Primary reasons for increased blood pressure in the order of importance.
- Obesity and insulin resistance which causes artery stiffness
- High sodium intake or potassium/sodium imbalance.
- Omega 3 deficiency
- Potassium deficiency. Do you know a person needs 3500-4700 mg of potassium a day? This is equivalent to 7-10 cups of vegetables. Who eats that much?
- High carb foods depletes potassium
- Exercise. 15 min exercise a day goes a long way.
- Vitamin d/k2 deficiency
- Stress
- Sleep
So you see, there’s a lot you have control over.
The following changes I did and my blood pressure has come down From 150/110 to 125/85. Try it out
| Activity daily | Reduction in blood pressure |
| Weight loss | 1 mm per kg of weight loss |
| Salt intake reduction | 5 mm per gram less intake |
| Potassium (veg min 4 cups) plus supplement | 2 mm |
| Omega3+ supplement since I dont eat seafood | 4mm per 2 tablet |
| Reduce Alcohol | 4mm |
| Ex aerobic 20 mins | 4mm/ 2.5h per week |
| Magnesium supplement | 2mm per 1 tablet |
| Sleep+ | not easy to quantify |
| Stress- | Not easy to quantify |
| TOTAL | 20-35mm |
