You Will Never Get High Blood Pressure after Watching This Video

Summary

This video script delves into the root causes of high blood pressure, emphasizing it as a symptom rather than a disease. It highlights vitamin D deficiency as a significant factor, affecting blood pressure regulation and sodium retention. The video suggests that addressing vitamin D, magnesium, and potassium levels, along with a low-carb diet, could be more effective than traditional treatments. It also touches on the role of genetics, insulin resistance, and the importance of magnesium in preventing calcium buildup in arteries, offering natural alternatives to common hypertension medications.

Takeaways

• 💡 High blood pressure is a symptom, not a root cause, and 95% of cases are classified as 'essential,' meaning the cause is unknown.
• 🌞 Vitamin D deficiency is a significant root cause of high blood pressure, as it can trigger vasoconstriction and sodium retention.
• 🌿 Increasing potassium intake can help counteract the effects of excess sodium and is crucial for those who are salt-sensitive.
• 🏋️‍♂️ Lifestyle factors like weight loss, reduced salt intake, exercise, and quitting smoking and drinking can help manage blood pressure.
• ❄️ The risk of high blood pressure increases during winter due to less UV radiation for vitamin D synthesis.
• 🟫 People with darker skin have a higher risk of high blood pressure due to melanin blocking UV radiation, thus requiring more vitamin D.
• 🧬 There may be a genetic component related to vitamin D absorption rather than blood pressure itself.
• 🔗 Insulin resistance, often caused by high carb intake, can lead to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and other health issues.
• 💊 Medications for high blood pressure, like calcium channel blockers and beta blockers, have natural counterparts in vitamin D and magnesium.
• 🥗 A low-carb diet is recommended to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and metabolic syndrome by managing vitamin D, magnesium, and potassium levels.
• 💊 Recommendations for managing high blood pressure include daily intake of 20,000 IU of vitamin D3, magnesium glycinate, and a high-quality electrolyte powder rich in potassium.

Q & A

What is the primary message of the video regarding high blood pressure?

The video emphasizes that high blood pressure is a symptom, not a root cause, and it's essential to address the underlying causes rather than just treating the symptom.

Why is it challenging to identify the cause of high blood pressure?

95% of hypertension cases are classified as 'essential,' which means the medical community does not have a clear understanding of the cause, and it might be due to a combination of genetics and lifestyle factors.

What is the significance of vitamin D in managing blood pressure?

Vitamin D deficiency can trigger a hormone system that causes vasoconstriction in arteries, leading to increased blood pressure. It also affects sodium retention, which can contribute to hypertension.

How does potassium relate to blood pressure regulation?

Potassium helps protect against the excess amount of sodium in the body, which can lead to high blood pressure. It is essential for individuals, especially those who are salt-sensitive and potassium-deficient.

Why is there a higher risk of high blood pressure during winter?

The risk of high blood pressure increases in winter due to less UV radiation from the sun, which is necessary for the body to produce vitamin D, a deficiency of which can lead to hypertension.

How does skin pigmentation affect the risk of high blood pressure?

Darker skin has more melanin, which acts as a natural sunscreen and blocks UV radiation, making it harder for the body to produce vitamin D and thus increasing the risk of high blood pressure.

What is the connection between vitamin D and magnesium?

Magnesium is essential for vitamin D to function properly, and they work together to help regulate blood pressure. A deficiency in either can contribute to hypertension.

How does calcium affect blood pressure when it accumulates in soft tissues?

Excess calcium in the arteries can cause them to stiffen, leading to increased blood pressure. Vitamin K2 is recommended to direct calcium into bones and teeth, reducing its accumulation in soft tissues.

What is the role of magnesium in preventing calcium buildup in arteries?

Magnesium prevents calcium from building up in the tissues, which can lead to arterial stiffness, cramps, and an increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular issues.

What are the four recommendations made in the video to address high blood pressure?

The video recommends taking vitamin D, magnesium, following a low-carb diet, and ensuring adequate potassium intake to address high blood pressure.

