How can SALT REDUCE BLOOD PRESSURE? - Doctor Reacts

[@ekondigg6751]

A friend decided to start keto for weight loss, and it took me a few weeks to realise I should have warned her that if she was on blood pressure medication, that she might get too low blood pressure with keto. So I called her, and it turned out that she was on the medication, but said she had already noticed the low blood pressure, and stopped her medication (she's a retired nurse). As Dr Unwin says "Don't blame salt for what the sugar did".

[@AnitaSolution]

That is my favorite saying about salt and sugar!

[@debbiehardy6250]

Keto didn't lower my blood pressure

[@AndreasHofmann46]

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[@trevorkelly5036]

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[@chlamygamine2190]

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[@AndreasHofmann46]

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[@trevorkelly5036]

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[@chlamygamine2190]

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[@coweatsman]

Dr Fung's books are free online as PDFs. Great easy reading but still with substance.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Thanks, that's great information to pass on. I got them from the library, but this is awesome.

[@jennifermarlow.]

Two great teachers in one video. Thank you, Dr. Westman.

[@greenleaves6924]

So sugar, carbs and processed foods are the big problem?

[@4nbop80user]

Yes

[@mixalis6168]

Not so much pure sugar, its the glucose, corn syrup crap thats been used nowadays! also add, not all salt are equal, iodised is terrible, go for Celtic and or Baja, the pink Himalayan is not pure, and most comes from bad sources

[@keeponshiningbrightly]

@@mixalis6168 do you have a source of information please for the Himalayan salt?

[@timshel011]

I refuse to have my blood pressure checked at the doctor's office. There it's always high , at home it's always perfect. It's been that way for over 40 years...

[@stevenl34]

That's exactly what happens to me. I think it's called white coat syndrome. I take mine at home and write several days down and bring the list to the doc.

[@jimrutherford2773]

I have brought this up with the doctors. I told them my blood pressure is high because I hurried in and also there is white coat syndrome. They ignore what I say. Then they weigh me with all my clothes and shoes on. Our medical system is broken.

[@stevektx]

@@timshel011 probably because you walked across the parking lot when you got to the doctors office and that is how it elevated. Same happened to me, had an internet wanting to call an ambulance when all it was l, was the exercise I got from walking an 1/8th of a mile getting to the office. That is not resting BP!🤣

[@dawnelder9046]

​@@stevenl34good idea

[@dawnelder9046]

Before moving my doctor was 3 floors up. Always waited at least half an hour after the appointment. So I took the stairs. Big shock. I was called in right away. Bloodpressure high. Moved. Had to drive an hour on a winding, mountain road to get my husband and I to our first appointment with our new doctor. A snow storm was starting and was expected to get worse as the day wore on. And I had never driven the road before. My bloodpressure was really high.😂

[@victoria256r]

The fact that nobody talks about censored book called The 23 Former Doctor Truths really gets to me. Always loved people like lauren, they open our eyes

[@ThomasWht13]

thanks for sharing that

[@ThomasWht13]

im checking it out now

[@3willyd]

Never heard of this book. I'm going to check it out

[@goldie3602]

Please clarify.....the salt should not be table salt! Celtic salt has lots of minerals...a few grains under the tongue and drinking water is appropriate....we need salt as we are electrical circuits in our bodies and our hearts need this to work correctly, right? Also having the salt when drinking the water allows the water to enter the cell instead of peeing it out through the kidneys.

[@chlamygamine2190]

I think we all agree Celtic, pink, Redmond are all fine choices. Personally I just stick to pink because it's price point and easy to find. Commercial sea salt is fine too if you're on a budget and really nickel and dime the diet.

[@kathleenking47]

Celtic salt, has electrolytes..and helps you not go to bathroom as fast... I tried it.. Too much water WITHOUT ELECTROLYTES Like CELTIC HIMALAYAN salt Could be dangerous

[@gsts379]

Whether expensive specialty salt or cheap table salt, they all are 98% NaCl (sodium chloride). The hype over Celtic salt or pink salt is just good marketing without science behind it. Oh, but what about all the minerals? There are “trace” minerals, meaning so little as to be negligible. If you really think the minerals are beneficial, then you also need to consider the trace elements in specialty salts such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, uranium and aluminum!

[@chlamygamine2190]

@@gsts379 I'll agree with you for the most part. I purposely just avoid the standard table salt and standard sea salt because I just don't trust them. I'm not against using them for whatever reason but if choices are available I'll use something else. Yeah a lot of this stuff especially Redmond is marketing and gimmicks. I bought and used two whole bags of Redmond and it's nothing special it's just salt (if anything just one of the few cleaner options) there's nothing about it that made me go wow. This might sound crazy but if you use Redmond salt and swear by it the reality is your body needs it and the taste is a reflection and signal via taste buds that the body wants this.

