Though I've been following Dr. Berry for a few years, I just finished reading his book, "Lies My Doctor Told Me". Such a great, great book! I plan to give copies to friends and family as Christmas gifts this year. I just started "Common Sense Labs". What a treasure this guy is! Thank you Dr. Berry.
Agreed. I can tell you from personal experience you'll benefit greatly from his book Common Sense Labs... it's very well written, easy to follow & informative A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
Id been taking an ARB olmasarten for 9 years and it never lowers my bp ive went behind that pill and checked bp for 5 hours ....i do have higher pottasium at 4.8 but most times do not eat a lot of pottasium foods but they say i have ckd stage 3 with gfr of 62
I just got my lab results, it's the best test results I've ever got. No more blood pressure, no fatty liver, no deficiencies, not a single one! Thank you!!! 2 years carnivore. It's the best thing I've ever ever done.
@@germank7924 I found out I had fatty liver in 2019. I'm 31 now and have been strictly carnivore for 2 years. I don't exactly know at what point it was reversed because I only tested for it 7 months ago and again this month, both were normal. I wish I'd done a blood test right before I went carnivore but I only planned to stay on it for a month when I started because Dr. Berry had said in one of his videos that we could try BBBE for 30 days and not die 😁.
YES! I lived the mis-diagnosed aldosteronism nightmare! Took my doctor FOUR YEARS of ADDING blood pressure meds to my cocktail to get me up to EIGHT different BP meds & diuretics, PER DAY-- I could barely get out of bed in the morning cuz of all the side effects, and my BP was STILL "emergency" high, EVERY DAY... After FOUR YEARS of this madness, he FINALLY sent me to a kidney specialist who diagnosed the problem in ONE visit -- a benign tumor, an "aldosteronoma" on my adrenal gland! Had the tumor removed, the adrenal gland stapled closed, and my secondary HBP was CURED! Not before losing a very successful photography business AND a marriage in the process though. I'm sure some of it was how poorly I was able to handle the whole thing, but this misdiagnosis pretty much changed the course of my entire life. 17 years later last year, my BP started to go up again. Went on Carnivore a year ago, lost 60 pounds, blood pressure is PERFECT again, with NO meds. Thanks, Doc. You are more appreciated than you'll EVER know.
@briandavies1397 So sorry to hear of your losses, but glad to hear of your successes. The kidney specialist I saw wouldn't even test me for an aldosteronoma.
Sorry for your losses on the past, hope your life is great now. My blood pressure dropped from 141/89 just borderline stage 2 hypertension, back to normal in just ….. 12 days on carnivore. Carnivore was a diet on steroids for me.,Video on my channel shows how fast the transformation was.
Hi... I am diagnosed having a benign tumor on my left adrenal too, I haven't decided to have it removed since doctors will remove my left adrenal gland too together with the tumor. I am worried I would have hormonal problem with living just with one adrenal gland after that one is removed. Did your adrenal gland was removed together with the tumor? If so, did you have issue like I am worried about? I am from Indonesia, I asked doctors if they could just removed the tumor, but they said it's impossible. Which country did you have it removed?
@@Me-fg9htNo issues at all. My surgeon only ended up taking half of my adrenal along with the tumor because it was right up against the main artery running down my spine and she was afraid of cutting into that artery. She ended up stapleing what was left of the adrenal closed, so it is now completely non-functional. I was worried too, about having only one adrenal gland. However, the surgeon assured me beforehand that, just as when someone donates a kidney, the remaining adrenal gland kicks it up and does double duty, and she was spot on because I've had no hormonal problems at all, at least that I know of. So no worries, go for it!
@@DynamicBailey generally not lazy...just overwhelmed by paperwork and long hours. My sister is far from lazy. She was a gp and ended up quitting because of the restrictions placed upon her by insurance companies. She couldn't run many diagnostic tests and as she practiced it continued to get worse. Her own insurance premiums were outrageous. She had had enough.
There is a fantastic article from 2005 in the Seattle Times about how the blood pressure guidelines were changed. It used to be 100 plus your age but when the new guidelines were set by the drug companies, suddenly half the world's population had high blood pressure. This translated into billions of dollars for the drug companies.
