'N annoying!!! Seeing a cardio doc tomorrow bec I am about to throw the home BP machine in the trash. They say reduce your stress to reduce your blood pressure but guess what??? My BP gives me STRESS!!
Well cut the fats and oils. Not the carbs lol
Yeah man!!! Fuck I been going through EXACTLY the same things and feelings as you for years..I've commented on many videos but who hears us? I'm with you and I'm sick of it
@@Bankai90pretty sure if he lost 16 pounds he cut those too,use your brain
16 lbs isn't that much wouldn't take that long to lose so you probably haven't been doing this long . Not surprised you have high bp I mean re read your comment you wrote I can feel the pressure / stress through the screen.
You lost 16 pounds. That is Great! But how overweight are you? Are you still overweight? If your still overweight by a lot that means you must lose more weight to lower blood pressure.
Low potassium is a major cause of high blood pressure. Since the vast majority of people (perhaps all of us) are deficient in this mineral, supplementing is the cheap and easy way to lower your blood pressure. I recently lowered my BP from 166/95 to 131/76 by taking 1000mg of potassium chloride twice a day, and continuing to eat a healthy diet. Yes, I am healthy otherwise, so this one change had a drastic effect of my own blood pressure.
Where can you buy 1000mg? I can't find anything more than 99mg
Be careful with potassium chloride, it is proven to cause small intestine and stomach ulcers. There is a reason it is mandatory for supplements to have no more than 99mg P. Chloride per tablet. Do your research, especially if you notice any stomach /gut ache after you start taking it. Best way is to increaseyour potassium thru foods. Potatoes, bananas, tomatoes etc.
I am doing 1000 and 2000mg magnesium oxide. BP still high, guess I will try upping my potasium.
@@judicorbett9401please don't overdose on magnesium oxide you can hurt your kidneys
Stress is definitely a contributory factor. One way to overcome stress is to play a game in your mind of finding a positive in every situation and finding the positive things in your life. Each time your are worried, fretting, angry or depressed, play this game. Yes there is a positive in each and every situation and all negative things out there in the world that are NOT in your life are also thankfully your positives. So next time you feel low play this game.😃 Another surprising way to lessen stress is to help someone, yet another is to have a hobby
I had 160/100 my whole life. I should be dead by now, I eat only whole plant foods, no salt, and ride a bicycle 2 hours a day. I feel great. My pulse is in the 40's, however by blood pressure rarely drops below 150/90. So, let that sink in. It's genetic
Blood pressure readings don’t mean anything. Why do people even measure their blood pressure. Total waste of time!
I have high blood pressure and the irritating thing is that I have NONE of the other markers - bloods are fine, not overweight, etc etc. So it has to be genetic, and.... age (am in my sixties). I try to keep it down by eating things high in potassium and other vitamins supposed to help so that I do not have to increase the medication. I know when things are bad though - I feel heady and then very tired. You need to get it lower as you age - things catch up with you!
Mine too..last year been running 200/100...can't get it down..I'm gonna try the potassium..my potassium bottomed out about six years ago...cramp alot in my legs..
I'm refusing to let them check my blood pressure with the machine any longer..Not only does it hurt it's not accurate..
I request Manuel but they do machine anyway..Not this visit if they refuse so be it..I don't care.
Wow!!!!!
I got off from my blood pressure med for more than 2 months without my doctor's advice. I monitored my bp since I stop my medication and twas very normal ranged from 106-112/70-74. What I did is lifestyle changes, home remedy (raw garlic 2x a day) regular exercise (at least 30 mins brisk walking and intermittent fasting (18-6 3x every week)
Thank you. I’m not alone with getting off medication. These medication was slowly killing me too.
How much garlic you used?
@@EjLapore As long as you like raw garlic and you don't have side effects, you should eat the quantity you enjoy; too much of a good thing can be bad for you. Garlic is a blood thinner so if you don't enjoy garlic you can always use other blood thinners such as ginger, or turmeric in your food (curries?). Don't ignore side effects, they usually tell you what and how much your body wants to deal with.
I'm trying to get off my BP medication also because I believe its damaging my kidneys
Congrats bro - that really is an achievement and it’s an inspiration to many folks 👍
It's far easier to list what one should eat than what one should not.
Whole Foods. What your ancestors would recognize.
Potassium!! I got hypertension but saw a keto video telling me to up my potassium so I did and it’s been perfect since!! 😅
hi what did u take to increase ur potassium ?
How do you 'up your potassium'?
What are you using or doing for potassium?
@@sujatafernandes973 potassium tablets. Siolgar is the brand. They are kind of yuk. There are probably other brands but I thought this was good and it seemed to work!