Outlines

00:00

🩸 Understanding High Blood Pressure

The paragraph emphasizes that high blood pressure is a symptom rather than a root cause. It highlights that 95% of hypertension cases are classified as 'essential,' meaning their causes are unknown, possibly linked to genetics or lifestyle. The speaker suggests that addressing lifestyle factors like weight, salt intake, exercise, smoking, and alcohol consumption might alleviate high blood pressure for some. However, it also points out that these factors do not universally correlate with high blood pressure, indicating the complexity of the condition. The paragraph stresses the importance of treating the root cause rather than just the symptom, as treating only the symptom can mask the underlying issue. The speaker advises against stopping medication without consulting a doctor but encourages seeking information to understand the root causes of high blood pressure.

05:02

🌞 Vitamin D Deficiency and Blood Pressure

This paragraph delves into the role of vitamin D deficiency as a potential root cause of high blood pressure. It explains how low vitamin D levels can trigger a hormonal response leading to vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure. The paragraph also discusses the connection between sodium retention and vitamin D, suggesting that a vitamin D deficiency can lead to increased sodium and water retention, thus raising blood pressure. The speaker recommends increasing vitamin D and potassium intake to counteract the effects of sodium. It points out that people with darker skin are at a higher risk due to reduced vitamin D production from sunlight, and there's a seasonal variation with higher risks in winter due to less UV radiation. The paragraph also touches on the genetic component of vitamin D absorption and its relationship with high blood pressure, questioning whether the genetic issue is with blood pressure itself or with vitamin D metabolism.

🥦 Addressing High Blood Pressure Through Diet and Supplements

The paragraph focuses on practical recommendations for managing high blood pressure. It suggests taking high doses of vitamin D, specifically 20,000 IUs daily, to correct high blood pressure issues. It also emphasizes the importance of magnesium, which is necessary for vitamin D to function effectively, and can be found in foods like pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, spinach, and almonds. The speaker recommends a low-carb diet to address the root causes of high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease, which are often linked to excessive carbohydrate and sugar intake. Additionally, potassium is highlighted as a crucial electrolyte that can be supplemented through an electrolyte powder or obtained from leafy greens. The paragraph concludes by directing viewers to another video for more details on the low-carb diet approach to managing blood pressure.

Keywords

💡Blood Pressure

Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. In the context of the video, it is emphasized that high blood pressure is a symptom rather than a root cause. The video discusses how treating high blood pressure without addressing the underlying causes can be ineffective, as it may only mask the problem.

💡Essential High Blood Pressure

Essential high blood pressure, also known as primary hypertension, refers to high blood pressure with no identifiable cause. The video mentions that 95% of hypertension cases fall into this category, indicating a lack of clear understanding of its origins, which can complicate treatment approaches.

💡Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is a lack of sufficient vitamin D in the body, which can lead to various health issues. The video highlights that low vitamin D levels can trigger a hormone system that causes vasoconstriction in arteries, leading to increased blood pressure. It is presented as a potential root cause of high blood pressure.

💡Sodium Retention

Sodium retention is the body's increased ability to hold onto sodium, which can lead to fluid retention and increased blood pressure. The video explains that this retention is exacerbated by low vitamin D levels, and it is a common issue in individuals with high blood pressure.

💡Potassium

Potassium is an electrolyte that helps regulate fluid balance and muscle function, including the heart. The video suggests that potassium can protect against the negative effects of sodium and is crucial for individuals with high blood pressure, as many people are potassium deficient.

💡Insulin Resistance

Insulin resistance is a condition where the body's cells do not respond well to insulin, leading to high blood sugar levels. The video connects insulin resistance to high blood pressure, suggesting it as a precursor to various metabolic issues, including hypertension.

💡Magnesium

Magnesium is a mineral that is essential for many bodily functions, including the proper functioning of the heart and blood vessels. The video discusses how magnesium is necessary for vitamin D to work effectively and can help prevent calcium buildup in the arteries, which can lead to high blood pressure.

💡Vitamin K2

Vitamin K2 is a nutrient that helps direct calcium into the bones and teeth, preventing it from accumulating in soft tissues and arteries. The video recommends vitamin K2 to reduce the risk of arterial stiffness and high blood pressure associated with excess calcium.

💡Calcium Channel Blockers

Calcium channel blockers are a class of medications used to treat high blood pressure by relaxing the heart muscle and widening blood vessels. The video points out that magnesium acts as a natural calcium channel blocker, offering a potential non-pharmacological approach to managing blood pressure.

💡Beta Blockers

Beta blockers are medications that reduce heart rate and blood pressure by blocking the effects of certain hormones. The video suggests that both vitamin D and magnesium can act as natural beta blockers, helping to lower blood pressure by reducing adrenaline levels.