Try telling that to these wanna be doctors we visit everyday that just write prescriptions. You should actually call today and tell your husband’s doctor what he did, then tell him he’s fired. Man, I’d love to be in the room with that doctor when you call. Just think about how stupid he would feel after all the schooling he did, gets a job as a doctor, and his patients know more about nutrition than he does. Only seven hours of nutrition is the requirement for becoming a general practitioner.
@@franksindoneii5410 : well, not so fast. If he changed his diet, and started eating only meat, could be that something in his diet was causing the symptoms, and most of the time, removing the cause is more effective than adding a cure.
I’m a retired nurse practitioner and I can’t remember the last time anyone took my blood pressure correctly without me correcting their errors, yes! Usually more than one. It’s aggravating.
That is scary. I know healthcare system has really gone downhill. I was born without a thyroid and used get better treatment but since the health care system has slowly gone downhill, it's like pulling teeth getting proper care.
If my BP is taken with the "machine" it is always high. I insist that it is taken manually each time now. But, of course they want it taken the moment you get in the door, and it's somewhat up there, so it has to be taken again!
I was always a 120/80 girl until I hit mid 50s & had abt 15 lbs to lose add in severe white coat issues. He pushed meds but I refused, knowing instinctively I didn’t need it. Went keto, some of the lbs went & then I went carnivore & problem solved
I have white coat syndrome. Blood pressure is fine at home. Same for my mother, who was on all the meds and turned out she didn’t need any of them. Same for my father in law. He was so over medicated he kept fainting. Since he got a new doctor and adjusted meds he is so much better all round.
I have the same issue. High BP in the office and good at home. My doctor said take your pressure every day at home, keep a log and bring it in along with your cuff to test accuracy. When she saw both she said You are fine, no meds for you
So true! And If I try to correct them by saying, " Shouldn't I keep my arm in such and such a position?"... or "Do you have another size cuff?"... They always excuse their sloppiness. A few times I've insisted and wouldn't let them proceed when I thought that it was going to be important in my conversations with the doctor. Unfortunately they often get really irritated with you for messing up their routine to process you quickly. It shouldn't be that way but it's my health and the results can be devastating to me.
@girlygirlhippy coerced** not forced. My husband has to go through that BS FedMed crap for his CDL, too. Control it with diet while telling the guvvv you're taking meds. That's how he got around it 😉
Keto is good for everything that troubles this 71 year old grandma: Type 2, depression/anxiety, high blood pressure, gall stones. Keto for the rest of my life! I have learned so much from Dr. Berry. My son introduced me to his videos when I was considering bilateral knee replacement. My knees feel great now.
Seniorgal. I'm the same age as you with similar presentation. My doctor wants me on meds , but hasn't even done a physical . Just going on my b.p. numbers , which I took myself at home ! I'd love to know what you eat in a day . I'm currently doing omad with no bread,cakes,biscuits,pasta . No sugar and minimal salt .
I had hypertension since i was a teenager, not knowing i developed hodgkin lymphoma cancer until i was diagnosed at 26 yrs of age. Thanks Dr.Berry, it clears up all the mysteries and i am on carnivore diet for 2 yrs now. At first my heart was pounding in different rhythm but now it calms as a sea. 😊
I can not thank you enough, Dr. Berry. I've been carnivore for 5 years, but my blood pressure is still out of control. Unfortunately, my cardiologist refuses to order any lab work for me. I do have thyroid issues, so I'll ask my primary care physician to refer me to an endocrinologist. Thank you for giving me a direction to go in.
I was given medication for elevated blood pressure (initially measured at 155). However, after experiencing unusual symptoms within three days, I decided to discontinue the medication and explore an alternative approach. It's essential to acknowledge that doctors are knowledgeable, but proactive research before appointments is crucial(I didn't do my homework).So I opted for dietary changes, eliminating foods known to increase blood pressure, and gradually increased my exercise routine. I'm pleased to report that my blood pressure has improved to 126.Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Sanjay Gupta videos about blood pressure were insightful and very helpful.
Both doctors are very helpful. Dr. Berry seems angry and outraged all the time, which is understandable. I get that. Dr. Gupta just seems so kind and caring, as well as extremely knowledgeable. I’d love to be able to see him as my cardiologist. I’ve also learned a lot from both. My last cardiologist was an arrogant idiot. I have a doctorate, and am retired from a long career in medical research, and he, 40 years my junior, talked to me as if I was a five year old with no understanding of my condition. One visit was enough.