[@goldie3602]

Oh the uninformed....it's not a gimmick....table salt is not healthy in the least only has two minerals....Celtic or Redmond only way to go...please do some research...listen to Barbara O'Neill...and Dr. Berg...great reserchers

[@garyschneider1117]

I hate only meat, fish, eggs, butter, coffee for 7 years. My blood pressure was always around 135/80....A year ago i increased my Celtic salt intake to a teaspoon and a half everyday. In three months my blood pressure dropped to a constant 120/70. Nothing else was changed in my diet. So for me I was not getting enough salt.....Maybe I am unusual but I don't think so....In 2016 Tel Aviv University in Israel conducted a study of 500,000 patients in 49 countries. It was the largest study ever done on high blood pressure. They found that the individuals who consumed the most salt every day had the best blood pressure readings. And the most normal blood pressure readings. And all the individuals who consumed three times the FDA recommended daily dose had way better blood pressure readings than the people who took the FDA recommended amount. They published these results n the Lancet medical journal in the UK that the more salt someone consumes the better their blood pressure is and the lower their chances for stroke and heart attack become. The American heart association threatened the Lancet and told them if they didn't pull that article and retract it they would pull their funding. They threatened the Lancet and told them we will pull all your funding if you publish that study. The question I ask myself is why would the American heart association be angry at a medical journey for publishing a study? Now 90% of the American heart associations funding comes from the pharmaceutical industry that make billions from selling high blood pressure drugs. This can all be researched by anyone. These are the headlines from the Independent News article: "Lancet attacked for publishing study claiming low-salt diet could kill you" I guess we have to make up our own minds but it worked for me and lowered my blood pressure. Is it a conspiracy? I don't care....

[@richfratello8181]

Thanks for sharing this America heart foundation threats to the lancet publisher. Big pharmaceutical companies run our lives every day. Why? Because they have the money 😊.

[@edwincaesar3961]

WOW!!!!!!!! ...Our Savior said Salt is beneficial...

[@AlmiraOnwukeme-ie4km]

I don't doubt this cos any time I have headache and I take a pinch of Sea salt before I said Jack the headache is gone....... I still don't understand it till now.....

[@donnapope2058]

@@richfratello8181 sad

[@debbiehardy6250]

I wish salt would lower my blood pressure..too much raises it and I'm keto and have been for 7 years.

[@mikaelajasonnn3]

Thanks for sharing this. Just finished reading "Health and Beauty Mastery" - what an eye-opener! This book exposes so many hidden truths about the health industry that no one talks about! I completely changed my habits

[@jasontree33]

truly a good book, unfortunately it's all about profit, nothing more, nothing less

[@FireOElijahMC]

I heard about that

[@joyhampton6886]

Who wrote Health and Beauty book?

[@NeusaLeek-x4i]

Where can you find this book? It is not on amazon

[@MsLeenite]

Thank you, Dr Westman (and Dr Fung).

[@AmandaPerks-e9h]

Morning , I started a keto diet in march and was suffered with vertigo , first time in my life 62 , had 3 episode and researched about salt s sugars etc ,renial function et etc , it was an eye opener , what I learned is any diet change needs to be done slowly and your body will 💯let u know if you are gone be ok , , I listen to be body now more than anything , Health is wealth , worth more than all the money , , I’m amazed that people put so little effort and money into what they eat , it’s Fuel for life and it doesn’t have to cost the earth , basic food isn’t exspensive , it’s all the latest trend foods that are exspensive , it’s a con 🤓

[@monicavapi7341]

Repeat it life is wealth

[@GregariousAntithesis]

It would be Potassium Chloride that lowers blood pressure. Since i quit eating high glycemic garbage i add redmond salt with normal blood pressure. I take a pinch of potassium and salt in my coffee every morning

[@terriem3922]

Makes it taste better. I add cayenne pepper too because I like the taste.

[@steffanrhoads1870]

For support that it is excess insulin that causes cardiovascular disease see Drs Jason Fung, Ford Brewer, and Phillip Ovadia

[@scasny]

I remember when starting Keto i was frequently urinating and was out right hungry for salt. Just eating it on its own when i have the munchies. Then was a period that everything tasting salty and have minimal salt intake. After 1-2 months i am back to normal.

[@fhajji]

Dr. Fung (and Prof. Ben Bikman) does talk about hyperinsulinemia, and how it causes renal sodium retention, thus high blood pressure. Reducing carbs and fasting does heal hyperinsulinemia after a few months, and this also automatically and sustainably reduces blood pressure. Been there, done that, and still astonished how effective this was. I even had to _increase_ sodium intake from an already moderate level after going keto, to prevent BP from going too low.

[@8_x_9.]

Most carbs are from junk food.Margarine,seed oils...etc. In nature we don't find them easily. Meets,fats,eggs,fish is naturally excessable!😊.

[@bobdec6665]

Celtic salt and himalayan salt has a lot of minerals which help lower bp

[@kathleenking47]

They drop it by 10 points at times

[@jimrutherford2773]

Not to mention the ancient sea salts are clean of pollution like plastics which are found in table salt like you find in restaurants.

[@AlmondScented]

Not all minerals are good. Don't be fooled. Pink salt has radioactive elements in it, including plutonium. It also has lead in it.

[@dennisconroy3459]

I was convinced since 1980 that salt was responsible for high blood pressure. So i have always consumed very low salt intake for the next 24 years. I had my blood pressure measured by my doctor 2001 it was very high , my Doctor waited for another two hours. And my blood pressure was still very high, even though i had taught myself to have a low salt intake.

[@joanshaw1520]

Thank you for once again wading through all the misinformation in order to bring us the truth.