💡Low Carb Diet

A low carb diet is a dietary approach that restricts carbohydrates, particularly sugars and starches. The video recommends a low carb diet to help correct high blood pressure by reducing insulin resistance and the depletion of essential nutrients like vitamin D, magnesium, and potassium.

Highlights

Blood pressure is a symptom, not a root cause.

95% of hypertension is classified as 'essential', meaning its cause is unknown.

Lifestyle changes like weight loss, reduced salt intake, exercise, and quitting smoking may alleviate high blood pressure.

20% of the time, hypertensive medication does not work, possibly due to treating the symptom rather than the cause.

Vitamin D deficiency is a significant root cause of high blood pressure.

Low vitamin D triggers a hormone system that causes vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure.

Vitamin D also affects sodium retention, which influences blood pressure.

Potassium intake is crucial for protecting against the effects of excess sodium.

People with darker skin have a higher risk of high blood pressure due to reduced vitamin D production.

Risk of high blood pressure increases during winter due to less UV radiation for vitamin D synthesis.

Insulin resistance, linked to high carb consumption, can lead to high blood pressure.

Vitamin D requires magnesium to function effectively.

Excess calcium in arteries can stiffen them and raise blood pressure.

Vitamin K2 directs calcium into bones and teeth, reducing arterial stiffness.

Magnesium prevents calcium buildup in tissues, which can cause cramps and heart issues.

Postmenopausal women taking calcium supplements may be at higher risk for heart attack due to calcium excess.

Magnesium acts as a natural calcium channel blocker and beta blocker, helping to regulate blood pressure.

Recommendation to take 10,000-20,000 IUs of vitamin D daily for high blood pressure.

Magnesium glycinate is recommended for its role in vitamin D function and blood pressure regulation.

A low carb diet is suggested to address the root causes of high blood pressure.

Potassium is essential and can be supplemented through electrolyte powders or greens.

