How High Blood Pressure Affects Your Brain

Dr. Neal Barnard joins "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll to discuss a new study that shows the link between hypertension and cognitive decline.
Then, author Jasmin Singer tells us about her new book, The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan!

[@kathryntokarska1738]

Im so angry. My friend, who just recently lost her husband to a cardio event, who suffers from high blood pressure, osteoporosis, is very overweight, varicose veins, just came back from visiting the doctor, same person who was treating her husband and was told to increase consumption of milk and cheese because of calcium. I tried to explain but was shut down with "I trust her". I feel sick to my stomach.

[@kathryntokarska1738]

btw, she already eats cheese products daily, now I am listening to her make an appointment with a cardiologist, great next level up of "medication" It is hard to watch friends kill themselves and others

[@marley7659]

@@kathryntokarska1738 Gosh I wish I was a dietitian already. I could tell her how doctors don't recieve nutrition education in medical school. Ask her if she can consult a dietitian. If you have the means to. I would schedule a dietitian appointment with a plant based dietitian for her. Get her in front of someone who can actually reverse her chronic illness.

[@kathryntokarska1738]

@@marley7659 She wont. She sent me all kinds of ludicrous stuff on starving vegans. She has it all figured out and her medical conditions are all genetic. It is like beating your head against the wall. She wont stop digging her grave with a spoon. It is pointless.

[@marley7659]

@@kathryntokarska1738 Yet going to a dietitian doesn't mean you will go vegan right. Just tell her that.

[@joycebaker5568]

@@JoAnn_Vegan_USA Lk

[@adorable3817]

Chuck, you look fabulous!!! Thank you for hosting and being there for us. You have a beautiful soul 😁🙏🌱✌🦋

[@chuckcarroll2666]

Thank you!!!

[@juless3568]

Thank you for encouraging me to stay 120/80 and lower. If any person asks why is my blood pressure low, I can say dietary choices and I don't need lifestyle illnesses including cognitive decline.

[@musicnotes4755]

Just the video I needed. Thank you so much, Chuck and Dr. Barnard!

[@julietamalo6881]

Thank you for the insightful information, Dr. Barnard. God bless you.

[@weston.weston]

This was a great presentation, thanks Chuck and Dr. Barnard!

[@Equinox1.5]

Great questions, Chuck. Thank you. Thank you for your helpful answers, Dr Barnard.

[@fitfunandfabulous]

Great show! Thank you!

[@beauzworld2010]

Thank you Dr. Barnard.

[@edrabogucki401]

Loved Jasmin Singer!

[@KK-111]

Dr. Neal Barnard is a force of good... :) Informative and unique insights from him, as usual. Thanks! :)

[@chiyerano]

Fabulous! Thank you!

[@berniv7375]

Thanks for the video. They are very educational.

[@AdhiyogaSystem]

Best wishes and Congratulations to Fabulous Jasmine Singer.

[@corty1980]

It has been 6 years now that I stopped eating all animal products, and must admit that my diet isn't always perfect and 2020 has been hard. I wish I had started decades earlier and it really was one of the best things I could have done for my health. I was born with a congenital heart condition (tetrology of fallots) and have had 4 heart surgeries. I am lucky in that the doctors I see have not judged me on my diet choice, and havn't said anything silly like you need to eat dairy or meat. I have tried to convince family members to change their diets and to remove animal products but to no evail, which is really upsetting.

[@slavicaozgeylani1956]

Wow thank you for talking about high blood pressure and the connections to salt and diet and meds it's an eye opener 🎄🙏🍀🇨🇦

[@carenholmes]

Thank you Chuck for sharing your story and picture at the end. You’re a great motivator to help people take control of their life with a whole food plant based diet. Great job and God bless you!

[@DLFfitness1]

Knowledge is power!

[@karenl7786]

Sorry I missed this live. My question is what does it mean when you find yourself actually craving salt? I don't eat low sodium and I used to have a big sweet tooth but now I find more myself wanting to add salt to my food.

[@janlasalle8845]

I have been following a vegan diet for a long time...I get a lot of exercise ..I dont drink alcohol....I dont smoke and Ive even added beetjuice . Yet, I still have high blood pressure ..Kicking and screaming I am taking a bp pill . which causing me to cough....disappointing...thank you for your warning as I am frightened of ever getting a stroke. Im sure I have damage...my right side of the brain seems to be working well...left brain..not sure ..I work hard on learning...well the good news is I am really up in age and look amazing...I will keep trying to eat in a healthy manor. Maybe I can work more on the sodium ...wish me luck.

[@josephine_marie]

Great talk. It is good to know that HBP can perpetuate cognitive decline.

[@josephine_marie]

I know I am genetically sensitive to salt.

[@rdavidmurphy1]

Good presentation. What damage is done to the brain causing cognitive decline? If it thickening or arteries such as arteriosclerosis then I am confused. Since the heart artery walls damage can often be reversed by changing to a plant diet, then why is the same brain damage irreeversible?

[@francismausley7239]

Bless all humanistic plant-based doctors. "We cannot segregate the human heart from the environment outside us and say that once one of these is reformed everything will be improved. Man is organic with the world. His inner life molds the environment and is itself deeply affected by it." ~ Baha'i Faith

[@marlenej7951]

I would like to know if changing my diet will help with restless leg syndrome please and thank you!

