High Blood Pressure Diet and Natural Remedies
High Blood Pressure Diet and Natural Remedies
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Are you one of the millions of people unknowingly living with high blood pressure? You’re not alone. About one in every three American adults deals with the condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (1) The good news is a high blood pressure diagnosis doesn’t mean you’re destined for a life of prescription medications. It’s relatively easy to lower blood pressure naturally, especially by improving your diet.
In this episode of Ancient Medicine Today, Jordan Rubin shares what foods you should consume as a part of your high blood pressure diet as well as lifestyle and eating tips. Watch to learn more.
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0.089 -> Hey, I'm Jordan Rubin, and welcome to "Ancient
Medicine Today" brought to you by draxe.com.
5.84 -> We're here to share with you how to use food
as medicine.
9.95 -> Today we're going to talk about a topic that
affects tens of millions of Americans and
15.769 -> hundreds of millions of people around the
world, but the good news is you don't need
19.74 -> to turn to modern medicine.
22.49 -> We're going to teach you how to use ancient
medicine for a high-blood-pressure diet and
27.869 -> natural remedies.
29.33 -> Blood pressure can be a challenge.
32.119 -> There are, as I mentioned, many people that
are hypertensive, or have high blood pressure,
37.55 -> some don't even know it, and medications certainly
work, but they come with side effects.
42.63 -> I truly believe that elevated blood pressure
can absolutely be lowered and we're going
48.28 -> to share with you a few tricks of the trade.
51.11 -> And as always, if you love this information,
click the "like" button.
54.98 -> And, if you know someone who has high blood
pressure, who has some kidney issues and wants
62.07 -> to improve their health, this is the show
for them, so make sure to click that "share"
67.029 -> button.
68.029 -> Let people know that there is ancient medicine
for high blood pressure.
72.219 -> Let's get started.
73.39 -> Number one: Vegetables.
75.03 -> I want to let you in on a little secret.
76.929 -> My opinion is that the key or a key to overcoming
high blood pressure is to balance your dietary
84.159 -> potassium and sodium ratio.
86.679 -> Check this out: The average American consumes
about 10 times as much sodium as they do potassium
94.38 -> in their diet.
95.649 -> The natural diet should be opposite: more
potassium than sodium.
100.719 -> What does that cause?
101.799 -> High blood pressure.
102.979 -> What does that cause?
104.67 -> Holding of water.
106.7 -> What does that cause?
108.229 -> All kinds of issues with energy and other
imbalances.
113.229 -> So vegetables and their consumption.
117.21 -> You see it on the screen, multi-colored vegetables
all have potassium.
120.439 -> In fact, some of the best are celery and its
juice, watermelon and its juice, especially
125.649 -> the rind.
126.749 -> These are great sources of dietary potassium
and sodium.
130.47 -> When you consume a beverage or food, you want
to have at least a ratio of potassium and
136.209 -> sodium of 3:1.
137.78 -> So vegetables are a great source of potassium.
141.459 -> Virtually any vegetable can help you, and
juices, as we've talked about before, serum
147.28 -> soluble nutrition getting right into your
cells, immediately available.
151.01 -> Number two: Fresh fruit.
152.95 -> Right here we have apricots.
154.65 -> Fresh or dried, fruit is a great source of,
again, potassium, and also antioxidants.
161.219 -> Both fruits and vegetables have antioxidants
which protect your cardiovascular system,
166.03 -> your capillaries, your veins, and your arteries.
169.469 -> Consume fresh fruit and, as always, consume
it in moderation.
174.219 -> We like the higher-fiber lower-sugar fruits.
179.3 -> Grapefruits are great.
180.3 -> Green apples are great.
181.44 -> Berries are amazing.
182.44 -> In fact, cranberries . . . I've been saying
this, Dr. Axe got me turned on to cranberries
186.28 -> not just for thanksgiving, but every day,
great source of antioxidants, super low in
190.469 -> sugar, and really good sources of fiber.
193.19 -> Think about this: Potassium, fiber, good fats,
and antioxidants.
200.45 -> That's the answer for blood pressure.
203.04 -> Number three: Lean proteins.
205.439 -> Blood pressure can be a little bit related
to blood sugar.
208.4 -> So, consuming lean sources of protein . . . and
really what this is meant to say are sources
214.54 -> of protein where the animals are on a native
diet.
219.28 -> Pasture-raised animals have a better ratio
of fat.
222.45 -> And, when you eat animals, you're not what
you eat, you're what they ate.
226.93 -> Speaking of potassium in animals, bone broth
is my favorite blood pressure food.
232.519 -> Bone broth contains naturally occurring potassium
in a form your body can use immediately, serum-soluble
238.18 -> is what we call it, and the potassium and
sodium is organically bound going to work
243.109 -> right away.
244.109 -> As always, consume one to three servings of
bone broth.
247.659 -> Make it yourself, find recipes at draxe.com.
251.09 -> Buy it in its frozen or container form at
your local health food store or progressive
256.419 -> grocery, or use a powdered protein made from
bone broth.
260.25 -> I make sure to get a minimum of three to five
servings a day and it will help tremendously
266.25 -> with blood pressure.
269.099 -> Beans and legumes.
270.099 -> Remember we talked about fiber and antioxidants,
beans are great sources.
273.509 -> My favorite beans would be lentils, split
peas, mung beans, adzuki beans, and black
280.54 -> beans.
281.54 -> The darker the bean, darker the color, the
more antioxidants.
283.65 -> There are many other good beans.
285.5 -> Make sure to soak them to make them more digestible.
290.009 -> Healthy fats.
291.009 -> This is a broad category.
292.009 -> Right there you see an avocado, and avocados
are a great source of omega-9 fats, fiber,
298.229 -> vitamin E which is good for the heart as well,
powerful antioxidant of the fat-soluble variety,
304.78 -> and avocados are good for the gut.
308.98 -> Other sources of fat that are really good
for blood pressure would be almonds, the oil
313.879 -> of olives, otherwise known as olive oil.
316.099 -> Olives themselves are really good, and the
fat from healthy eggs and animal foods, butter
321.419 -> and ghee, coconut oil is great.
323.479 -> Healthy fats are really important, particularly
those from cold water fish, flax, chia, and
329.229 -> walnut known as omega-3s.
331.79 -> When you consume grains, make them sprouted.
334.4 -> Sprouted grains, which you can make yourself
or now buy bread, pasta, cookies, crackers,
340.639 -> even flour from your health food store that's
sprouted, unlocks the nutrition, and grains
346.46 -> can be a good source of fiber and B vitamins,
and also potassium depending on what you put
352.4 -> on the sandwich or on the pasta.
354.169 -> But, if you consume grains, try sprouted,
and organic unsweetened dairy.
360.08 -> Now, I'm going to give you a caveat here.
364.47 -> Dairy can be sort of a catch-22.
366.449 -> Dairy, in the right form and that would be
A1 beta-casein-free.
371.33 -> I know that's confusing, but let's make it
easier: dairy from goat, sheep, or special
378.319 -> cows.
379.319 -> How do you know they're special?
380.319 -> You need to know if they're A1-free, they're
grass-fed and organic.
385.19 -> Dairy products can actually, according to
clinical studies, lower blood pressure likely
390.45 -> due to the high amount of electrolyte minerals.
393.289 -> Calcium is even helpful for lowering blood
pressure, as is magnesium.
397.46 -> We talked about potassium, and sodium.
399.84 -> All right, here's some quick tips.
402.29 -> Cook at home.
403.389 -> Now, I don't know about you but I like to
eat out.
407.03 -> However, I'm also a label reader, which doesn't
happen when I eat out.
410.5 -> So the question is: What oil did they use?
413.18 -> The question is: What's in the sauce?
415.81 -> What is in the condiments?
417.65 -> We just don't know these things.
419.12 -> We don't have that information, and who wants
to be the weird person to ask?
423.27 -> We want to make sure that we eat at home and
we eat fresh meals.
427.479 -> And you've come to the right place for good
food because the Dr. Axe Facebook page, YouTube
432.36 -> channel and website have hundreds of amazing
recipes, you can even sneak these delicious
438.09 -> foods in the diet of your kids and, yes, your
husband's, if you're a wife watching today.
444.789 -> Increase fiber intake.
446.83 -> Fiber is great for the gut, it's great for
the heart, and those with a higher fiber diet
451.78 -> tend to have lower blood pressure.
454.52 -> We talked about this before: lower sodium.
457.919 -> I don't know where you're at on the salt side,
but sometimes I salt my food before I taste
463.4 -> it.
464.4 -> My mom used to get really mad at me and she
would say, "Don't add salt until you taste
467.979 -> it," and it really is a good habit.
470.25 -> If you consume salt, which I would minimize,
I recommend consuming a high-mineral salt
475.55 -> such as a Celtic salt, maybe a Himalayan salt,
one of those salts that have additional minerals
482.77 -> other than sodium, but in general, you're
better off lowering sodium.
486.35 -> I do have a favorite condiment that sort of
replaces my sodium.
489.9 -> I don't even know if it's called a condiment.
491.53 -> Whatever it is.
492.53 -> It's called Herbamare and it's a blend of
organic spices that are sort of marinated
498.849 -> with whole mineral sea salt.
500.9 -> I've been using it for 20 years and it's really,
really amazing.
504.18 -> Lower sodium and increase potassium.
506.02 -> There's the standard-bearer for potassium,
bananas, but there are other low-sugar sources
512.6 -> such as greens, I mentioned celery's amazing,
watermelon and its rind.
518.05 -> Every fruit and vegetable has potassium.
519.64 -> Oranges do, too.
520.76 -> Bananas just get all the credit for potassium.
523.7 -> Get more of that.
524.93 -> It naturally produces sodium and helps your
extracellular fluid be really, really healthy.
531.43 -> Staying hydrated is absolutely key.
533.87 -> One of the areas you need to focus on for
blood pressure is your kidneys.
537.86 -> So many people have kidney issues they don't
even know about.
540.87 -> So, staying hydrated with pure water, certainly
with teas and herbal infusions, and there
547.76 -> are many great fermented beverages we've talked
about and, of course, bone broth.
551.94 -> Portion control can be important.
554.45 -> However, I would also say that the time you
eat is absolutely critical.
558.81 -> I've seen people lower their blood pressure
by simply extending their daily fast because
564.79 -> the morning meals called break-fast, or breakfast,
but what if you had breakfast for lunch?
570.03 -> What if you had it for dinner?
571.54 -> I've seen people eat the same amount of food
in a smaller period of time and have lower
575.29 -> blood pressure.
576.42 -> That's pretty awesome.
577.42 -> Folks, I'm Jordan Rubin here on "Ancient Medicine
Today" brought to you by draxe.com.
583.4 -> And as always, there is more expanded information
on the website, including nearly 2000 articles
589.94 -> to help you lower your blood pressure and
really help just about any health condition
594.35 -> you have.
595.35 -> And, if you loved this information, click
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599.47 -> this information with everyone you know who
needs to either lower their blood pressure
605.16 -> or they have maybe a hereditary sort of risk
factor for elevated blood pressure.
611.3 -> This information is great for them.
612.66 -> And as always, ancient medicine doesn't have
side effects.
615.56 -> We've got side benefits.
617.19 -> All right, here is a quick lowdown on today's
program.
621.55 -> To lower blood pressure naturally, diet and
natural remedies would include vegetables
625.64 -> and fruits high in potassium, fiber, and antioxidants,
sort of a trifecta of health.
631.7 -> Lean proteins: You want to consume proteins
from animals that graze and eat properly.
637.68 -> That would include red meat, that would include
poultry, that would include eggs, and we'll
642.77 -> get to dairy in just a moment.
644.22 -> Bone broth is the beverage for blood pressure
probably sort of 1A with juices, fresh juices
650.97 -> being 1B.
651.97 -> Beans and legumes have fiber and they have
antioxidants if they're colored.
657.43 -> Make sure to get more of those.
658.85 -> Healthy fats including monounsaturated omega-3,
as well as medium-chain fats and short-chain
665.49 -> fats are all good for your blood pressure,
but also for your cardiovascular system in
671.31 -> total.
672.31 -> Sprouted grains: If you eat grains, make them
germinated.
674.92 -> That just means you unlock their health potential.
677.17 -> They'll be healthier for you, good sources
of fiber, surprising sources of antioxidants,
681.58 -> and B vitamins.
682.95 -> And last but not least, consume dairy, but
make sure that it comes from goat or sheep,
688.91 -> cows that are A1 beta-casein-free, and fermented
grass-fed organic is really good.
694.73 -> Sheep yogurt is one of my favorites.
696.07 -> A product called amasi is really good as well,
some kefirs are really good, and they have
701.37 -> been shown to lower blood pressure, especially
if they're fermented.
704.93 -> Here's some tips.
705.93 -> Cook at home, really, really important for
you.
710.28 -> Prepare your own meals.
711.48 -> Draxe.com has the best healthy recipes you've
ever seen.
715.94 -> And we want to increase fiber intake while
simultaneously lowering sodium, increasing
722.38 -> potassium.
723.5 -> Staying hydrated is critical for your kidneys
which control blood pressure.
726.8 -> And, either control portions by eating the
right foods first, I've talked about this
732.32 -> on previous programs.
734.38 -> Protein is a good start, your highest fiber
veggies next, then go to the grain or the
738.87 -> fruit and I bet you won't even be hungry for
dessert, or you can eat at certain times of
743.69 -> the day where you extend your fast, which
preserves your body's enzymes and can help
748.88 -> lower blood pressure.
749.88 -> Folks, I promise you that if you're one of
those folks that are mildly hypertensive,
754.55 -> meaning you've got sort of a little elevated
blood pressure sometimes, or you could be
759.36 -> hypotensive and have low blood pressure, getting
your potassium levels right, increasing your
764.8 -> fiber and antioxidants, and eating good fats,
plus all these tips will get it done.
769.43 -> So, remember, we are here each weekday, actually
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802.66 -> Tens of millions of people today are counting
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808.33 -> modern world.
809.33 -> I'm Jordan Rubin on behalf of Dr. Josh Axe
for "Ancient Medicine Today."
810.33 -> God bless you.
811.33 -> See you next time.
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