Doctors now days just rely on their iPads, lab results and machines and never physically touch the patients. They are also limited to 15 minutes per patient. It seems healthcare has deteriorated rapidly.
I agree , ever since the covid scare doctors , even dentist are so stand offish , very uncomfortable going anymore . Remember when your doctor would walk in and pleasantly greet you , relaxing you with a calm demeanor and kind words !
Becoming totally impersonal. Clearing the path for AI “doctors” to take over healthcare and make billions for big pharma and health care administration. Medicine of the future.
I gave blood for over 22 years. Almost 4 times a year. I drank coffee since I was 5. I've been struck by lightning, broken numerous bones, etc... I was feeling hot inside. I never got cold. Didn't drink a lot of water. I could go on. Blood pressure went up a year after I gave up caffeine and stopped giving blood because of scare tissue and rolling veins. Otherwise healthy. Blood pressure went up. Doctor didn't want to hear about my past, didn't want to know about my observations. Only wanted to give me meds. I never get headaches, barely take 2 aspirin a year. Generally have no pains or discomforts. So as respectfully as I could I said 'no' to meds. I exercise, eat well and drink well. About 7 pounds heavier than high school. Not starting some meds to 'train' my body. I'll exercise more if needed. I do acupuncture and massage once a month too. Works for me.
I have never even heard of this!! It’s crazy how little doctors know. This fits my BP to a tee…yet my doctor seems CLUELESS!! I gotta research this more. Please do more videos about this subject!!
Doctors ARE learned the wrong thing for high money gains. My biggest fear was this. And it's TRUE. Major thanks to greater doctors that are acknowledging that issue in their ways to counteract the bad effects of evil doctrine. I went to the hospital couple days ago , they say I'm fine. When .y leg both of them are swollen 🙄 via diabetes.
Found the proper human diet by looking at diet to lower my huband's blood pressure that had gone from normal to very high in less than 2 years..(Sleep apnea)....thanks Dr. Berry! He went Keto under 20 carbs, lost 30 pounds, got rid of 1 blood pressure med, improved his sleep apnea and can fit into his basic training uniform from 30 years ago!
My husband had secondary hypertension, his doctor was less then helpful just wanted to start medication right away we did the research we could and got a different doctor and he did a full "good" work up and he told us that my husband had extremely low vitamin d3 started a liquid supplement and within two weeks it was normal levels again.
I started seeing a GP last year. He listens to my heart and lungs and looks in my ears. Besides blood work, that's the extent of my physical every year.
I have had good blood pressure for years (under 120/60) and good lab results. I was borderline obese with lots of exercise, and went on a keto diet to get down to where my weight should be for my age. Eating meat for a couple of months that had never touched a blade of grass, pork, chicken, feedlot beef, I had a "small" stroke, BP over 190/100. My verdict--low potassium, and they eventually did give me a potassium horse pill in the ER which brought by blood pressure down by over 40 points. The Keto diet is hard this time of year, until January, but trying to be good, and lick my metabolic syndrome.until I can go stricter keto. I am currently using grass fed meat, which is grass finished--and getting potassium (and magnesium). Also, being careful of hydroponic salad greens. as they are void of potassium, unlike greens grown in dirt. There is no accurate test for potassium as it is 90% inside the cells, and sodium is 90% in the fluids. I am 78. Those feedlot beef gobble feed because they are malnourished on food that is not the grass they are designed for, and the soybeans, corn, etc., are very low potassium or potassium free. That is why they get fatter--empty carbs. If you are not eating free range chicken eggs, you have the same problem--cow chow, chicken feed, pork chow, etc., are all very low or devoid of potassium.
Glad you are doing better. I agree with this. Strict carnivore made my already low potassium an even bigger issue as my blood pressure was over 160/95. Added some keto items back with potassium electrolyte powder and it normalized in a few DAYS. Carnivore seems to cover me for almost everything, except potassium. I am fine with ketovore for now.