@@AnnabelleJARankin I take potassium supplement from the health food store. Solgar is the brand I used
Chronic high BP entire adult life.Im not a big doctor guy so would get it checked very infrequent.Went to the dentist and they wouldn't work on me because my BP was too high.A little later I went to the firehouse to check my BP.It was 170/80, a month later checked again,180/90.I had a vegan diet for 6 years and never lowered my BP one bit.Stopped vegan diet years ago.So recently started eating a meat diet,carnivore,no fruit,no vegetables at all Meat,butter,eggs and some raw dairy.Within 6 weeks I got my BP checked,130/70.Several months now and I consistently get normal readings, first time in my adult life.Im 65.
You have adopted a natural human diet. Well done!
Strange.
What are you talking about?
@@TheTurmericTrail who
Yea one we cannor just relat one thing- food to. overall health because stress, sleep and genetics also play a factor in high blood pressure as well,
For me, a whole plant person for 6 years, it comes down to getting exercise. Low impact aerobics, walking and swimming. The diet, by itself, isn't enough.
THANK YOU DOC! Finally a doctor who isn’t exclusively blaming salt! When I went low carb, by accident I found out my BP dropped. Within weeks it went from 145/90 to 110/ 70 simply by cutting the carbs/sugar. Great info.
Not so read my comments . Body's much preferred source of fuel is carbs a nutritional science 101 fact . Google it .
Congrats! thanks for the info
haven't had sugar in nearly 2 weeks I feel great.. carbs are trash
@@biblebill6206 Is that why so many Americans are obese or as Dr Hyman says 93% of Americans have a significant health issue that he lists?
Standard nutritional science doesn't seem to be serving us well
@@biblebill6206 WRONG !!!
Around 20% of people with Hypertension have a condition called primary Aldosteronism where the adrenals are inflamed and or have a aldosterone emitting tumour. Excess aldosterone means that the body holds onto salt and dumps potassium. If you are diagnosed then you need to restrict salt intake to 1500mg a day. It is a curable form of high blood pressure with medication and or removal of the affected adrenal. Many people are walking around with this condition - it is diagnosed using a blood test and more precise testing is used to figure out if it is one or both adrenals affected. It would be a good idea to look into this Mark - there needs to be more information on UA-cam and other platforms around this condition which used to be once thought of as rare. When this is diagnosed it can add 20 years to someones life. Millions are currently undiagnosed. Thanks
I have a tumour on my left kidney, been there for years, its 3.8 cm but they say its not active. I've had kidney stones, obesity, hypertension, and anxiety. I am low to zero carb. I think this tumour is affecting me but I think I need to find a specialist. My primary care doctor doesn't want to address it.
Blood pressure became more and more of a problem as more and more medications came on the market. The old guidelines were 100 plus your age. So, as you get older acceptable blood pressure can be higher than younger people.
I did some research about age difference for BP! I am 70 years old--how can my BP the same for someone in their 20--30
@@monicaallmond2606 Exactly 👍 It’s not that I criticize my doctor’s advice. However, I am totally skeptical of the Pharmaceutical Companies. Many times the HBP drugs do more harm than good.
In addition to what was discussed here, regular brisk walks and fasting has really helped my BP.
113/67 taken about ten minutes before I saw this video. Age 75, 5'10", 159 lbs. Plant-dominant diet.
It doesn’t matter what I do, I’m even on BP meds and clean diet and workout a lot. My grandma had it too and we had to take her to the ER all the time when it would get over 200/110 but the crazy part is she lived to be 101. Mine and hers is just naturally high
Beetroot powder! I tried it and was surprised at how well it worked.
Beats or beet juice also but it is hard to eat enough, and the juice has too much sugar.
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 lemon juice, 2 cloves of garlic pressed, 1/4 tablespoon of Cayenne pepper, and teaspoon of honey on empty stomach, twice a day has taken me from 80mg 3x a day bp meds to 1/2 of 1 in morning and 1/2 at night in 5 days, don't do it without BP monitor It will go to low, I went from 155/55 to 110/ 77, again In 5 days.
Me too. 🤔🤷♀️
Me too. My Dad had it all his life and I’ve had it since I was 24 years old. It’s all over the map, but when I’m stressed, it’s really high. I’m on medication and am trying a high potassium diet and lowering salt. Lowering carbs too. My Dad lived until 86 and did not die from any cardiac/ vascular problem. I have no other health problems. Just this curse.
@@jgriffin282 I'm sorry ,but thank you for sharing, both my parents have high BP and most of family member from mother side. It's hereditary I guess because I don't eat junk food, or salty food. I have hard time to accept the reality until I can't take it anymore, today I took Losartan for the first time and I'm going to have peace with the reality im in :(
My BP was 105/62 last checked at bloodwork draw.
Not really sure if thats too low but I feel GOOD
Started taking extra magnesium to see if my bp came down. It would go up to 138 ish over 90. Now really in line bout 120 over 80. I drink too much coffee in the am. I’m 56 white guy doing low carb/keto for past 4 years. In good shape, exercise a lot. I think magnesium is very important.
Which magnesium is that?
@@saraperez4073 Magnesium glycinate 300 mg on empty stomach.
Mag or potassium. Some are in need of one more than the other.