[@Kalarandir]

My own blood pressure has went from 220/180, yes it was that high, to 140/90 by going on a keto diet and loosing about 30lb.

[@alexagbo8745]

How long did it take

[@Kalarandir]

@@alexagbo8745 Medication kept it under control. But a month on keto got the weight off and allowed me to reduce and then stop the medication.

[@tpb1006]

what did you eat exactly?

[@Kalarandir]

@@alexagbo8745 About 8 weeks.

[@Kalarandir]

@@tpb1006 2 meals per day. Bacon & Eggs for breakfast, and meat and keto veg for diner.

[@123STEP23]

Hormone imbalance also causes BP to increase especially low or no measurable estradiol in women.

[@aliyamea]

My blood pressure dropped after using loads of Redmans salt.

[@peterj2226]

No mention of Potassium? It is not about too much salt or not enough salt. It is all about the balance of potassium and salt. The body retains salt whereas it cannot retain potassium. So the doctors advise to lower salt whereas they should be advising to increase potassium. This has something to do with the sodium-potassium pump which every cell in the body has. The potassium is inside the cell and sodium is outside the cell and this facilitates an electric charge between them. The body prioritises potassium for the blood, so a blood test will not show up deficiencies of potassium inside the cells. I think that insulin resistance is an important piece of the puzzle also as processed carbs also leach out the potassium and no doubt the insulin is telling the kidneys to retain sodium as Dr Westman pointed out. Dr Berg has a lot to say about the importance of potassium as an electrolyte which is horribly deficient in our population.

[@cherylreed4377]

its so crazy~ have low sodium but continue to have high blood pressure? so it must be potassium?

[@kathleenking47]

Celtic salt, balanced mine It cancels the negative effects of sodium

[@jimrutherford2773]

Dr. Berg talks about this frequently. We all have a sodium potassium pump in our cells. When this is severely imbalanced it could cause BP abnormalities. He says 4700 mg is how much potassium we should ingest a day. Most people do not come close to this.

[@ernesthader1109]

One I never forgot that my doctor told me was that carbs need potassium efore it can be digested thereby lowering the potassium available for the rest of the body.

[@peterj2226]

@@ernesthader1109 Interesting. Might explain why the carnivore doctors never seem to talk about the need for potassium. I've heard Dr. Chafee say that all these RDA's eg. Vit C have been formulated for the SAD diet and are all naturally adjusted for a carnivore / clean keto diet. So maybe a primal diet brings down blood pressure naturally also if the potassium requirement is dramatically reduced due to the low carb intake.

[@maggiejoplin3666]

This is a longheld belief by many. Thanks for this discussion to clarify this info.

[@sanesp1025]

I have significant white coat hypertension, my systolic pressure, when the doc takes a measurement, is always 30 to 40 mm higher than my frequent measurements taken at home with both an electronic and a manual stethoscope and cuff. My average BP at home is 114/64. The Doc wanted to put me on high beta blockers and calcium channel blockers. He did not believe me.

[@vladimus9749]

I had the same issue any time it was taken. I practiced at home with some meditation and deep breathing while taking my own BP until the effects were gone. Now I just do some breathing exercises and clear my mind a minute or two before it's taken and it's always under 120/80. If they catch me off guard tho it will be high lol. I also learned how to lower my heart rate on demand as well which is a fun trick.

[@ssa8479]

I take my BP monitor to the doctor and show him the numbers. I have complained to his office about the incorrect way the nurse takes BP, but to little effect.

[@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs]

I have the same. they should never put anyone on medication just for in office readings. the gold standard is home monitoring anyway. My doctor believes me. because I put the data into my smart phone health app and it tracks it over time. I can show exactly what its doing over the previous week, month or any time period, and pinpoint when I see my specialist (200/100. ave readings) hahaha then later at home it's back to 115/75 ish. I had trauma associated with a medical setting I think it's psychological and also I don't trust doctors to listen because my trauma was caused by not listening to me. I now have a decent doctor - I also take a video of my readings on my phone now and then, for evidence. I was prescribed medication by one doctor some years ago, after having three in office high readings and at home I fell over and was so sleepy and got my husband to buy a kit, took my BP and it was 92/64. That's how I know. It's actually not good practice to prescribe meds based on office readings however if you need meds they will prevent stroke /heart attack over time. My normal readings are always never higher than 130/80 ish as soon as I sit down (I take three - as want to know my 'working' BP so always do an immediate one) then the next two after resting are always under 120/80

[@kinpatu]

Similar here but to a lesser extent. Usually 15-20pts of elevation. It’s not all in your head. Some of it is how they rush you onto the table, slip on the cuff, get the reading, enter it into the EMR, and on to the next patient. Under those test conditions, some elevation is expected.

[@bobdec6665]

@@ssa8479 They never do it the right way

[@courag1]

The last comment from the doctor is that carbs cause high blood pressure. I am a vegan, carbs is mostly what I eat, the protein and fats I get come from my food. My blood pressure is high only when I take the stairs at the doctor’s office and they take BP immediately. I told them wait 5 or more minutes. As at home my BP can be as low as 102/69, that it rises to 140/80, is from going up the stairs. At rest, a BP of 102/69 could be lower still, into blacking out when standing. Getting everyone on BP meds maybe good for the doctor’s bottom line, but the patient has to speak up first themselves. No carbs do not cause BP to be high, what does is when fats and cholesterol narrow and line the arteries from a poor diet. My BMI is 21. I am 71 and weigh 121.4 lbs. I wear size 4 jeans. No one considers me fat. I lost 80 lbs. without hunger or cravings with walking 10,000 Steps daily. I now have a vegetarian doctor, he is both kind and wise and would never speak such rubbish that carbs cause high blood pressure. I do not eat junk food!

