High Blood Pressure Relief: Natural Remedies and Causes

Then I looked it up; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20554123/ says, "proteins... can lower blood pressure in persons with essential hypertension... Deficiency in consumption of crucial nutrients such as proteins from meat origins... may underlie the etiology of the clinical course of hypertension."

Further, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12544662/ says, "in epidemiological studies, an increased intake of protein has been associated with lower blood pressure."

I hope this will help!

Franko from Perth in W/Australia

I use food grade potassium bicarbonate powder and ascorbic acid (vitamin C) powder, spoon them in a cup and add some water (about 100 ml). It will fizz up, the amount of ascorbic acid is such that the 2 are just enough to neutralize each other. Add more water if not totally dissolve. I drink the whole lot in one go early in the morning empty stomach.

My heart beat rate and blood pressure are both normal at my age now 70. Years ago before that my heart rate was quite fast and blood pressure a little bit high, doctor did nothing for that maybe my case not too serious. BTW haven't seen doctor for nearly 10 years.

Source: Salt Your Way to Health, 2nd Ed., p. 59-77,2010 by David Brownstein, MD -- ( WeLib.org )

My medical training was clear: A low-salt diet was good and a high-salt diet was bad. I was taught to promote a low-salt diet in all hypertensive cases. In fact, I was taught that in order to prevent people from becoming hypertensive, it was better to encourage them to adopt a life-long dietary plan of low-salt. My experience with promoting a low-salt diet to treat hypertension was not successful. Not only did I find a low-salt diet relatively ineffective at lowering blood pressure, but I also found a low-salt diet made my patients miserable due to the poor taste of their low-salt food. Additionally, I rarely saw any positive benefits with a low-salt diet.

Early in my medical career, I accepted the "low salt=lowered blood pressure" hypothesis unquestionably. It wasn't until I began to look at my patients in a more holistic manner that I began to study the medical literature about salt. What I found was astounding; there is little data to support low- salt diets being effective at treating hypertension for the vast majority of people. Also, none of the studies looked at the use of unrefined salt, which contains many valuable vitamins and minerals such as magnesium and potassium, which are vital to maintaining normal blood pressure. This chapter will explore this topic in more detail.

Jack, age 63, had been treated for hypertension for seven years. He was taking two antihypertensive medications in order to control his blood pressure. He was on a diuretic (Dyazide) and a beta-blocker (Lopressor). "The pills work. My blood pressure is normal if I take the pills. However, I don't feel well on them. My energy level is gone and I am always tired. I can't have intercourse with my wife. Since I started the blood pressure medication I can't get an erection. Worst of all, I feel like my brain has left my head. I can't keep anything straight, " he said. Jack's complaints about low energy, sexual problems and brain dysfunction are common when taking antihypertensive medications. When I examined Jack, I found him to be deficient in most minerals. Furthermore, he was deficient in salt. When I told Jack that he needed to use unrefined salt in his diet, he was incredulous. He said, "My other doctors told me to lower my salt intake. I stopped using salt on all foods. I buy only low-salt or no¬ salt food. I was worried that the additional salt would make my blood pressure go higher." Blood work showed Jack low in sodium. I encouraged him to use unrefined salt in his diet. Salt and additional mineral supplementation had a positive effect on Jack. "My food tasted better and I felt better. After a week of the salt and supplements, my head began to clear/' Jack claimed. Within two months, Jack was able to drop one of his medications (Dyazide) and decrease the other (Lopressor) medication in half.

Jack's story is very common in my practice. I don't feel that a patient with high blood pressure has an "antihypertensive medication deficiency" syndrome requiring prescription medications. My clinical experience has been clear: when nutrient imbalances are corrected, blood pressure will normalize itself. Elevated blood pressure is a sign of a problem in the body. Searching for and treating the underlying problems causing an elevation in blood pressure is the correct path to pursue.

Salt and Hypertension:

The History

The first report of a relationship between salt and high blood pressure came about in 1904. Two researchers, Ambard and Beujard, reported that salt deprivation was associated with lowered blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Over the next 50 years, various animal models were examined to support the hypothesis of salt causing high blood pressure. In almost all of these studies, huge amounts of salt (only in the form of refined salt—sodium chloride) were given to the animals to induce a significant hypertensive effect. The usual intake of salt was 10-20 times greater than the recommended dosages for these animals. Due to the high amounts of salt given to these animals, the correlation to a human population should have been suspect. Furthermore, these studies were not done with unrefined salt and its full complement of minerals.