@@lolodee3528 potassium is restricted for many CKD patients
Why is your skin color relevant?
ah, yeah. I agree with everything Dr. Mark Hyman says. He's really nailed it when it comes to preventative medicine and I never tire of hearing it.
I think this video was a gold mine, Dr Hyman. Thanks for the hard work you put into it!
Dear Dr. You are the best.you cover the whole issue completely.throughly.you save lot of people who in the middle of nowhere.you are the best
Been listening to you for eons and reading many of your books....we NEED more functional doc's - not what we have in my small town for sure.
So glad i found you! Right at the beginning of covid i relocated to be a caregiver for 2 family members who passed 10 months apart . my blood pressure was high before i became a relocated it was 177/85, my doctor gave me a prescription and I took one pill because I felt like i was to young at 55 and that I would just make the necessary changes to my lifestyle....and I did. I walked 3 miles Mon-Fri, did 90 minutes of exercise at home, drank 90oz or more of water, salmon, kale, egg whites, sweet potatoes, fruit. I lost 25lbs, blood pressure went to 127/75. Now at 58, I went to the ER 2 weeks ago, BP 202/102, they gave me losartan. Im going to take the calcium magnesium , its hard to exercise because now I need a knee replacement, but i did find a 10 minute video for high blood pressure. You mentioned Omega which I'll try, what are your thoughts on Beetroot powder along with the Losartan pills? Thank you for sharing, New Subscriber!
hi, its Doc from Australia ...if you could tell me which medication you took earlier (initially) which made you feel like 55yr old .....i am just gathering info on compliance coz every med has its own side effect the commonest being tiredness or loss of libido....so if you could...or let me know your first medication (not the current losartan) would be appreciated. Thanks
At the 10:30 mark, he gives supplements to take: magnesium, potassium, coq10, b complex, omega 3 & fiber & exercise.
This Guy is Fantastic at summing up everything in one concise video! This is really right on!
My mom in her 70s was on BP medication. We started a diet of vegetables with small portions of meat. No daily desserts and heavily reduced breads. My mom got dizzy a lot, and it turned out her BP corrected itself, and the medication was counteracting it, making her dizzy. The doctor slowly reduced the meds until she was off of them.
My husband & I dropped sugar, all processed food, rice , flour, pasta…
Feel great!
What is your menu like?
Red meat, chicken, pork, raw honey , raw milk, some fruits
😂coffee 🎉 black🎉
Loving these shorter videos. Thanks
I am taking 3 blood pressure pills a day. My blood pressure cup was telling me I was in hypertensive crisis. when I complained about my pressure to my primary care he told me not to take my pressure until I have had my meds in me for at least 2 hrs. He might as well have slapped me in the face.. Thank the Lord their are alternatives... Thank you for caring and educating us all.
😆 my primary care provider told me you're young, lose weight, and eat healthy. See you in a couple of years.
@@blkacdevl2517MINE TOLD ME THAT TOO AND IM NOT OVERWEIGHT. I’m 21.
This is an excellent video. Everyone should listen and take his advice seriously.
"Lifestyle" - 100% agreed. However, it isn't as easy as one might think. The suggestions made here about better foods to eat might be possible for someone who has the income to support better quality meals, but a person on a limited income is forced to buy what he can afford - which is usually the "bad" foods.
Based on the laws of physics, if you eliminate the cause of high blood pressure, there is no reason for it to exist. This is why the salt claims are wrong. If a doctor advises the patient to cut back on salt and then prescribes medication, then salt can't be the cause because by cutting back on the salt (the "cause"), medications shouldn't be needed.
The answer to properly treating high blood pressure is to find the cause and fix it. It shouldn't be too hard to do. If the medical profession understands the mechanics of how medications act on the body to get the desired effects, they should know what nutrients do the same thing. This would indicate a nutrient deficiency that is treatable by the patient.
Your logic has left out that the medical profession is also a business with a bottom line ($$). Nutrition does not bring big profits to big pharma, and big pharma owns mainstrream medicine.
Genuine person who gave best info
Excellent with all the information in 1 place. Will be rewatching this periodically to remind myself
Hi.
I cried and laughed watching this one. Then I watched it again to take notes.
Thank you for another life changing reality check.
Improving way of life, is a motivation that needs to be taught and lived from day one.
I think being a doctor would be very frustrating. As well as joyous.
Seeing your patients not wanting to change,then when they do.....
Stay cool and groovy
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Thank you, Dr. Hyman, for making this concise, very informative video. Knew it all but you brought it together and I need to keep being reminded. So, I will watch this over and over until I get it right!
Dr. Mark, I love listening to You!!! You speak the truth give the solutions in staying healthy. I want to watch all of Your videos. Thank You millions.!!!!!!😊
Thank you, makes total sense to me. I found out a few days ago, my bloodpressure is 200. He tested me 3 times, last one was 195. He got a bit angry when I said no to medication. I know that I have the alcohol to blame. Will totally cut it out now, my diet was always pretty good, but it can be improved, and I will do that, too. Thanks for confirming what my intuition told me straight away. I can't stand how some people tell me straight away, oh, just take the medication. And then they admit that they still eat crap. I think they're just so lazy, and think a pill will fix everything. These people usually end up taking hundreds of pills each week, and I'm not going to be one of them.