Yes, i agree. Traveling to see the doctor, upon entering the clinic and exam room, the nurse quickly takes your blood pressure and of course it's going to be elevated, because you walked from your car to the room, which is exercise. I also believe the environment of the hospital setting contribute to in rease B/P with all the magnetic fields of the machines and lights. My doctor will recheck my b/p before i leave and it's usually down. I've been monitoring my b/p for over a year and what i discovered is that sugar is as much of a culprit in causing high blood pressure as sodium. I notice if i eat something sweet the next day, my b/p is elevated. So being consistent with monitoring your b/p and making some lifestyle changes will improve your b/p. I drink 2 ounces of beet juice daily, drink plenty of water, intermittent fasting, eat vegetables and minimize carbs. I'm currently taking 5 mg amlodipine, but my b/p has drastically decreased. Hopefully I'll be off meds soon.
I told the NP today. Please dont take my BP until the last minute... She did and there was a huge difference! No more Im going to refuse to let them take it until after I settle in a bit.
My hubby & I just had an argument about this last night! His BP was out of control & his doctor had tried multiple different combinations of meds. Then he checked the A1C, although labs showed glucose just over 100 every time, and said he was prediabetic. Gave hubby a choice of meds or diet. That started our eating change. He never took diabetes meds and got off all BP meds until he had a stroke at 70 (unknown cause) and those docs put him on a bunch (which after a couple years he quit most again). We've been regressing in our eating for the last few months and his BP has gotten erratic again. Time to quit cheating on the dessert carbs and get back to healthier keto again. He's 74 and i want to keep him around & healthy for more years! Thanks & Blessings from Deborah in West Virginia!
My healthy and fit 40 yr old sister suddenly developed high BP. Multiple dr visits and tests revealed no known cause. She was ultimately diagnosed with anxiety and they prescribed several anti anxiety drugs ALL THE WHILE I KNEW she didn't suffer from anxiety. I kept encouraging her to see another dr and she bounced around from cardiologist to neurologists to rheumatoligists to multiple ER visits and nothing. Her symptoms grew worse and worse each year, and she was repeatedly told by all the EXPERTS it was all in her head. Finally a female internist TOOK THE TIME, 45 min, to listen to her and said she had a hunch what it was. She ordered a 24 hr urine test. She had a large pheochromocytoma tumor on her adrenal gland. She had endured YEARS of being told she was a psy patient, given psy drugs. She had it removed by s special team at USSF but still suffers from the after effects of it not being addressed early on. Blood pressure returned to normal right after surgery. None of her drs EVER apologized for scoffing at her.
Very similar happened to me except I was only 25yrs old. Can u believe doctors just saying i had anxiety or just putting a 25yr old on hbp meds without even investigating further to rule other causes of HBP? Cos I was too young and also slim, very fit. They just seem to practice lazy medicine or do what they know guarantees being paid by insurance
I've had hypertension since I was in my late 20s, even though I was a good weight, ate a 'healthy' diet and exercised every day. It's only recently I've discovered how tooth issues, as well as pre-diabetes, cause high BP. Resolving my gum disease with carnivore dropped my BP to normal.
hello, I'm 20 years old, I had a toothache, it triggered my blood pressure to reach 160, now the tooth has healed, but anxiety is very difficult to control + stress, I'm afraid my blood pressure will rise again, are there any tips?
I had a secondary hypertension because of the metabolism disorder which was caused by severe constipation and once my digestion problem was resolved and my blood pressure got back to normal.
Dr Berry. I have blood pressure that goes up on bad pain days. My doc pushed me on blood pressure meds without doing more tests. Turns out my pressure goes from normal to a little high. I bottomed out on the meds and ended up with the paramedics with a pressure of 70/50. Very scary ..Thanks for doing this video. Blessings
I had a secondary hypertension because of bad constipation which was caused by mold infection in my digestive tract and was treated with anti fungal medicine and once my bowel gets better and my blood pressure was back to normal.
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I have white coat syndrome as well. My doctor just wrote a prescription for Olmesartan straight away. I hate any type of meds and I believe most doctors don’t have the time nor do they want to find the cause of your condition. Well done Dr Berry I really enjoy your blog.