However, the effect of eliminating refined salt on these overdosed rodents was the dramatic lowering of blood pressure. Medical researchers seized on these results and erroneously extrapolated them to a human population. Since that time, the "low salt=low blood pressure" dogma has been accepted as gospel. In fact, in 1979, the Surgeon General issued a report, based on the above studies, that claimed salt was the cause of high blood pressure and a low-salt diet was necessary to combat this.

From that moment on, governmental agencies, researchers, medical schools, and dieticians became obsessed with the idea of lowering the national salt intake to improve hypertension in the general population. Shortly after the release of the Surgeon General's report, Arthur Hull Hayes, Jr., commissioner of the FDA proclaimed, "I look forward to the day when the American public will be as conscious of sodium intake as of calorie intake. Sodium reduction must remain a general health goal for our nation."3 Without any substantial studies verifying that this idea was valid, the idea that lowering salt consumption would help improve hypertension was adopted by the medical community.

How Much Celtic Salt Should a Hypertensive Patient Consume?

Researchers have looked at numerous studies to arrive at their recommendations for sodium intake. Hypertensive patients can improve blood pressure modestly by limiting their sodium intake to 3-7 grams (approximately 1.5-7 teaspoons) of salt per day.

Too much of anything can be a problem for the body. Salt, like any substance, should not be taken in excess. Since refined salt is a toxic substance for the body, there should be no refined salt ingested in anyone's diet.

However, as has been pointed out earlier in this book, there is a great difference between refined and unrefined salt. I recommend only the use of unrefined celtic salt in one's diet. This will supply the body with over 80 minerals that are useful for maintaining the normal functioning of the body. My experience has shown that the use of unrefined sea salt has not resulted in elevated blood pressure in my patients. The amount of unrefined salt is directly related to the amount of water you consume. The more water you consume, the more unrefined salt you should ingest. I would recommend using 1/4 tsp of unrefined celtic salt for every quart of water ingested. The addition of small amounts of unrefined salt to food or cooking will not adversely affect blood pressure or other health parameters in someone with normal kidney function. For those with kidney problems, you must consult your physician on the appropriate salt intake.

Final Thoughts

My experience has clearly shown the fallacy of low-salt diets. For the great majority of people a low-salt diet does not work. People have a hard time maintaining these diets and the expected results are suboptimal. Patients do not feel well when sodium levels are lowered. Their energy level drops and they develop hormonal and immune system imbalances. Furthermore, other laboratory tests (lipid parameters) generally show worsened signs.

Physicians need a greater awareness of the difference between unrefined and refined salt. Refined salt needs to be avoided—it is a toxic, dangerous substance that fails to provide the body with little benefit. Unrefined salt should be the salt of choice.

The body creates HBP to stop it from burning up from excess oxygen. Compare it to a deep sea diver who has to carefully monitor his intake of CO2 and oxygen. Similarly do we. there is much reading and practices one can do to heal HBP thru correct breathing- not "deep breathing".

I understand that ACV works because the hydrogen protons in it [ pH is best understood as "hydrogen potential power for the number of protons available for dealign with oxygen] .

So increase your hydrogen to counter oxygen, and/or reduce your breathing to where it ought to be, and the need for the body to manifest HBP and many other conditions will vanish.

Manage your breathing and it will drop 40 points quickly.

Hi Dennis, I just wanted to comment on your post. You mentioned that at first, the ACV appeared to be helping, but then quickly took a turn for the worse. When you mentioned esophageal reflux and anxiety, I immediately thought Magnesium. In addition to the hypertension, both of these conditions can be directly related to low Mg. levels. Not to mention that your medications also contribute to Mg. wasting.

I'm not suggesting that you ditch your meds, but I would highly recommend that you consider adding Mg. into your daily routine.

I had changed my diet, cutting out alot of different foods (I went Paelo) to see what might be triggering my multiple inflammation problems. So I thought I would do a search on Magnesium rich foods, which turned out to be most of what foods I had cut out, such as beans and soy products! Within 24 hours my blood pressure had come down, just adding 1/4 teaspoon of Epsom salts to the cider vinegar bicarb mix, which I try to have three times a day. Also it has cured the constipation that has also been a problem recently. I have been trying to keep protein down to a minimum and it is very interesting how little you really need. Christina

In June I had a series of heart attacks followed by bypass surgery. All went really fine but shortly after being released from hospital I developed very high blood pressure of 200+ over 100+. Despite various changes of medication by my doctor, my blood pressure would not stay under control and so I started my search for "other" remedies, which is what lead me to this site.

I tried the Apple Cider Vinigar cure, and although it did relieve the acid indigestion that I sometimes suffer from, it did not help with my blood pressure which despite continuing to take my medication would often read 210 over 118 or more (The ACV did not help me to lose any weight either.