If your blood pressure is that high medication might be pretty important.
@@YouCantGoBack 2 days later I measured it with a meter I bought at the Chemist, I'm keeping a log, and it's steadily going down. This morning's average was 129/91, with a pulse of 60. No medication needed for me. Just no alcohol. The doctor confirmed it, measuring it again on a 3 day follow-up. Mind you, I was drinking a bottle of port almost daily, no wonder I'm improving so quickly.
I don't drink or smoke, exercise every day and my BP is 197/116. Tried everything to get it down. I'm 59, and ran a half marathon three weeks ago in 1.26.32. My doctor was pissed off when I refused to take medication. Maybe high BP is not the risk they are telling us.
@@rfmlets6713 Yes, after Corona I don't believe anything mainstream or GPs are telling me. The way he looked at me, he thought I shouldn't be standing, at one point I was worried he was going to force me into hospital emergency. If I were you, I would be running some tests to see any possible cause. There is this great Cardiologist, Dr Pradip Jamnadas, I listened to a video, and then did a 7 day water fast. That really brought the blood pressure down. And I felt so good. Now I've lost my way again. Ah well. Wishing you all the best.
@@rfmlets6713 if you are that athletic it really could be an electrolyte issue. Low magnesium or potassium. Running that much means you need even more than the average person and they are already hard to get enough of. I bet if you started drinking the electrolyte packets it would improve it.
Agree with everything except “don't exercise after dinner.” I'm 63 and have been doing it 5 days a week, an hour after dinner. I have made excellent progress in the past year, with no negative effects whatsoever. I also did a quick google dive into your analysis and found nothing more than the possibility of upsetting my stomach, which doesn't happen. I went from taking two BP medications a year ago, to taking none now and have an average BP of 115/70 with just lifestyle changes.
I think he was saying not to exercise after dinner if you're not sleeping well.
It depends the exercise.. walking is ok, sprinting is not a good idea. Your body needs rest to digest well.
Exercise in the morning in a fasted state is optimal. Athletes never eat a full meal before training.
@@snowbird6855 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33919779/
I would suppose to you that it wouldn't have mattered when you did that exercise you needed. I have a close friend with bad gastro problems and besides a walk after this would be very bad. I'll go further to say that your liver mainly processes what we've eaten when we are supine so the habit of lying down for a bit after eating in Mediterranean countries is a good one. Keep up the good work. :)
Great information. Grateful Dr H
Thank you for such great information..very informative indeed.
I appreciate you so very much. Learning lots and sharing lots...
Love this! Lifestyle 1st. Start with baby steps if it seems overwhelming.
As always thank you doctor..
Great job. Thanks for the info.
Thank you Doctor… you deserve recognition from all of us…
You are the main reason and the person to lead me to better health 3 years ago. let food be your medicine. Thank You for helping Me
No don't listen to him what he is teaching will ruin your health .
@@biblebill6206 neither does your Red Hat Jesus. Looks like he ran out of steam after the election
@@gm7304 Lol , don't be so sure of that .
What is the 10 day eating? I'd like to do that, I'm in Australia by the way
@@doneanbennett9218 Have no idea,But I'm well into my 4th year eating clean whole foods and I feel like I'm 20. I'm 58 and jump rope and exercise on a regular basis. food is medicine.I Love Australia😃
The root cause is stress, caused by overriding the body's natural instinct to beat sense into those that justly deserve it.
Amen.
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I don’t understand my doctor, well, I do I know all about doctors, but I have to have one doesn’t mean I have to take his advice, unfortunately because I am on SSA disability and Medicare I have to keep a primary care physician so I can subscribe me all these drugs that I won’t take they just sit here for about six months. Then I grind them up. No I don’t flush them down the toilet. I don’t quite know what to do with them fill my pillows with him.
Yes truth !!!!
I believe that your comment should be etched in all of the important statues around the country, cause its that true.
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This info is so true. Salt sugar and fats are used as preservatives in food to give a longer shelf life and mass produce at a cheap cost that is not healthy at all....
Thank you..I was totally overweight diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea,ptsd,I drank every day experienced a stroke last year,I lost 40lbs want to lose 30 more yet from stroke paralysis is limiting movement, I'd appreciate some more of your wisdom was pre diabetic 😢
Thank you Dr. Hyman, you have expressed so many aspects as to why hypertension occurs. Everyone is stressed out; we live in a daily crazy social media frenzy.
New to your channel. Just turned 50 and I have hypertension. I'm currently on Gen 1 blood pressure med called Nebivolol which I was told is a mild BP med but I'm hoping with my lifestyle changes and some exercise, I can change it. My stepmother told me about your channel. Thank You!
Try MEGA MAGNESIUM.
