People often forget about anxiety. I believe that anxiety drives up high blood pressure through the roof!

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!!

Sleep deprivation caused my high BP.Sleep is very important

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!

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.

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 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)

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

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.

It's far easier to list what one should eat than what one should not.

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.

I think this video was a gold mine, Dr Hyman. Thanks for the hard work you put into it!

In addition to what was discussed here, regular brisk walks and fasting has really helped my BP.

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.

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

Potassium!! I got hypertension but saw a keto video telling me to up my potassium so I did and it’s been perfect since!! 😅

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 KZfaq 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

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.

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.

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

Loving these shorter videos. Thanks

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.

Genuine person who gave best info

Love this! Lifestyle 1st. Start with baby steps if it seems overwhelming.

This is an excellent video. Everyone should listen and take his advice seriously.

This Guy is Fantastic at summing up everything in one concise video! This is really right on!

Great information. Grateful Dr H

As always thank you doctor..

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 ⚪️🔴⚪️🔴⚪️🔴W🇨🇦

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.

Thank you for such great information..very informative indeed.

Thank you Doctor… you deserve recognition from all of us…

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!

Great job. Thanks for the info.

Excellent with all the information in 1 place. Will be rewatching this periodically to remind myself

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!

I appreciate you so very much. Learning lots and sharing lots...

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 once again Dr Omole on KZfaq 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..

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.

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

Amazing to hear that I really appreciate

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....

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!

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'!! :)

Outstanding advice

Thanks Doc!

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.

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.

Wonderful, thanks.

My BP was 105/62 last checked at bloodwork draw. Not really sure if thats too low but I feel GOOD

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.

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.

THANK YOU! FOR SOLID, HONEST ADVICE! NEW SUB. ALWAYS THUMBS UP!

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 😢

"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.

My husband & I dropped sugar, all processed food, rice , flour, pasta… Feel great!

Thanks for the info.

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

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..

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 !

Thanks so much for your help

Another good one mark

The root cause is stress, caused by overriding the body's natural instinct to beat sense into those that justly deserve it.

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

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

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Love your approach and sensibility, real glad I found you. TY!TY! I'm a believer 🤓 ... and a new subscriber.

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.

113/67 taken about ten minutes before I saw this video. Age 75, 5'10", 159 lbs. Plant-dominant diet.

Thank you for your life saving advice. Gold

Thank youDr Hyman

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.

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.

Thank you for sharing ...God bless yy

.. great data to know, thank you !!

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.

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?

This was an awesome video! A wealth of information...thank you so very much!

Great info

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.

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.

Good advice.

Thank you so much. Dr, Harman. !!

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.

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.

Love this! Thanks a bunch ❤❤❤

Thank you Dr. Awesome video.....

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.

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.

Incredible wisdom

Thank you

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 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.

Thank You

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.

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.

Excellent, excellent video❤

Thanks for the lessons learned 💕🌷🌺