I have had high blood pressure since I was 30 years old. I am now 79, I am 10 pounds over weight but I play Pickleball four times a week, I am not a couch potato! I am on four different BP medications but my blood pressure still goes up at times to 225/109. Doctors have never found a cause. I am trying to get into Mayo near Phoenix.
No, my maiden name was Haueisen and I have German ancestry, my Father died of a heart attack at age 44. I had a heart attack in 2019 but they saved my life with four stents because a Thoracic Surgeon was not available. I take BP medication every two hours during the day and most of the time it will stay between 146 to 169 stolid but for no reason it will shoot up to 225/109. I have never smoked and may have one glass of wine a month. What is the answer??
@marilynnsmith360 I didn't see any reference to your carb intake. Are you eating SAD/high carb, low carb, keto, ketovore, carnivore? Carb consumption has an effect on blood pressure. Many people going very low carb have swift resolution of blood pressure issues.
Have your potassium levels checked. My was extremely low and it sent me too the ER. My heart rate was bouncing off the walls. Didn't know this could happen. 👍
(Julia Wilson Tribe member) wow you look so good with the neatly trimmed beard! Turning back the hands of time you are with a proper human Carnivore diet. Me too! My BP is no longer stroke high. I have lost 60 lbs since Jan. I no longer have to use a cpap machine and my A1c has dropped from 12.6 to 7.2. About to check again and I expect it it now even lower. I owe you and the PHD my life. Thank you! And thank Neisha too!
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Neisha, Bonnie and Becket! You're the best and we are SO very thankful for you, your first book, community, your additional books, TH-cam, website -- ALL you & Neisha both give! May God richly bless you and your family!
I started carnivore January 23, I love this woe. I had high BP most of my life. I stopped meds in 2022 cold turkey. Now my bp might be 168/100 in the Morning drops as low as 116/66 at night and it’s hard to breathe.
Im in heart failure with high blood pressure...went on keto and no more blood pressure meds OR statins!!!i feel great,my skin is clearing up,stomach feels great
@@KateBee123 not one person in history has ever reversed heart disease and gotten off blood pressure meds just going keto. You are just uneducated and easily duped. Let’s be real Here 🤣
That's fantastic! How long were you on Keto before you noticed an improvement? I have been eating keto since April. All of my bipolar 2 symptoms are gone! But I still have high blood pressure.
I'm 37, 6months carnivore (cheat once in a while with hummus) and I have a mechanical aortic valve installed with surgery at 27 from a congenital defect. I now take blood thinners (warfarin) daily. That being said, my BP is sky-high especially when I have bad anxiety, which I have a long history with already. We're talking 180/92. Last couple weeks, I float around 145/92 close to 100 and if I stress over it and worry, well, my meds don't even help and it just stays high. I've had 25mg Hydralazine in the ER that brought me right down to 123/74 since my 25mg Metoprolol didn't do much at all after a couple hours and was prescribed Losartan 25mg once a day. Since then, I've decided to just stop worrying about it. Now, I think it might be too low. Who knows. I'm just tired of thinking I'll stroke out and miss out on my son growing up or finding love again. God bless.
I've been on blood pressure medication for about 25 to 30 years. I'm 70 years old. I self-diagnosed myself with lymphedema. I use a lymphatic pump twice a day to clear my lymphatic system of the excess fluids, toxins and anything else that might be floating around in that system. I wish I would have known about lymphedema 25 or 30 years ago and kept off of the blood pressure and diuretics that the doctors have put me on over the years. They have destroyed my kidneys as I am now in third stage kidney failure. I've always been very health conscious because blood pressure problems do run in my family along with diabetes.
I have 3 three close friends at work from 30's to late 50's and all have BP that raises dramatically for no known reason at all. Their doctors have them on 2 or more BP medicines and still out of the blue BP will fly real high 180/90 or higher. Common theme amongst us all is allergies and or deviated septum's. I am the only lean one and they are way overweight. I had a heart attack at 50 and they have no blockages. I know for a fact my allergy medicines causes my BP to go high where I actually feel it. Sinus congestion is the worst for me as well as them. I am the only one doing a low carb diet. I do see and feel significant improvements in my mind and body on this diet. My doctors hate it and pushing me to stop it.
Try taking a potassium supplement, and eating more potassium rich foods. When it your body normalizes, stop the supplement. Dr. Barry talks about a secondary cause, but try the most obvious first. What does your “doctor” say ?