Thank you once again Dr Omole on UA-cam for this information. Since following you (for some years now), my kidney stage results has decrease from stage 3 to stage 1. You saved me from dialysis. Thank you and please keep the videos coming!! God Bless..
THANK YOU! FOR SOLID, HONEST ADVICE! NEW SUB. ALWAYS THUMBS UP!
Most black folk in the US consume Iodized Salt(Mortons and Lawry's Seasoned salts.) On the rare occasion I eat out or at Mama''nems I can tell immediately I've consumed chemical salts and sugar because my joints throb. I can literally feel my heartbeat throughout my body. I have to drink tons of H2O to end the salt and sugar overload effects
That's interesting about the joints throbbing - I did not know that connection
I think more Black People need to watch more of these longevity videos. I’ve learned so much about sugar intake. I had high blood pressure, high triglycerides and high cholesterol. Since doing intermittent fasting and low carb and I feel so much better.
Not all...
I have to take potassium everyday and when I feel my heart do that thing I know I need potassium.
@@arlenemcnary6998 That goes without saying
I'm 59, have had high BP for at least ten years. My diet is high in fruit and veg, and watch my salt intake. I have a resting heart rate of 45 bpm, run about 40 miles per week and swim at least 5 miles per week. I can run a 5K in under 19 min. I don't smoke or drink alcohol. I just took my BP and was 185 over 103, this is normal for me, and whatever I do I can't get it down to 'normal levels'. I don't believe 120 over 80 is a normal figure. I've tried deep breathing but that makes my BP worse.
I am 75yrs old and was getting similar or higher readings. If you are anxious or stressed about it, the reading will be higher. Sit upright in a chair. Sit at a table with your elbow on the table. Raise or lower the chair so that your elbow is the same level as your heart. Relax for about 3 min. Then take 3 readings. Right hand, left hand, right hand. Discard the first reading (always higher) note the other 2 readings and take the average. Hope you get better results.
@@RoughGekko Thanks for the advice.
Same here. Im in shape never over weight . Nothing works
@@tommysmoothsiconolfi9401 Could High BP be another red herring? Just like statins and cholesterol. 70 years ago, the normal then was 100 plus age over 90. The Drug industry make money on the medication, so they have lowered the numbers to get people on the meds. If we are fit and healthy, we should ignore the readings. Taking the meds over time will do more damage.
@@rfmlets6713 i agree with you 100.percent im 56 my testosterone is like a 30 yr old over 700. I eat right work out and my bp is sky high!. Taking my bp readings gives me high bp!. Been going through this since my 20s. We have been told.lies about everything..who knows what the right numbers are. Good health to you my friend. 🙏
Another good one mark
This was an awesome video! A wealth of information...thank you so very much!
When I went on your (Dr Hyman's) 10 Day Detox program, my BP dropped to normal along with cholesterol and other good markers! And I lost about 25 lbs gradually, over about 3-4 months ... was great!. Thank you! Time to 'get back on it'!! :)
How do I find the detox program
@@johnnycoleman1255 Dr Hymans book called “10 Day Detox Diet”
I totally agree with and appreciate this video so much. And I love the many excellent points you made, Doc. Most doctors don't know even half of what you said here. I always have an issue with the "Americans eat X number of pounds of sugar a year" statistics that are always part of articles everywhere wherever American diets are discussed. And if "nutrition" is discussed in the doctor's office at all, that's pretty much all you get: the sugar lecture and these "average American" numbers. Over the years I've done a bit of research into this and have found that the number wildly fluctuates depending on the source. You can basically find almost every outrageous number given. You can find sources that swear each American eats 57 lbs of sugar a year, no it's 87, no, it's 147, another says it's 150 - 170 lbs of sugar a year! Why don't we all just agree that each and every American eats an average of 500 pounds of sugar a year so that we cover all bases. Or, we can realize that these numbers are based on sales of sugar in the food industry and not accurate at all. It would be more accurate to say X amount of lbs of sugar are used in the food industry each year. But then the amount of food waste would have to be admitted and factored in. Because all we really know is how much sugar is sold, not really how much is consumed. Nor do we know what that "average American" is out there doing. Because I think we all know that there are people who eat terribly on a regular basis and drink soda all day long, but many eat quite good as a rule, as well as many who eat with intelligence daily. But the food industry, which is really where the blame lies here, cranks out the sugar, puts it everywhere, and then we're accused of eating it all. In truth, it's not all consumed. To be more correct "sugar" needs to be defined as everything that raises blood sugar, as well, which includes grains, a huge staple of the American diet.
I love that you included heavy metals in this discussion; most don't ever mention them. Mercury fillings needs to be looked into much more as a cause for hypertension, imo. I also love that you talked about magnesium deficiency, which is absolutely rampant and when was the last time anyone had their conventional doctor advise they focus on getting their daily magnesium and potassium? I would also like to add that food allergies or sensitivities are also a more common cause of hypertension than most realize.That ended up being my main cause and it took a functional/holistic doctor to help me figure that out. I was pretty fascinated by that.