[@carolinecornelis40]

My biggest regret, so far, in my entire life, is taking blood pressure medication. I was going through a stressful period and suffering from dizzy spells, so the doctor prescribed them to me. He didn't even bring up lifestyle changes or anything. I stupidly took the medication for a little while until my legs were getting super swollen (to the point where I could barely walk anymore). That had NEVER happened to me before, even on long plane trips etc. TL;DR: Two whole years after I stopped taking those pills, my legs STILL swell up regularly. I just happened to go carnivore a little over a year ago (to try and cure my rosacea) and my blood pressure unexpectedly returned to normal within the first week. I feel better than I ever have before! My rosacea isn't gone, but it's more manageable now. But, my legs still swell up almost every other day. No rhyme or reason to it??? I am 100% convinced it's damage from that medication somehow. I even went to a blood vessel specialist a while ago and my veins are perfectly healthy too. They have no idea why it keeps happening. It's uncomfortable and makes it difficult to wear most shoes, but I have kind of given up hope that it'll ever go away completely. :(

[@julieoelker1865]

Try hot then cold-cold showers. Or look for dry brushing the skin videos to help with edema.

[@alexandrawhite7614]

If your veins are OK, could this be lymphoedema? I have a faulty lymph gland on the right side, which gives me a swollen right lower leg, foot & ankle and even sometimes swelling above the knee and in the groin. I find regularly wearing compression socks or full length stockings helps, also aerobic exercise to get the circulation going and also specific ankle pumping exercises. I also sleep with my lower legs etc raised. I think having 8+ hours horizontal in bed helps. I massage my legs very lightly in the morning before putting on my compression stockings. (The lymph fluid runs just under the skin, so deep muscle massage is not appropriate.) I have seen it recommended to lie flat, legs raised for 30minutes x 3 times daily, but I don't think this is practical. Honestly, I am never sure how swollen my leg will be, even if I manage to do everything right, which is by no means always the case. I sometimes think my leg is worse in warmer conditions, but I'm not sure. There are lots of videos on KZbin you can watch about coping with lymphoedema. No-one knows WHY it happens - and in my case, WHY on just my right side.

[@ShoppingEmail-dr1fs]

but what was your blood pressure? what was the medication? sounds like kidney issues? have you had your kidneys checked? Amlodipine does cause what you describe but it shouldn't persist as it causes it from relaxing blood vessels. If you eat carnivore you are missing out on soluble fibre so watch your Apo. B - no point increasing heart disease by decreasing fibre to treat something that you don't know why it's caused. You need more investigations.

[@SpikeFastingRacing]

Carnivore doesn’t fix everything. Try Raw Vegan diet.

[@carolinecornelis40]

@@SpikeFastingRacing Respectfully, I'll never eat a single plant ever again. Maybe it works for you, but it doesn't work for me.

[@yogimaster1]

We don't need less sodium, we need more potassium.

[@EMak11]

I carry a bag of Redmonds Real Salt and will just pinch a bit on tongue when I need it. I usually roll with two or three beef patties as well! Hahaha. I went through a few years of AIP and was salting everything that was still not enough. I was very sick (randomly passing Out). I saw an integrative doctor who said to just add three salt drinks a day. Within 3 days, my symptoms improved. My electrolyte balance was off. My regular doctor wanted me to go through all kinds of unnecessary heart testing. Currently I am more carnivore for healing and getting rid of my high oxalate issue from the AIP diet. I also use the unflavored LMNT which is helpful.

[@marysews1]

I bought a packet with several mini Redmonds Real Salt, and keep one in my purse at all times. I also keep a mini Tajin spice in there, so.

[@EMak11]

@@marysews1 Nice!! I will have to look into the small packets. I purchased a bigger purse to carry my salt 🤣🤣

[@marysews1]

@@EMak11 I found them on amazon. They come in little tubes.

[@ChrisS-ps4lg]

I purchased a small container on a key chain that can hold about 5-6 aspirin. Input rock Himalayan salt in it. I can access and consume it discreetly and easily.

[@EMak11]

@@ChrisS-ps4lg great idea! Thanks!

[@uclawalker]

TYPO in the Title! Reduce not Reduse! Keep up the good videos!

[@coweatsman]

😎

[@marthareyes4837]

Most stores do not sell Celtic salt. It has become very expensive. 7$- 15$ per lb.

[@bellaclam2316]

1:32 the prayers of all on this platform and give them hope

[@aurapopescu1875]

Prof. Benjamin Bikman has a video on his channel Insulin IQ where he explains the mechanism by which insufficient salt intake causes insulin resistance and weight gain (and hence high blood pressure). The video was posted last summer.