I wonder how many people’s lives have been improved or even saved by you and others that explain keto and low carb and carnivore. We will never know but I’m thankful I found you about 4 years ago. 1 day late, Happy Thanksgiving to all that speak truth about diet and nutrition, greatly improved my quality of life!
At nearly 70 years old, I started having occasional hypertensive episodes. No rhyme or reason for it, that I could explain. Through research, and that means watching your channel as well as a few other favorites, I determined I had developed a potassium sensitivity?! And as you know that affects my sodium potassium pump, which in turn, affects my blood pressure. Once I maintain a level of at least 5000 mg of potassium a day, unable to accurately measure, sodium, my blood pressure, just normalize!
I have been up and down with BP- Improved with weight loss, then creeps up; ARB help, but not always; Magnesian can help so can vit D. L-Argentine helps acutely. The Number #1 BP reducer for me-- exercise. When I come back from a vacation that is low activity, 100% the BP is up. I can be 150/95 with the above intervention, but regular exercise 120/80 or lower.
THANK YOU! I am freaking out over my husband's blood pressure. He takes HUGE amounts of blood pressure medications, and it isn't unusual for 8 hours later, it's high again!
I have had high blood pressure since 19 , and I am almost 40 now . I started keto 9 days ago cut out all sugar my blood pressure went from 160 /105. To now 128 /82. By keto and removing sugar. Tell husband try it
This is very enlightening Dr. Berry. I thank you so much. I would say i have 80% of the symptoms you mentioned. I have been so jealous of people commenting on your videos and other carnivore videos mentioning they have cleared their HTN does not take meds anymore while me i have been on carnivore for a year and no improvement on my BP. I would definitely talk to my doctor about this. Thank you so much again and God bless you more!!!
Totally stellar video. I currently live in Thailand. Medical care here is first class with costs less than 1/3 of equivalent care in the States. The better private hospitals look like 5-star hotels with amazing patient services and modern equipment. Unlike in the States, doctors don’t operate out of separate medical office buildings but rather are based within the hospitals. So even for basic doctor visits, one goes to a hospital (with exceptions like certain specialty clinics - beautification skin care, etc.). Diagnostic imaging (e.g., MRI) here will have a wait time generally less than an hour. In the States, I’ve had to wait a month for an MRI on my knee after tearing my ACL, and then I had to wait another month for an appointment to review result with an orthopedic specialist. Meanwhile I had to hobble around in a heavy knee brace. What a joke. Here, the MRI would have been completed in less than an hour with a reading and review with orthopedist within another hour. Fully equipped labs exist in-house, too, for blood, urine, microbiology tests, etc. BUT… the underlying standard of care in play here is the same ol’ BS Western standard of care found in the States - and they’re proud of it. It’s even more frustrating because, in Thai culture, the teacher or professor is always right and can never be questioned. A student wouldn’t dare question any assertion made by the authority in a lecture or textbook. So the medical lies will be spread even more effectively over here. I’ve suspected that I’ve had secondary hypertension for years. BP medications either work for a very limited time or not at all in my case. When I asked about adrenal issues or kidneys being a possible underlying cause, multiple doctors just shook their heads and said “no” without looking at any lab results or giving any explanation. I could tell they were thinking “high blood pressure readings = primary hypertension = essential hypertension = idiopathic hypertension = no known cause = don’t test for anything”… and “probability of secondary hypertension = 1 in a million = ignore patient’s uninformed concern/opinion “. I’m an older dude and I don’t want to spend what time I have left trying to overcome widespread medical incompetence to cure the true underlying cause. My BP is often as high as 172/102 even with a daily ARB medication (which offers wonderful side effects like all-day dizziness and unsteadiness while walking around). I’ve experimented with stopping the medication and the side effects subsided within two days and my BP didn’t go up any higher. I’m 100% strict carnivore BB&E (no bacon) and I will probably just have to settle for the health benefits from that until I eventually die from the underlying cause of my secondary hypertension.