It seemed as if a stroke was inevitable and I was beginining to despair when I read that L- Arganine helps to lower blod pressure. I tried the maximum recommended dose (as well as my meds) of 1 gram 3 times a day, and did see a little improvement, but still in the region of 170 over 95.

Then I made a break through. As you can imagine, I have spent a lot of time seaching the internet for help (hope) and I have read just about everything that has been published from the various research papers regarding high blood pressure. I read a report that natural progestorone cream - in addition to many other benefits - lowers blood pressure. Three weeks ago, I started to apply natural progesterone cream at the dose of 10 mgs morning and evening. I continued to take 1 gram L-Arganine 3 times a day as well as using my medication.

Yesterday morning I took my blood pressure reading and to my delight it was 127 over 89. It stayed around this figure with all of my daytime readings and this morning was 130 over 84. I know that this may not seem to be a great reading, but for me it is fantastic. I am not recommending any of what I have tried as being right for anyone else, but it may be something that others may want to research if they, like me, cannot get their BP under control.

Make sure to add electrolytes daily.

Here is a Harvard Health article that shows potassium works.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/potassium-lowers-blood-pressure

You should do this with a blood pressure monitor and take notes. Did you eat? After exercise? After the Hawthorn extract or the capsules like I used them. By keeping this journal I can see what happens to make it rise. For me, the Methylene Blue made it rise quite a bit. Smaller dose shows it doesn't rise as much. I can take the hawthorn to balance it. In the process of trying lower doses I'm checking my pressure so its stable. You should check with all your medication and keep a BP journal. Its so important to have a journal and take it all day. Its a hassle but once you figure it out, its worth it.

While I have no doubt whatsoever that kefir is a healthful source of probiotics and probiotics can be beneficial to human health, how can you be sure that it was not the hypertension meds that his doctor prescribed that caused the massive reduction in blood pressure as opposed to the kefir or possibly a combination of the meds and kefir?

Kefir has studies behind it that suggest it may be helpful for hypertension, but I haven't seen any studies yet that have shown such a massive reduction in blood pressure so quickly by itself. It seems that for the sake of safety in cases of hypertension where the pressure readings are so dangerously excessive, it may be safer to first let the doctor get the blood pressure down to a safer range before experimenting with kefir.

If a person's blood pressure is 220/180, it is absolutely possible that they can die or have a major health event from that condition. The way you described this anecdote, some readers may get the impression that kefir alone may be able to bring this aggressively high blood pressure down to the normal range and may decide to try kefir instead of seeking immediate medical attention.

If the kefir alone doesn't happen to work for them, the potential for death or serious health event may increase significantly. Because of the potential for serious health consequences of very high blood pressure, it might be safer to err on the side of caution in cases of such high blood pressure / hypertension.

Art

As per your statement, high blood pressure problem mentioned in my thread, might have been cured by one of the following:

1) Kefir

2) High blood pressure medications

3) Kefir and high blood pressure medications

The electrician developed high blood pressure problem immediately after an antibiotic/steroids treatment. It is well known that any antibiotic/steroids treatment will disturb probiotic balance in the digestive system. The current high blood pressure medications are : Diuretics, Beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, Calcium channel blockers, etc. These medications will not correct the probiotic balance in the digestive system. Also, I knew three people who were Diabetes Type 2 with high blood pressure problem, took Kefir to cure Diabetes Type 2 problem. To their surprise, their high blood pressure problems were also solved. All these three people became Diabetes Type 2 with high blood pressure problem after antibiotic treatments. My opinion is that Kefir cured the high blood problem in the above case.

I agree with you that if anyone with high blood pressure problem want to try Kefir routine, they should not give up their blood pressure medications.

Also, Kefir should not be taken if

1) they are allergic to Kefir or

2) they have chronic migraines or

3) they have compromised immune systems such as those undergoing Chemotherapy.

If one wants to try Kefir routine for high blood pressure problem, the person may read 33 Kefir user reviews available in webmd and also articles on Kefir in livestrong.com. If possible one can do lab stool testing to determine probiotic deficiencies of nitric oxide generating probiotic bacteria ( L. Plantarum, L. Rhamnosus and L. Fermentum ). Probiotic deficiency of a particular strain can be determined by counting the number of bacteria of the particular strain in a unit volume of stool and comparing with those of healthy individuals. If there are probiotic deficiencies of nitric oxide generating bacteria, there is a very good chance that Kefir will work. Otherwise it may not work since the underling cause for high blood problem may be different.

Best wishes P. Raghavan.