There are so many causes that I feel it's victim blaming to say "the average American eats" whatever number of pounds of sugar or other garbage someone wants to blame on them (not you--this is a common stat thrown around by everyone). It's true that more education on the many underlying causes of hypertension needs to be given---to the doctors out there, primarily, and then to their patients who deserve answers.
Some valid points I think, thanks for sharing
Wow, you are sooooo right Dr. Hyman!!! Thank you for this information. I can truly atest to what you are saying. Can I also add one more thing, I also noticed that when I am under stress and anger, my BP also sky rockets. And I also noticed that when I intentionally increase my exercise with the INTENTION of expeling or releasing out my frustration and increase your heart rate (to a reasonably heart rate) to really sweat and increase your exercise length of time, I dropped my blood pressure - seriously
Love your approach and sensibility, real glad I found you. TY!TY!
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You really know what you're talking about, my doctor has never told me about anything like this, all he'd done is given me medication for my hypertension. I know how poor kidney function so have started eating a non dairy & meat diet, my protein is now mainly plant based but i do have fish once a week. THANK YOU so much for your brilliant video.
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I have been eating much healthier here in the Philippines for a few years with so many new choices in veggies and fruits. Many of the imported healthy oils are a bit expensive but I use them also.
I cut out processed foods and never added salt and interesting enough I tested low in salt. Amazing. So now I enjoy adding salt to my food
Wonderful, thanks.
Lots of great tips. I do feel Dr. Hyman glossed over meat as a great source of potassium. There's a good amount of potassium in beef, fish, liver, etc. It would be interesting to know more about the bioavailability of potassium from different foods. For example, let's say, on paper, a portion of spinach and a portion of salmon contained the exact same amount of potassium - would there be a way of determining which one (after being consumed) would provide the greater amount of potassium to the body?
Yes, I went carnivore for 6 months and my blood pressure lowered to level and my sugars. It also helped me conceive after years of trying. Since being pregnant I brought fruit and vegetables back in and my blood pressure went up. Not a lot but I think carbs effect people differently
Researchers collected data about the participants’ health status through the Berlin Initiative Study, a Charité research project. They questioned participants every 2 years and assessed their blood pressure, among other health measurements.
At the 6-year mark, the investigators performed a statistical analysis to find out how blood pressure could affect a person’s mortality risk. They also adjusted for potential confounding factors, such as sex, lifestyle choices, body mass index (BMI), and how many drugs for high blood pressure each person took.
They saw that people aged 80 and over who had a lower blood pressure - of 140/90 mm Hg or under - actually had a 40 percent higher mortality risk than peers with blood pressure exceeding those thresholds.
Yeah, recently there's been studies that say older people might actually benefit from having an elevated BP. Honestly BP is still mostly a medical mystery.
Outstanding advice
Amazing to hear that I really appreciate
Could you elaborate more on how heavy metals directly affects blood pressure? I'm someone who's been promoting awareness about "metals" and the current concerns with regards to implantable devices. However, this is the first I've heard of heavy metals mentioned with high blood pressure. Thank you in advance and for the wonderfully informative video.
Great question. I looked at my research on this subject and found this. The paper has links to articles specifically on cardiovascular effects:
Toxic Metals Cause Membrane and DNA Damage, and Disrupt Physiology (Protein and Enzyme Activity)
Heavy metals enter the human body through the gastrointestinal tract, skin, or via inhalation. Toxic metals have proven to be a major threat to human health, mostly because of their ability to cause membrane and DNA damage, and to perturb protein function and enzyme activity. These metals disturb native proteins’ functions by binding to free thiols or other functional groups, catalyzing the oxidation of amino acid side chains, perturbing protein folding, and/or displacing essential metal ions in enzymes… It is well known that exposure to xenobiotic [toxic] metals can cause gastrointestinal, respiratory, cardiovascular, reproductive, renal, hemopoietic, and neurological disorders [6,7]. Some heavy metals stimulate through different pathogenetic links the progression of cancers and reduce their sensitivity to treatment [8,9]. Oxidative stress (rising level of oxidative damage in a cell) caused by these metals destroys lipids, proteins and DNA molecules, and supports carcinogenesis. A wider discussion on this topic can be found in recent reviews [10,11,12]. - Danuta Witkowska et al, Molecules
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8511997/
Ok I started doiing something about it, I mean getting rid of the belly fat but I like sweet stuff so it is not easy. Started by cutting down on size of meals and content of what I eat. Stopped starchie food like pasta rice and all but my body couldn't handle it so had to substitue protein in it's place which works but I still like the sweet treats. Maybe I can cut them completely but cutting down right now only eating some treats once or twice per week. Salt I cut a long time ago but difficult to cut it completely. Just to say it made a big difference right away. Walking up this steep hill I do it a few day sometime every day to go to the local supermarket to get sundries. My blood presure was very high even though I am taking meds for it. Taking this new diet does not make a big difference to belly fat but seems to be going down. I have this channel to thank and not my doctors. They do zero actually doctoring and only do it to make money for themselves getting kickbacks from drug companies. It's not good. I am 67 in a few months..