Try the scientifically proven redbeet juice which lowers bloodpressure about 10-20 units due to the Nitric oxide content whoch dilates the blood vessels. The amino acids Lysine and L-arginine works in the same way. (L-arginine not recommended if you have herpes cause it worsens the outbreaks)
Thank you for great advice. Healers are the true warriors of God. I'm currently fighting high blood pressure and it's on the way down. Thank God for all the true healers flocking to the internet and helping the masses heal themselves. You lay out the situation clearly and step by step how to proceed. God Bless you and the good people who are here helping themselves. God helps those who help themselves!
It amazes me how few doctors think of adrenal gland issues when it comes to high blood pressure. Cushing disease or syndrome will definitely cause a serious issue with BP and treatment/removal of adrenal gland can and does lower BP a significant amount. It’s not always the cause but it’s absolutely something that should be considered.
My niece was recently diagnosed with Cushings at 18. She gained roughly 100lb before we figured out what was going on. Just had both adrenal glands removed.
Foods high in nitric oxide, like beets, beet root powder, celery etc are great for normalizing BP because it expands artery walls and blood flows better.
I can't eat beets,celery, rheubarb or swiss chard because of oxalates which cause bladder irritation.@@honkytonk4465 Oxalates can cause different symptoms in different people. Some lucky people aren't bothered by them at all.
My issue was coffee. The insane amounts of caffeine in coffee, especially Starbucks coffee raised my blood pressure. I gave up on coffee and drink only green tea. Yes, there’s caffeine in Green tea but it’s significantly lower than coffee and the L-theonine in green tea counteracts the effects of caffeine. Plus it’s easy to drink decaffeinated green tea. My blood pressure is back to normal. I think high amounts of caffeine also raised my cortisol and adrenaline which we all know can have negative effects on your weight, metabolism, testosterone levels and mental health.
I've had to switch to Decaff tea, cutting out all coffee completely. No caffeine, definately no energy drinks, and no alcohol. Finding I'm much more hydrated and BP down to 130/85.
Thank you! I've been through hell trying to find treatment for my out-of-control hypertension. I've seen an NP, two MDs, and a nephrologist, all of which kept adding pills and upping doses. By the time the nephrologist got to me, I was taking 4 different meds without success, and horrible reactions to the diuretics. I hopped on the internet, and after many hours, discovered that I probably have Primary Aldosteronism. (age 63) I couldn't get anyone to run the tests, but the last dr was willing to let me try the spironolactone. I've gradually decreased dosages, (without prior authorization) and I'm down to one 25 mg of spironolactone and one 80 mg of valsartan per day. Oh and all of the medical professionals thought it just fine to prescribe diuretics that those allergic to sulfa drugs should never take, even with the horrible side effects/reactions that I was experiencing. Wheat and grain free for 9 years, and perfect kidneys.
wow, can I ask you about the allergy to Sulfa drugs and the diuretics??? Over the last few years I've been prescribed Lasix (I think that's what it is) and feel absolutely horrible when I have to use them..... and I'm definitely allergic to Sulfa drugs..... What is it in these diuretics that's causing the problems?? I'm so glad you mentioned this in your comment. And I'm glad that you've figured all this out. Gives us all hope.
I've been diagnosed with Hyperaldosteronism and also on Spiro as well as Doxasosin which is a vasodilator. Seems to work together with a low salt, no alcohol, no caffeine healthy diet. I also walk 3 to 4 miles a day and drink plenty of water.
I live in Canada. A physical here is listen to lungs, heart, check BP, some basic bloodwork and that’s it. Some doctors may go so far as palpating abdomen.
Very true! I'm in Saskatchewan and I have to wait for my doctor for 2 1/2 hours WITH an appointment... 4 hours without. And no doctors here are taking new patients. I can go to another clinic as a walk-in but they mainly say go back to your family doctor for follow-up. It's scary already.
Great video, exactly what I needed to know...I was in the hospital yesterday, and my discharge papers told me I was in the second hypertensive blood pressure range. 💁🏼♀️❤️🔥
Docter Berry you are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. At present I'm trying to find out why my blood pressure medication's is not working. My doctor is baffled. I'll show her this clip. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOD MUST HAVE LED ME TO YOU.
My numbers too, always athletic, ate right, exercised ... until I had a massive MI. No chest pain, no shortness of breath, no diaphoresis ... I just couldn't walk. Stay vigilant.
Dr. Berry, