Ep. 31: Mineral Balance and Energy are the Keys to Regulating Blood Pressure (Blood Pressure Part 1)

26 Oct 2020 Ep. 31: Mineral Balance and Energy are the Keys to Regulating Blood Pressure (Blood Pressure Part 1)

Posted at 08:16h in Podcast by Jay Feldman 0 Comments

Why low-sodium diets and drinking lots of water aren’t the solution for hypertension
How blood pressure medications work and why they don’t solve the underlying causes of high blood pressure
How much salt someone should be consuming if they have high blood pressure (it’s probably more than you think)
The relationships between the various electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium)
How salt opposes stress
Why the heart may not function as a pump and how energy can drive circulation and oxygenation

3:06 – the conventional view and treatment of hypertension

15:16 – high blood pressure as an adaptive response that comes at a cost

29:05 – sodium, electrolyte, and water recommendations for people with hypertension or who are at risk for heart disease

39:45 – how adapting to stress leads to degenerative health conditions like heart disease

47:11 – the idea that the heart is not a pump and the influence of energy in circulation

1:05:17 – the importance of carbon dioxide (CO2) for circulation and oxygenation

Drink Less Water And Eat More Salt (And How to Address High Blood Pressure) (podcast episode)
Are You Still Restricting Salt? (article)
Water: More is NOT Better (article)
Sodium intake in the range of 4-6 gram per day is associated with the lowest risk of heart attack, cardiovascular death, stroke, and congestive heart failure, without an increase in hypertension (1, 2, 3)
Low-salt diets cause stress and vascular damage and are not associated with lower incidences of hypertension (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Increased sodium intake can increase blood pressure when potassium is depleted, but this effect is prevented by adequate potassium ingestion (1, 2)
Energy Is Everything (podcast episode)
Hormesis Part 1: Does Stress Make You Stronger? (article)
Hormesis Part 2: Flawed Research and Harmful Misapplications (Including Ketogenic Diets, Intermittent Fasting, Calorie Restriction, and More) (article)
The heart is not a pump graphics (1, 2)