Thank you for sharing this interesting article. I believe we need to pay much closer attention to the physiological and metabolic causes of hypertension, rather than simply focusing on a specific number.
Insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, kidney function, and the balance between sodium and potassium are fundamental factors.
I would also particularly highlight the role of chronic stress; through the persistent activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the cortisol axis, it can promote vasoconstriction and contribute to elevated blood pressure.
A natural approach should encompass:
* Nutrition: a whole-food diet rich in potassium and polyphenols, while avoiding excess sodium.
* Metabolism: improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control.
* Vascular health: supporting endothelial function and the availability of nitric oxide.
* Stress: diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, mindfulness, and relaxation.
* Physical activity: regular exercise and time spent in nature.
* Sleep: improving both duration and quality to support autonomic regulation.
Ultimately, I believe we need to investigate the root causes more deeply and restore the body’s natural self-regulation mechanisms. Cardiovascular prevention begins long before a high reading appears on a blood pressure monitor.
You started with Systole. Do you know Sys and Dia Stoles are just fraud. Heart is not a pump. It is a helical spring, acts like a screw. Read Franceso Torrent Guasp (deserved Nobel prize but denied since his research would jeopardize billions invested in pump theory). Pl write an article on this subject. His research was included in syllabi for 2 yrs ...then removed.
Can you also write about hypotension? I always have low blood pressure and a big range between my systolic and diastolic numbers (eg80/40). I know this can cause issues just as much as hypertension but it’s not discussed nearly as much.
Big pharma needs everyone on an assortment of drugs. They spend billions in marketing. They create some disease, set a defined range of measurement and then market the drug to fix it if you are out of bounds. You can't tell me any doctor who believes your blood pressure must be 120/80 at all times for everyone on the planet has a fricking operating brain cell.
I took my B/P about 15 times over the last week (just for kicks) and no two readings were ever the same. They have been lowering the threshold for decades with NO scientific evidence that it is meaningful. It's all about getting more people on more and more drugs...the fear factor in full force. What should you really fear? You stupid doctor who questions nothing.
By the way...will your silly doctor ever explore with a patient the reasons that B/P may be high (whatever that means) or why you have any illness or medical problem? No...they can offer no clues as to why you are ailing (root causes) and therein lies the treachery and debilitation of the medical establishment.
Good morning dear Friends! I am a portuguese MD (also has been Doctor Without Borders) and I woud like to share a NATURAL LAW, wich it is: every chimical subtance, has two actions, two effects, namel, THE SECOND IS ALWAYS OPPOSITE TO THE FIRST, which means that every all antihypertensive medication, It produces hypertension depending on its half-life...it is why the cardiologists increase the dose, sometimes including two or three antihypertensive drugs in a single medication! If they have studied Homeopathy, they would know - because it uses the secondary effect of drugs, diluting them to minimize the initial action, with its undesirable aggravating effect. It is what the Prof Marcus Zulian Teixeira (Brasilien MD scientist) shares this information in his scientific international articles, as does GIRI with his research group, of which I am a part; GIRI is a professional scientific society uniting biologists, pharmacologists, physicians, chemists, physicists, and mathematicians from all over the world.
Hug you Francisco Patrício
PS.: The mechanisms and pathophysiology of stress and its effects should be studied to reduce the percentage of diagnoses (95% "essential") of hypertension etiology at "Harrison's book" and the role of adrenaline, what it does...
Years ago my lovely lady doctor (who since, alas, has retired) wanted to put me on blood pressure meds. To justify this she went straight to some CDC website or other and showed me their numbers. I said I didn't want to take meds. I said you take something and it changes all kinds of stuff down the line in your physiology and who knows what it will mess up. She gave the example of her husband who had just died of a stroke. His BP, she said, was his only risk factor. "Well, the BP meds didn't do much for him, did they?" at which there was a kind of bemused silence.
I asked Andy Cutler (my mentor if your read my stuff) about it and he sent me a copy of the study I assume you refer to in this article. It was published in The Lancet and replotted the raw data from that massive Framingham study. According to that my blood pressure was fine, just fine for someone my age.