[@Billy97ify]

Having been carnivore for a few years I was eating tons of salt. My labs showed sodium at or below the low limit. My BP on a quick test is often 130-140 but I can consciously lower it to 120 to 115 in a few minuted by relaxing. My doctor suggested reducing salt. I have been going easy on the salt since. Haven't tested lately.

[@paulb4985]

I wish you included a citation for the source video!

[@Gregory-kv8vj]

IIRC, the 'Montreal' study endpoint looked at the All Cause Mortality of approximately100,000 people over 10 years according to their salt intake as inferred from regular testing of the salt in their urine. This observational study identified a J-shaped curve from the data, with mortality decreasing with increasing salt intake to a minimum at an intake of about 5000 mg of Sodium (ie not including the MW of Chlorine) and then rose from there with increasing salt intake. While salt is present in all fluids in the body, there is no storage repository, in contrast to the glycogen storage of polymerized glucose in the liver and muscles. Osmotic pressure differentials will rapidly bring salt concentrations into balance except where sodium 'pump' mechanisms apply. A dietary bolus of salt will raise blood salinity and initially draw water from interstitial fluid. This increases the blood volume and thus blood pressure and triggers signals both of thirst and of urine production. As long as one's kidneys are healthy and one drinks water (or water-based liquid with salinity lower than typical blood salinity), the short term blood pressure effects of consuming 'high-salt' foods should be very short lived.

[@eztaichiforhealth9061]

What does Dr Fung have to say about salt and ckd? and the kidneys in general?

[@reneelloyd4757]

How come no one ever talks about potassium lowering blood pressure????

[@kathym6603]

Thank you good doctor. You are very easy to listen to!

[@dennisconroy3459]

The salt consumption with that patient who took too much lowering blood pressure medication, With the salt consumption of what it could have done/ altered, is that the salt changed the effects of the low blood pressure medication, and that patient's blood pressure rose up higher.

[@healingwithcarnivore3770]

i had high bp since i was 15yo and when i wa 67 i went carnivore and my blood pressure became 112/74 and it was 136/90 for over 40yrs. crazy it is all sugar because i'm eating a lot of salt on carnivore. as well as other diseases

[@jonwarren8757]

My blood pressure went from 145/100ish to now 125/80 red meat bacon eggs cheese s coffee and cream. Lost about 8kgs still get occasional leg cramps in early morning sleep. Inflammation in knee gone stiff hands in morning on waking gone. Told Doc I wouldn’t take statins or blood pressure med but he gave me prescription anyway… young bloke covering his arse I think. I’m 6’1” and now weigh 73 kgs. 71 yo pretty active.

[@flemmingjensen3202]

You may get too little magnesium. Like you, I had leg cramps sleeping after I started keto, then supplemented with magnesium. Haven’t had a resting cramp since, for more than two years now.

[@ZackFF15]

add eat spinach and chia seed for magnesium

[@rayblackburn2230]

Sorry guys but I think it is potassium that will uncramp. Nu Salt is one brand of potassium chloride salt substitute and is super cheap, Mrs. Dash has one as well. Pinch of salt works well if you are graving sugar or are lightheaded from fasting "ie" low blood sugar.

[@flemmingjensen3202]

@ Well, afaik it’s actually both: Potassium when using the muscle, and magnesium in the relaxed state (ie at night sleeping).

[@jonwarren8757]

@@flemmingjensen3202 appreciate the feedback. I’ve been taking Magnesium but only occasionally… I’ll keep it up. Cheers

[@amanderomin3043]

I consume a lot of sea salt. My blood pressure is mostly around 110 / 78

[@kathleenking47]

Its great for bones as well I've heard, from Barbara o Neill

[@jimrutherford2773]

If you change to ancient sea salts mined from ancient salt deposits, they are free of plastics and other chemicals that have polluted our modern oceans.

[@cassieoz1702]

My BP was never super high, it was 140/95 or so, but they gave me an antihypertensive because i was prediabetic and the risk factors compount. Then i went keto; fixed the prediabetes and dropped my BP to 110/65 BEFORE any significant weight loss. Its importantto note the effect is generally independentof weight loss. Fix the hyperinsulinaemia and (most, but not all) will resolve their blood pressure issues

[@jimrutherford2773]

I was running around 140/80 pre keto. I started keto, lost 40 lbs, but dropped my BP only 5 points. I run on average 135 over 75. I've been on a sub 20 grams low carb diet for 3 years and it hasn't changed. My high number will not get close to 120. Why? I keep my potassium up too.

[@cassieoz1702]

@jimrutherford2773 because there are LOTS of reasons for elevated BP and the hyperinsulinaemic effect probably only accounts for about 80%.

[@jimrutherford2773]

@@cassieoz1702 I've been on keto for almost 3 years now so the hyperinsulinemia I've discounted as a facror. Salt intake is normal. I do eat some dairy and nuts. I'm more meat heavy these days in my diet. I will continue to experiment and find out myself as my doctors have the faintest idea. They just spit out the same BS they're programmed to say like stop eating salt and take BP meds.

