Why Salt and Sugar Affect Your Blood Pressure

Hypertension Resistant To Treatment Podcast with Dr. Tonya Breaux-Shropshire, PhD, DNP, MPH, FNP

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Why Salt and Sugar Affect Your Blood Pressure. In this episode, I feature Dr. James DiNicolantonio and his expertise on salt. Thanks for listening!
Learn more about salt here.
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The Blood Pressure Solution
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*Correction: frozen vegetables sold at the grocery usually contain lower amounts of salt.
The Salt Fix
WHO recommends less than 5000 mg of salt per day.
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*Vitamin D HOME TESTING KIT here (Deficiency is less than 30 ng/ml and Optimal=50-60 ng/ml)
*COVID-19 HOME TESTING KIT here

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Ask your doctor if you would benefit from any of the following vitamins or supplements that could reduce severe COVID symptoms:
Vitamin C with rose hips, Zinc, D3 & K2, Magnesium or this one, B complex, Elderberry, Probiotic or this one, Melatonin, *Quercetin, Braggs Nutritional Yeast, Apple Cider Vinegar, and NAC.
*Quercetin may be contraindicated in people with thyroid disease. Ask your doctor and get a TSH, FREE T3 & T4 , and aTPO before use.
US validated devices (list of validated blood pressure monitors)
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Best thermometer
2nd best thermometer
An accurate Pulse oximeter (If you have COVID-19, seek medical help if less than 95% at rest after 1 minute, which could mean you have pneumonia)
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Don't forget to sign up for the vsafe.cdc.gov/en/ when you get your COVID19 vaccine to help the CDC collect accurate data on the side effects and safety of the vaccine. Report any side effects you may have to vaers.hhs.gov
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Hi, I'm Dr. Tonya Breaux-Shropshire, a clinical research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, where I hold various positions. I spent the past decade studying hypertension management. I am an author of six first-authored publications in scientific journals. You can read my work HERE.
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Disclaimer: This podcast is not medical advice. Consult your health care provider.