Beyond Salt: The Secret Reason Your Blood Pressure Stays High Despite Your Diet

You can throw out your salt shaker completely and your blood pressure can still barely move three months later. That is not you doing something wrong. It usually means something underneath your diet has been pushing that number up for years. In this episode I go through five things that keep blood pressure high even when someone's diet already looks fairly sensible: where most of your salt actually comes from and the mineral that is missing alongside it, the hormone problem that runs quietly for years before anyone mentions diabetes, what ultraprocessed food does to your vessels beyond the salt it contains, the type of exercise that moves the number more than people expect, and the stress and sleep side of things, which I personally find hardest. The full list of research references for this episode is in the description of the YouTube version. Disclaimer: This is not personal medical advice and does not override what your doctor says. #dralex #bloodpressure #preventativehealth