Last time I was at the docs it was 145 over 80 or something. It is a little high, says he. I have to go root around in my documents and find that Lancet article to give him. (I am trying to develop him into a useful resource. He has years of training and knowledge, after all.)
Medicare pays him to do a medical checkup once a year. Mostly it seems to be about cholesterol and BP. But I will say that at one point he did stop typing on his screen, turned towards me an looked me in the eye. Why, he asked, did I say that I would stick with all the cholesterol I can get. He was sincerely curious, bless his heart. I told him it is because my brain and cell membranes are made out of it.
Can you comment on the use of these hypertensive drugs to control IOP?
No one wants to risk going blind but the mechanics of why IOP rises or stays in a range considered 'too high' seems to simply be a reason to try new combos of antihypertensives.
Are we trying to save the eyes and endangering the cardiovascular system as a 'side effect'?
In today's world of medical specialties, does the typical eye doctor even appreciate the chemistry of what is being pushed to lower IOP?
What about the problem of so many medical specialties now being owned by private equity which seek to control practices in a way that will force the desired return on the purchase price for the practice? That has to affect permitted physician prescribing practices.
Information for healing! As always.... I am educated. Especially the salt, sodium, information. When I studied TCM, salt is thought of differently than in traditional western medicine.
Stop eating salt but keep eating sugar? Nope.
Sustained emotional abuse was the primary cause of my stroke I believe.
Change my terrain by leaving the abusers behind works pretty good too!
Your essays inform my gestalt with changes that I can start today, without fuss. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge.
Giggle... you help me take leap off the "KNOW" "LEDGE".
Thank you for sharing this interesting article. I believe we need to pay much closer attention to the physiological and metabolic causes of hypertension, rather than simply focusing on a specific number.
Insulin resistance, chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, endothelial dysfunction, kidney function, and the balance between sodium and potassium are fundamental factors.
I would also particularly highlight the role of chronic stress; through the persistent activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the cortisol axis, it can promote vasoconstriction and contribute to elevated blood pressure.
A natural approach should encompass:
* Nutrition: a whole-food diet rich in potassium and polyphenols, while avoiding excess sodium.
* Metabolism: improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control.
* Vascular health: supporting endothelial function and the availability of nitric oxide.
* Stress: diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, mindfulness, and relaxation.
* Physical activity: regular exercise and time spent in nature.
* Sleep: improving both duration and quality to support autonomic regulation.
Some relevant scientific references:
1. Sodium and the DASH diet:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11136953/
2. Stress and relaxation techniques: a 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis covering 182 studies:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40519356/
3. Slow breathing and cardiovascular regulation:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36410208/
4. Meditation and the reduction of cardiovascular risk. American Heart Association scientific statement:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5721815/
5. Physical exercise and blood pressure reduction:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28444290/
Ultimately, I believe we need to investigate the root causes more deeply and restore the body’s natural self-regulation mechanisms. Cardiovascular prevention begins long before a high reading appears on a blood pressure monitor.
You started with Systole. Do you know Sys and Dia Stoles are just fraud. Heart is not a pump. It is a helical spring, acts like a screw. Read Franceso Torrent Guasp (deserved Nobel prize but denied since his research would jeopardize billions invested in pump theory). Pl write an article on this subject. His research was included in syllabi for 2 yrs ...then removed.
Thank you I will look into this
Thanks. Educate us. I am civil engineer not a doctor.
Can you also write about hypotension? I always have low blood pressure and a big range between my systolic and diastolic numbers (eg80/40). I know this can cause issues just as much as hypertension but it’s not discussed nearly as much.
In our community we find this to be pretty common with chronic mercury messing with your HPA axis.
Big pharma needs everyone on an assortment of drugs. They spend billions in marketing. They create some disease, set a defined range of measurement and then market the drug to fix it if you are out of bounds. You can't tell me any doctor who believes your blood pressure must be 120/80 at all times for everyone on the planet has a fricking operating brain cell.