Thank you for your life saving advice. Gold
A great summary : )
I am 65 this month and have been experiencing high BP for 3 years and started experiencing some limited arthritis in my hands. My systolic ranges from 160 - 120 but my diastolic is only 80 - 65. I have had a balanced diet for many years and recently did a 30 day AIP detox diet and lost 9 lbs and am down to 172 lbs and am 5'9. I also increased my supplements to include magnesium, Vit K, D, C, Co Q10, multi and fish oil. I retired 2 years ago, I have little stress and have been exercising typically 2x per day including a 1 hour walk and strength exercises. I am now seeing a cardiologist and did an EndoPat test which had no alarms on it. I am frustrated because it seems like I am doing all the right things but my BP still fluctuates and seems too high. I wanted to avoid medication but seems like I may need to start.
Is it possible that your higher reasons are from anxiety? If you are worried about your blood pressure, and concerned that this time it will be higher, then they can raise it.
I'm not a doctor, this is just from personal experience, and what a doctor suggested to me in the E.R last summer.
Could there be an underlying condition responsible for the hbp. Have you done a lipid profile to check your ldl & triglycerides levels?
A keto diet is the way to go in terms of a life long lifestyle to cut out the bad carbs and keep the good fats and proteins. Intermittent fasting daily is huge when implemented. B complex vitamins, magnesium, zinc, iodine, vitamin D3 (with K2), a teaspoon and a half of sea salt daily, 4700 mg of potassium daily. Daily electrolytes in water which contain magnesium, sodium, chloride, calcium and potassium and trace minerals is great hydration. I recommend Dr. Berg's electrolyte powder (grape flavor is tasty). Get your thyroid checked. Also, if you truly want to know what vitamins and minerals you're deficient in instead of taking supplements blindly, then get a HTMA test (hair, tissue, mineral analysis). It's the best test for accurate levels. A blood test is just a moment in time and doesn't reflect the last three months in the body. Sleep at least 7 hours if not 8 without interruption. HIIT exercises no more than 3 days a week recovering in between.
Eat many many vegetables, the diet with which we evolved. Provides necessary magnesium and potassium. (But avoid potassium supplementation.)
@@dinah3525 Evolved? We were made by God!
I try to live a healthier balance life (e.g. manage stress through meditation) daily , but need that motivation and discipline through body, soul, and mind exercises !
Me too!!
Thanks for the info.
Love this! Thanks a bunch ❤❤❤
Thank you Dr. Hayman, I really appreciate what you had to say, and I implementing those now. I have increased those measures increasingly after they proved extremely efficacious. It is wonderful to be 69 years of age, and have a body that looks the way it did when I was 31-33 years of age. I just started exercising again after working long hours on a project, and I did 32 push ups easily. But being a health nut I will be getting back to doing 100 push ups a day very shortly. What is truly wonderful is that today the information on genetics, science, and medicine is so much more accurate, and efficacious than just 20 year ago, that there is literally no reason to allow ones self to turn into a dead skin, wrinkled, sun damaged blob wasting away on a couch eating ding dongs.
Lol!absolutely true, I'm almost 77 and I exercise every morning,I've cut out flour and sugar. I am able to eat almost anything I like in moderation. The main thing of all is diet, exercise and DISCIPLINE. This massive intake of junk,flour,salt,and sugar and sitting on the couch CANNOT be healthy.
@@althearoberts5413 I applaud you. 🙌
You may be wrong about the sun. And there’s a LOT of disinformation currently being spread on medical issues.
Pretty egotistical too.
Thank you for this incredibly helpful video. Could you please do a video on fish and how we can take in fish without the industrial pollutants/metals that seem to have impacted fish products? I'd love to take in more fish in my diet but I'm afraid of the mercury and what kinds of farm-raised fish are unsafe. Can farm-raised fish ever be safe? I'm on a student budget and that is another factor with fish products. Thank you again.
Bad news. Farm raised fish only have a fraction of the nutrition that wild caught fish have. Avoid large fish because they are older and have accumulated more mercury. Mackerel is confusing because there are both large and small. Herring is difficult to find in the US because they grind it up for cattle feed. Sad. Only "fresh" wild caught salmon is usually spoiled. That leaves you w frozen wild caught salmon and an occasional tuna. Then canned anchovies, sardines, and herring in olive oil.
Sad but true.
Sardines
Great video , very educational 👍👍
Excellent, excellent video❤
I love redmonds "real salt". I didnt get high BP until I was undergoing treatment for cancer. I now have several permanent after effects from that horrid cancer treatment. Thanks for talking about natural ways to lower BP. I had some bad reactions to the medications that they have prescribe for BP.
I just developed high blood pressure s couple of months ago, after completing breast cancer treatment.
@@HarrisPilton789 I am sorry to hear that. I am looking for natural things to help bring it down. I am about to try beet root powder, organic. Fingers crossed.