[@cassieoz1702]

@jimrutherford2773 why WOULD the docs know? Pre-1980 (when I qualified) high BP was uncommon and mostly due to kidney disease, and salt restriction helps that. Then, as ultraprocessed diets and sugar overload increased, it became common and 'unexplainable' other than the 15%or so that are renal associated or sodium sensitive. The 85% associated with hyperinsulinaemia also improve with salt restriction. If you've excluded the waterlogging of hyperinsulinaemia and have good kidneys, that's by far and away the greatest majority of patients they've ever seen. You say you're salt intake is 'normal' but I have no idea what that means or whether it is optimal for you 🤷‍♀️

[@jimrutherford2773]

@@cassieoz1702 Docs never tell their patients to change their diet or lifestyle. They default to meds, every time.

[@theresa337]

Interesting bullion hint.

[@LeviteSpiritShine]

Thank you, Dr. Westman!!! I needed this video!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@eringo-bragh4243]

I know this was a LONG time ago, but when I was concerned for my health, I read that there was a condition where you had to watch salt intake. However, salt was not a big deal for the rest of us.

[@VSS1]

I think you mean reduce.

[@julieoelker1865]

Doctors and scientists are too brilliant to waste time with correct spelling.

[@fredsmit3481]

English is not his strong point! He tries to make up meaning for words like "keto diet". Keto is related to ketones, ketosis, and ketogenic. Keto is not a word for very low carb. Keto has to do with a metabolic state and not the food that is eaten. If his English teacher caught him trying to make up words, she would fail him!

[@timshel011]

Thank you smarty pants...

[@vladimus9749]

He may be trying to bypass censorship. It's been a major problem in this area recently.

[@peardisplay]

Sure is a lotta uppety people around here. I personally am a product of public schools.​@@julieoelker1865

[@mariomenezes1153]

Am seeing that the review of Dr. Fungs position may have come to some faulty conclusions. Dr. West says that salt can raise blood pressure, especially if you are on blood pressure reducing medication ie an artificially reduced BP with most likely salt deprivation. What he should be asking is does adding just salt (not junk food) increase BP in someone who is otherwise healthy. If not, there is no reason to reduce salt in the diet. I know of a lot of healthy people who reduce salt (just like fat) because the medical guidelines say that low fat and low salt promote cardio vascular health. These have both been shown to be faulty premises.

[@pinkoceanflower3045]

My blood pressure is hard to control (resistant malignant hypertension). I'm on Labetalol, Chlorthalidone, Amlodipine, and Losartan. I am scared as they don't lower my pressure enough. I found out in the ER that I have mild kidney sclerosis. In your experience, do you know of any patients that have reversed kidney sclerosis? Scared.

[@ericgautreaux1752]

A good start would be to stop taking that poison they call medicine. They will destroy your liver and kidneys. Proper diet and exercise will remediate the problems and not just treat the symptoms as the meds do.

[@layaalibabaie1758]

What is back ground music

[@mimiwave777]

American heart association needs to update the new information!!

[@ericgautreaux1752]

When they update,it is to numbers that make it easier to convince people that they need to take a med.

[@sapienoptima]

If carbo'hydrate's cause water retention, wouldn't that be systemic? If sugar intake is correlated (I remember if causation was established) with an increase in synovial fluid (leading to joint pain) and sugar is a carbohydrate, wouldn't that also be systemic? If the increase in fluid and/or fluid retention cause inflammation and not just electrolyte imbalance couldn't this raise blood pressure?

[@anjumsiddiqi3033]

Hi doctor Westman, I want to know if I am already thin and have high blood pressure then what should I do?

[@marymary1945-f8x]

I have a healthy diet, no carbs, and i use celtic salt or high quality sea salt. I use very little salt because my blood pressure goes up if i use a bit more salt. I wonder why?

[@marcusmoses574]

It's not in balance with potassium in take. You need to take in twice the amount of potassium to sodium.

[@whenindoubt1000]

My BP goes up at the DR's office. I check at home and I average 115/78. At DR at goes up to around 140/90. My Dr calls at white coat syndrome. She leaves me to relax and sets the BP machine to take 3 readings and avg, Viola! it decreases.

[@reaperfordayz6172]

Im 22 and my blood pressure whenever i go to the doctors office (i have bad anxiety) but it reaches to 155-85 or higher sometimes but as soon as i get done ill take it back down to 120ish/70ish ive always known i dont like doctors offices i hope one day i can conquer that anxiety over the doctors office but time will tell :)

[@followthepinkline]

I would love to know research results on increasing salt intake for people with ckd, all stages specifically 1,2 and 3 ckd

[@kimwilliams4898]

Does it matter what kind of sodium? Do you worry about the potassium sodium ratio?

[@beverleyhusbands2544]

My doctor prescribed medication after a high reading. That was the first time. I told her to only give mea half a dose as ny body does not like medication. Anyway, to make a long story short, i did not have hypertension. Today, even 6 years later my BP is still not high ..no meds!

[@Kimberly-pi8my]

I am on a pretty high salt diet and my husband is on low salt. If I lower my salt, I get low (extremely low) blood pressure. If my husband eats salt, his blood pressure is through the roof! We are both carnivore. So, no, salt isn't good for everyone.

[@christinelamb1167]

Great comment; I agree! So much depends on a person's regular diet, individual physiology, and any other health conditions. Eating a lot of salt is not good for everyone, but not eating enough salt can also be a problem for some. I'm wary of anyone who makes a blanket, general recommendation for everyone. Imo, there is no such thing, when it comes to salt or anything else. The best thing is to know yourself, know your body, know how certain foods affect you personally!