[@bonniepickhardt5088]

Exam room Live. What causes someone to be unable to swallow, thus getting food or liquids in their lungs?

[@frankortiz4765]

Hi there I recently went to the dentist to get work done the dentist took my blood pressure and both numbers for high so responsibly she said that she cannot do any procedures until my blood pressure is normal is there anyway I can trigger my brain to bring down my hypertension in this circumstance

[@Lp78Ch]

When I cut out salt completely, my bp went all the way down to 115/70. That's like my middle school numbers. But I got some unwanted side effects in the form of leg cramps. Bananas did not help, so I went back to eating minimal salt.

[@tedjay1312]

Try this list for potassium listed food. Obviously just the plant based health.gov/our-work/food-nutrition/2015-2020-dietary-guidelines/guidelines/appendix-10/

[@wandaweber3123]

Thanks. This great

[@leonardodamico9344]

Can you do a video about low blood pressure

[@herbald9847]

Dr. even if you are 60+ would you say that your blood pressure should be 120/80. Don’t you think that the margin should be a little higher, as ones organs are no more of a new born. Thanks.

[@tedjay1312]

Absolutely no. In some plant based cultures show blood pressure lowering in 60's like teenage years.

[@benbrown8258]

When I hear eating vegan will solve all of my problems I was okay with that. When I heard cutting salt back in my diet I was okay with that. But I heard so little even from other vegans that I needed to reduce the fat in my diet. I find that excruciating ly difficult. Any advice.

[@debveve2839]

Are you familiar with Dr. Barnard's book on diabetes? Lots of info there on fat and its negative effects. Personally, after going whole food plant based, when I cut out oil (olive oil in cooking and oils in processed vegan foods) I saw drastic improvement in all my blood tests around cholesterol and diabetic markers. You can do it - one step at a time.

[@davidthescottishvegan]

It's mainly saturated fat which has to be avoided so that means avoiding coconut oil, palm oil and shea fat but avoiding all oil would be even better and get the good fats polyunsaturated & monounsaturated fat through whole plant foods.

[@Lp78Ch]

It's not that difficult. Cook with water, or bake the food (with no added oils), or eat raw food. I don't miss fried foods at all. I get the fat from soy, nuts, seeds, and avocados. One added bonus to this no-oil diet: pots and pans are easy to wash!! I tried going salt-free, but I got horrible cramps in my legs as a result. I guess I do need some sodium.

[@tedjay1312]

Whole fats is good from nuts, seeds and avocados. These contain the fibre and other nutrition together with the fat content. Bad fats is saturated fat found in coconut oil, meat and dairy. Processed food which can have too much oil and any plant based oil - these are the fats to remove.

[@wallyevans4228]

Any studies on decaying of teeth?

[@mairzeedotes5484]

I tried cutting salt out of my diet completely and ended up 5 days in the hospital on a sodium drip from low sodium in my blood. They even sent me home with salt pills, I guess the trouble was I was drinking too much fluids at the same time....but still. Wish someone would have told me of this danger.

[@tedjay1312]

No more than 3 cups of water per hour. There's lots of pressure to drink lots of water... mainly from the bottled water industry.

[@elizabethheiland5632]

Really? Were you eating fruits and vegetables? Dr. Jeff Novick says you get all you need from those. He promotes an sos free diet. I've recently tried to cut my salt as he says and my blood pressure has gone down nicely

[@leonardodamico9344]

What about low blood pressure how do you fix it?

[@tommartin5667]

Eat cheese, gravy and salt?

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

👏👏

[@nataliepastor1497]

What happens to the gunk in your arteries when you change to WFPB lifestyle? Where does it go?

[@cxoot]

It goes into the toilet.

[@chikaikpe2687]

How does eating og banana help reduce High blood of?

[@chikaikpe2687]

How eating of Bananas helps reduce HBP.

[@williamsheehan260]

Some docs say only treat at 150 What gives

[@dabeezkneez8716]

First on scene😊

[@utrnagel9441]

I got 135 to 94 and 90 puls and I'm eating plant based no oil

[@soilikasanen]

Sleep? Stress? Enough energy from your food?

[@utrnagel9441]

Yes Stress and not good sleep,

[@utrnagel9441]

I'm always hungry but don't want to eat too much

[@soilikasanen]

@@utrnagel9441 You need to filll your stomach. Make air popped Dr Greger's "zombie popcorns", enjoy big slice (as much as you like) for desert, half handful of almonds and a banana. Try that and please tell how it felt.

[@soilikasanen]

Big slice of watermelon... When stomach gets a bit streched, it's receptors activate parasymphatic nervous system through vagus nerve. Whilst you feed your good gut bugs with variety of fibers, they in turn make satiety hormones like P-YY and GLP-1 and your serotonine -level (and mood with it) will rise. And If you already went and ate a huge slice of cake, don't worry🙂, blame my typing error when writing previous answer with one finger on my phone and just continue with watermelon 😊

[@iheartcolorado9311]

Hey now, I wear patchouli scented deodorant! LOL!

[@iheartcolorado9311]

@@JoAnn_Vegan_USA gee thanks

[@atyaiatin]

Is this the first scientific paper you've ever read in your life or are you just acting like it to prove what you're trying to say? Kinda weak for a "doctor"