I took my B/P about 15 times over the last week (just for kicks) and no two readings were ever the same. They have been lowering the threshold for decades with NO scientific evidence that it is meaningful. It's all about getting more people on more and more drugs...the fear factor in full force. What should you really fear? You stupid doctor who questions nothing.
By the way...will your silly doctor ever explore with a patient the reasons that B/P may be high (whatever that means) or why you have any illness or medical problem? No...they can offer no clues as to why you are ailing (root causes) and therein lies the treachery and debilitation of the medical establishment.
Good morning dear Friends! I am a portuguese MD (also has been Doctor Without Borders) and I woud like to share a NATURAL LAW, wich it is: every chimical subtance, has two actions, two effects, namel, THE SECOND IS ALWAYS OPPOSITE TO THE FIRST, which means that every all antihypertensive medication, It produces hypertension depending on its half-life...it is why the cardiologists increase the dose, sometimes including two or three antihypertensive drugs in a single medication! If they have studied Homeopathy, they would know - because it uses the secondary effect of drugs, diluting them to minimize the initial action, with its undesirable aggravating effect. It is what the Prof Marcus Zulian Teixeira (Brasilien MD scientist) shares this information in his scientific international articles, as does GIRI with his research group, of which I am a part; GIRI is a professional scientific society uniting biologists, pharmacologists, physicians, chemists, physicists, and mathematicians from all over the world.
Hug you Francisco Patrício
PS.: The mechanisms and pathophysiology of stress and its effects should be studied to reduce the percentage of diagnoses (95% "essential") of hypertension etiology at "Harrison's book" and the role of adrenaline, what it does...
Years ago my lovely lady doctor (who since, alas, has retired) wanted to put me on blood pressure meds. To justify this she went straight to some CDC website or other and showed me their numbers. I said I didn't want to take meds. I said you take something and it changes all kinds of stuff down the line in your physiology and who knows what it will mess up. She gave the example of her husband who had just died of a stroke. His BP, she said, was his only risk factor. "Well, the BP meds didn't do much for him, did they?" at which there was a kind of bemused silence.
I asked Andy Cutler (my mentor if your read my stuff) about it and he sent me a copy of the study I assume you refer to in this article. It was published in The Lancet and replotted the raw data from that massive Framingham study. According to that my blood pressure was fine, just fine for someone my age.
Last time I was at the docs it was 145 over 80 or something. It is a little high, says he. I have to go root around in my documents and find that Lancet article to give him. (I am trying to develop him into a useful resource. He has years of training and knowledge, after all.)
Medicare pays him to do a medical checkup once a year. Mostly it seems to be about cholesterol and BP. But I will say that at one point he did stop typing on his screen, turned towards me an looked me in the eye. Why, he asked, did I say that I would stick with all the cholesterol I can get. He was sincerely curious, bless his heart. I told him it is because my brain and cell membranes are made out of it.
any report coming on ZETA AID? What do results using that solution tell us?
Can you comment on the use of these hypertensive drugs to control IOP?
No one wants to risk going blind but the mechanics of why IOP rises or stays in a range considered 'too high' seems to simply be a reason to try new combos of antihypertensives.
Are we trying to save the eyes and endangering the cardiovascular system as a 'side effect'?
In today's world of medical specialties, does the typical eye doctor even appreciate the chemistry of what is being pushed to lower IOP?
What about the problem of so many medical specialties now being owned by private equity which seek to control practices in a way that will force the desired return on the purchase price for the practice? That has to affect permitted physician prescribing practices.
Information for healing! As always.... I am educated. Especially the salt, sodium, information. When I studied TCM, salt is thought of differently than in traditional western medicine.
Stop eating salt but keep eating sugar? Nope.
Sustained emotional abuse was the primary cause of my stroke I believe.
Change my terrain by leaving the abusers behind works pretty good too!
Your essays inform my gestalt with changes that I can start today, without fuss. Thank you for sharing your insights and knowledge.
Giggle... you help me take leap off the "KNOW" "LEDGE".