[@2009glories]

he may be deficient in magnesium so adding magnesium would help his blood pressure

[@Kimberly-pi8my]

@@2009glories hey, thanks for that helpful comment, but he does take magnesium (and potassium), unfortunately, it doesn't help with sodium intake as his kidney filters are damaged. They just don't process sodium the same.

[@amanderomin3043]

Sea salt or table salt?

[@kathleenking47]

What type of salt Table salt runs up BP NaCl Celtic salt lowers it

[@mikeallison9019]

BP medication affects different aspects of the kidney's salt retention response. Adding salt stops the kidney's response and lowers blood pressure which is part of the response. Adding potassium to the diet as well as nacl balances this response.

[@Sergedb74]

Perhaps salt both raises and lowers blood pressure or stabilises it. Have you thought about that?

[@pieterbrits7701]

What is gilion

[@jimrutherford2773]

None of my doctors can give me a straight answer. I run a blood pressure in the 130s over 70s on average. I'm on a mild dose of Losartan 25mm. Is this a concern? None have answered this.

[@B-otamin]

If I were you, I would try to decrease my medication over time while changing my diet and lifestyle of course under doctor’s supervision. Any types of pharmaceutical medications not only destroys your microbiome over time it will deplete some of the most important vitamins & minerals in your body. There is a book called “drug induced nutrition depletion handbook “. I thought it might be beneficial to you. Any types of pharmaceutical drugs will cause more trouble than good if you take it long term. I think It would be more wise to upgrade your diet and lifestyle while supplementing with proper & natural vitamins & minerals without toxic fillers & additives. I hope this helps!

[@jimrutherford2773]

@B-otamin thanks for the info. I'm currently on a strict low carb high fat diet. No processed foods no vegetable oils. I exercise regularly and get lots of sun. Although my BP has dropped about 5 points it has stalled. I tried reducing my salt but that didn't work and I was getting cramps and fatigue.

[@B-otamin]

@@jimrutherford2773 Best of luck with your health journey!!! I encourage you to check out some of Dr Berg’s You Tube videos on BP & Vitamin D. Supplementing with D3&K2 and magnesium glycinate should also help as well:) Good luck!!

[@AmandaPerks-e9h]

So grateful that with have access to these people genuinely helping people , instead of following the so called Norm 😏

[@schpengler]

Conclusions and Implications for Clinical Practice The IOM committee's conclusions have 2 important implications for practice. First, the lack of evidence of benefit and concerns for harm suggest that low sodium intake (

[@zorinagopaul9885]

Very useful video.

[@ArturoMartinez-bh7ui]

I’m not so sure what you are telling me. Because I pray every day and I confess my sins also and since I’m Catholic I go to confession every two or three months. I also go to church every Sunday and holidays. God bless!

[@alg1335]

What?

[@8_x_9.]

Ok,then what else is in the carbohydrates???!!! Definitely sugars + orher chemicals. Celtic salt has 3 types of magnesium which regular bleached salt hasnt!!! What's the effect of bleach residue???😮. A few contradicting factors.Are some of them deliberately hidden?

[@ArturoMartinez-bh7ui]

Our metabolism plays an important part also in our blood pressure. It can elevate it when you feel uneasy or anxious or worry. Or it’s in your genes.

[@richardsullivan2862]

Sugar causes high blood pressure, every sugar molecule has 6 molecules of water attached to it

[@kathleenking47]

Chromium picolinate Lowers the sweet tooth

[@jimrutherford2773]

You are correct. Again Westman left out this important fact. He did mention carbohydrates but to the layperson he needs to spell it out more in simpler terms.

[@LM-jd1ww]

My doctor had me record my blood pressure readings 2x a day for 2 weeks. Then I sent the Readings to via My CHART portal.Then she could make a realistic diagnosis as to whether I needed BP medication.

[@SpyderRTL]

Dr. What do you consider a "normal" BP range?

[@nickbaffa3582]

Can you recommend a bullion that doesn’t have weird additives

[@rlrett1]

When you drink bouillon, it is not the salt only that raises the blood pressure, it is the combination of salt and liquid that increases blood volume and so increases blood pressure! The people on blood pressure medicine are most of the time in a state of dehydration that is stress to the body!

[@bentnissen]

What to do by low blood pressure?

[@rs3296]

Very simple .... commercial salts are very bad for our bodies ... but celtic, himalayan and baja salts are good!

[@AlmondScented]

Himalayan salt has radioactive elements in it, including plutonium. It also has lead. It's not good. What you are saying is the opposite of the truth.

[@levitastic]

Doc, do u have experience with low ckd-epi egfr scores on carnivore? If yes would that be normal, or should one do a cystatin c to compare? thnx

[@TheWellnessCuess]

Great information ⭐

[@DOrtiz-c1m]

Yeah a low processed salt diet, we need the nutrition in unprocessed salts.

[@jeffanderson6914]

Im incresing my salt. Upset ive been told to avoid salt. Because i eat a whole food not processed food diet.

[@bobdec6665]

And they are supposed to take it in both arms

[@declanmcardle]

@4:00 measure it at home - not stressed in the doctor's surgery...