Hi... I've had high BP for at least forty years. 25 years ago my doctor sent me to a hypertension clinic (in Australia where I live) and they tested everything. Echo cardiogram, renal artery scan, etc etc. My cholesterol was the lowest the doctor had ever seen, and at 50 I was fit enough to ride my bicycle there over the biggest hills in town. They said that I had the heart of an ox...!
So I've been on tablets ever since.
Then seven months ago I went keto largely due to chronic urinary infections and even passing clots. Freaked me out!
To my astonishment within two days all my symptoms disappeared. No more night urination (I was getting up three or more times a night) and I felt great. Until I discovered that I must be fructose intolerant because fruit turns my urine to tea.
I've lost ten kilos. I've not eaten ANY wheat, sugar, pasta, rice, potatoes (night shades give me arthritis) in seven months. NONE.
I now mix Himalayan salt 50/50 with K Chloride and make my own electrolyte with potassium and Mg citrate and lemon juice with tiny amounts of Himalayan salt thrown in. The only veggies I eat are broccoli, cauliflower some cabbage and Brussels sprouts.
My BP refuses to go down. I've reluctantly gone back on my BP tablets. Bitterly disappointed....
Mike
All of this and your BP is still high? Very strange. And do you practice intermittent fasting?
Did they test for Primary Aldosteronism?
@@rochepatto1 I have never heard about this, and I'm glad I did.
Great Video!!!
Great info
So how would one go about getting the heavy metals out? I have been a welder for about 6 years now and I started eating healthy and exercising at the start of this year and my blood pressure has gone through the roof. I was recently put on Lisinopril but there are so many dietary restrictions and supplements I can’t take. I felt all of my efforts to get healthy were counter productive. I’m definitely thinking the heavy metals are a factor for me.
I had low blood pressure throughout my twenties and early thirties then at age 37 years old it flipped to Hypertension. I am 62 years and been on medication since then. I was diagnosed with inherited cholesterol anemia and Hypothyroidism. Nothing drops my blood pressure only meds I have done all the natural things. Stopped sugar and added salt. My new diagnoses is gout Dr says autoimmune but I think it's because of loop duirectic which I have to take.i have none pitted edema. I also have silent reflux and chronic gastritis. I think everything is linked.
When gout arises try eating bananas and drinking a little tart cup of cherry juice - a little a day helps. 😊
I guarantee you've never given your body a thorough detox
@Bella Watt I havent had acid reflux or diverticulitis since I stopped eating gluten....after several years, I am ok eating it occasionally if I take digestive enzymes too.
I take potassium bicarbonate and Hawthorn for blood pressure and try for low carbs & sugar.
Thank you
God bless everyone🤍
Try cutting ALL grains.
Thank you Doctor!
Thanks so much for your help
I loved the 10 day detox. This video has inspired me to try it again.
Pls what do u mean by 10 day detox
@@annettawiah3600 Dr H has a program found in thisbest selling book - The Blood Sugar Solution: 10-Day Detox Diet
Thanks a lot
The only thing that has helped me with high BP is beet root juice and a plant based diet. Medication never did squat.
How long did it take for it to work?
@@yonechiacunningham5034 about 2 weeks to see results and a few months for it to be consistent. May I add that walking an hour or moderate running for 30 minutes is also part of my regimen.
Thank you Dr. Awesome video.....
Good info Dr......People are Sugar addicts, I'm one... "Richardson's (Local Farm) Ice Cream"...it takes a lot of effort NOT to eat that delicious Vanilla Ice Cream...I'm getting better, still not there yet...Bread I've cut back too. I make my own w/ Organic ingredients, but I don't make it as often....
Sugar has nothing to do with HBP it causes sugar diabetes not HBP . Read my other comments .
Sitting too much is perhaps the leading root cause of poor health for many Americans. A reasonable goal should be to be standing and walking around a minimum of 4 to 5 hours per day. "A rolling stone gathers no moss".
.. great data to know, thank you !!
Thanks Doc!
I started drinking low sodium V8 because I do a lot of mountain biking and figured it would be good to supplement with all the sweating. A can has 1250mg of potassium. I'm kind of lazy, and have started drinking it more, just because it seems hard for me to get enough potassium per day otherwise.
Thank you for that piece of info. 🙏🏼🙏🏼😊
You can use "No Salt" which is potassium chloride, you can get it at any market like Safeway etc. It just tastes salty.
@@alexcarter8807 Or use 1 tsp of cream of tartar as a potassium source.
Dr. Hyman, I hear you and maybe it is my sleep pattern that is causing my high blood pressure. I have been a vegetarian since birth and I have high bp. It's crazy because the doctors will always tell me to cut out fat, oils, salt, etc. Then when I tell them I am a vegetarian they look at me like I am lying. Whats crazy is that I don't like salt. So maybe my high bp comes from something else. I understand that I am the minority but I just can't understand why someone healthy like me have High BP.