Transcripts

you may never get high blood pressure

after watching this video the most

important thing to know about blood

pressure is that it is a symptom it's

not a rot cause and in this video we're

going to talk about the root causes

because the problem with hypertension is

that 95% of it is classified as

something called essential high blood

pressure which basically means they

don't really know what causes it might

be caused by you know genetics or

lifestyle we don't know but if you lose

weight and reduce your salt and you

exercise and you stop smoking and you

stop drinking it might go away there's

also a lot of people who don't exercise

and they don't have high blood pressure

and there's a large group of people who

consume a lot of salt and they don't

have high blood pressure and when

someone is put on hypertensive

medication 20% of the time it doesn't

work now why wouldn't that work because

they're treating the symptom they're not

fixing the cause anytime you treat the

symptom without fixing the root cause

you camouflage the problem it continues

now if you have high blood pressure I'm

not telling you to come off your

medication without your doctor's cons

but I want to give you some really

important information that will help you

get to the root of this problem all

right now let's get into the root causes

okay let's start with the big one

vitamin D deficiency there is a hormone

system called the water pressure control

system when this system gets triggered

and it goes up there is a potent vasal

constriction going on in your arteries

basically there's a squeezing of the

arteries and the pressure is going to go

up that is triggered by low vitamin D

this system being being high also causes

a massive retention of sodium wherever

the sodium goes the water goes more

sodium more water more pressure this is

why there's a big push to get everyone

with high blood pressure off of sodium

or on a low sodium diet they would be

much better off giving the person

vitamin D and also increasing their

potassium the more potassium you have

the more sodium you could have potassium

protects you against the excess amount

of sodium people that are salt sensitive

are really potassium deficient and

unfortunately the majority of population

doesn't get enough pottassium because

you need so much you need like 40 700

milligrams every single day no one's

getting that much and also look at how

many people are deficient in vitamin D

it's just off the charts another

interesting point about this is that

your risk of high blood pressure goes up

during the winter why is that the way

the sun is angled at the Earth there's

just not enough UV radiation to create

enough vitamin D in our skin and then we

have this other very important factor

the darker your skin the more you're at

risk for high blood pressure on average

if you have dark skin your risk for high

blood pressure goes up by 2x why does

this happen because melanin in your skin

is a pigment and it acts as a sunscreen

it it blocks you of ultraviolet

radiation making it very difficult to

make vitamin D this is why the darker

your skin the more vitamin D you need to

take or the more sun exposure you need

to have then you get into the genetic

high blood pressure situation well

that's usually associated with a genetic

problem with vitamin D which is

interesting there's a super high

percentage of people that have a genetic

problem with vitamin D that can't absorb

vitamin D that well and they need a lot

more vitamin D so I've even questioned

do we really have a genetic blood

pressure problem or do we have a genetic

problem with vitamin D that's causing

the high blood pressure I mentioned that

95% of all blood pressure problems are

essential which means they're unknown

cause so could be lifestyle could be

genetic they don't know they just throw

all these lifestyle things in a box and

you know we just don't know but in the

meantime keep taking medication because

until we find out a cause we need to

keep that pressure low then we have this

insulin resistance connection if you

consume a lot of carbs or you're eating

a lot of snacks you develop this

condition called insulin resistance and

this is a precursor for high blood

glucose and it is the root cause of a

fatty liver high blood pressure high

cholesterol belly fat high glucose it's

all just insulin resistance if you're

low in vitamin D your risk for getting

this goes high so that could be one

mechanism why some people that are obese

develop hypertension because the Obesity

is diluting the vitamin D and either

triggering insulin resistance or just

causing high blood pressure directly

vitamin D depends on magnesium magnesium

is essential for vitamin D to work so

these go hand in hand so this is why I

put vitamin D magnesium and pottassium

okay those three right there let's look

at another connection between vitamin D

and soft tissue calcium now you have

this situation where if there's too much

calcium in the arteries your arteries

can get stiff and actually your blood

pressure can go up from there and if you

watch some of my other videos I

recommend taking vitamin K2 to direct

the calcium into the bone or the teeth

and out of the soft tissues and there's

actually even a test called the coronary

artery calcification test which is a

really good indicator or a predictor of

all cause mortality this is why people

with cramps at night or just leg cramps

or feet cramps really they need more

magnesium why magnesium prevents the

calcium from building up in the tissues

also think about women who are

postmenopausal that take calcium

supplements their risk for heart attack

goes up why because you're dumping all

this calcium I mean some women are

taking like 1,200

or500 milligrams of calcium every single

day and sometimes they even take with

vitamin D they're still at risk for

heart problems why because they're

deficient in magnesium magnesium keeps

the calcium from getting too high and

forming clots that's right too much

clotting or a thrombosis they call it

could be coming from too much

calcium also arrhythmias can also be

coming from too much calcium and guess

what magnesium is the antidote to

preventing building up in the arteries

heart attacks all sorts of things and

let's just talk about two medications

they use for high blood pressure calcium

channel blockers which by the way

magnesium is a natural calcium channel

blocker but you can't Patten it so they

use a medication then you also have

something else called beta blockers beta

blockers block adrenaline okay so if

there's too much adrenaline in the body

your blood pressure will go up as well

and take a well guess what a natural

beta blocker is not just magnesium but

vitamin D both of these will naturally

decrease adrenaline now let's roll into

the four things I recommend to correct

the problem if you have high blood

pressure okay vitamin D I would take

10,000 IUS every single day but if

you're trying to correct high blood

pressure take 20 ,000 or even a little

bit more now if you have any thought in

your mind that 20,000 I use is toxic

being out the Sun for about 40 minutes

will give you 20,000 IUS of vitamin D3

so 20,000 is not a toxic level in fact

this is really like half of 1 milligram

of vitamin D3 magnesium very underrated

but it's very important I would

recommend taking magnesium glycinate you

can get a good amount of magnesium from

pumpkin seeds sunflower seeds spinach

other Leafy grains almonds and even

chocolate just make sure you don't have

the chocolate with a lot of sugar

magnesium allows vitamin D to work these

two go hand in hand then I recommend

going on a low carb diet because at the

root of high blood pressure metabolic

syndrome heart disease is too many carbs

and consuming too much sugar and starch

depletes you a vitamin D magnesium and

potassium okay so you need to do that

also potassium is very very important

you can get this from an electrolyte

powder I would recommend taking a high

quality electrolyte powder that has

about a th milligrams of potassium with

other electrolytes but you can also get

potassium from greens but you have to

consume a very large salad every single

day but the greens will also give you

magnesium now to get more details on

this low carb diet you should go to this

video right here