[@yeangh-y]

Increasing salt to prevent hypotension is not the same as decreasing salt to prevent hypertension. Tne fact that the former works doesn't necessarily mean that the latter would.

[@saywhen6671]

I was told to increase my salt intake. I just Had a Kidney Stone removed, which was mainly salt-sodium. It was the size of a golf ball, and my urologist told me to cut down on my salt. I am 68 and said I am done trying all these voodoo ways.

[@orion5964]

Is not the salt is the potassium you need to balance the sodium from that salt. Don’t decrease salt intake instead eat more potassium. 😋👍

[@suesmythe4115]

which salts not high in heavy metals ? thank you.

[@Lynn112-s1q]

Korean bamboo salt

[@AlmondScented]

Salts that are pure sodium chloride are salts that have been processed to clean out all the harmful minerals and elements. Regular table salt and kosher salt is clean of these impurities. Companies like Morton are the cleanest because they do not even keep the salt in outside piles, so they cannot absorb harmful elements from the air -- that is kosher salt. So, you want table salt, or kosher salt, and iodized is ok. The pink salt has the most heavy metals, and even includes radioactive elements such as plutonium.

[@robertbeckler5058]

I have tried this and it seems salt will bump up the blood pressure for a short time. A soda will jack it for half a day.

[@alfavhunter7010]

To much salt can raise blood pressure. But if you are eating a reasonable amount of salt (which can be hard to due if you are eating premade foods as they have a lot of salt) it isnt an issue. Just make sure to be aware of what you eat and you will likely be fine. And if you eat a lot of salt, make sure you are getting plenty of potassium. They need to be in balance.

[@lindahamilton3520]

Thank you.

[@DrTomMD]

Limiting comments to the 2015 opinion piece cited at 9:10 via the graph. The paper is a weave of selective, largely observational studies . I’m not surprised Dr Fung, an outlier in nephrology and purveyor of mixed info - some truths, many exaggerations, some omissions and misinformation - picked it to highlight and support his narrative. As if excess sodium isn’t a major component of an immense number of CRRAHP (calorie rich, refined and highly processed) foods. Look at the multitude of highly controlled DASH RCTs that controlled for everything but sodium. Look at over 10 RCTs on replacing some sodium salt with potassium salt and the conclusion is fairly clear that sodium is PART of the hypertension story. Of course there are a multitude of other factors from dietary potassium, magnesium, alcohol, smoking, physical activity, insulin sensitivity, sleep quality, body composition etc. But saying adding salt generally lowers blood pressure? Come on Jason. You Fung’d up that one. Notable passage from the paper from which the graph came: “Although most populations around the world had sodium consumption levels in a narrow region from 100-200 mmol (2,300-4,600 mg Na/day), there was an outlier group of primitive tribes that consumed 50 mmol or less per day. A critical conclusion of the study was that those Intersalt populations with very low-sodium intakes appeared to have had low median blood pressures, a low prevalence of hypertension and no increase in blood pressure with age, leading to the conclusion that the low levels of hypertension among these tribes was the exclusive result of low-salt consumption.” It’s notable for the self-evident, but also for the strawman statement that the conclusion was that attribution of lifelong excellent blood pressure was solely due to low sodium. As a past president of the national board of physician nutrition specialists, I don’t know of anyone truly understands Nutrition that believes that and disregards all of the other factors I noted above, among others (genetics). IMO, the paper - largely an opinion piece weaved together by one author in a lower level journal, is bias in a rather embarrassingly obvious way.

[@renatodoe6661]

What is reduse ?

[@carlor.s.4742]

An informative book to read is THE SALT FIX by Dr. DiNicolantonio.

[@geno5360]

Rice, fruit and fish? So no vegetables? I don’t get the logic there. Fish and fruit I think are terrific but if they’re including grains, why only rice?

[@oplkfdhgk]

yes salt can be bad but mostly only when you hold big pharma stocks.😀

[@andredaedone7732]

Being a Carnivore, I use lots of salt and electrolytes. Balances everything out.

[@mariad1151]

I cant help but wonder if blood sugar & pressure adjust or normalize with body weight. If those markers increase as weight goes up, maybe that's a natural & good adaptation. It's counter intuitive to think that someone who is 150 lbs should have the same results as someone who is 350 lbs. Higher numbers make sense.

[@Tee667]

Dr Ben Bickman explains how a 150lb person can easily have diabetes and high blood pressure. It’s about the fat cells

[@mariad1151]

@@Tee667 okay but what I mean is that maybe it is "normal" for those markers to be elevated in a 350 lb person...who is way outside average.... 150 lb can be fairly judged by markers of average bs & bp ....make sense?

[@tradermunky1998]

I was a slim 150 lbs on a nearly 6 foot frame. Prediabetes, 145 over 110 BP, clinical tachycardia. I don't think weight has anything to do with it. Keto did fix it all.

[@avabrockman9090]

Why did the nurse ask for chicken bouillon and not just salt in water if it’s the salt that raises blood pressure? Chicken bouillon is not just salt.

[@finagill]

There is a big difference between a momentary change versus average change. Adding a dose of sodium should pull water into the blood which will raise blood pressure. But the body will work through it. I think you are talking about a momentary change in BP while Dr. Fung is talking about the average.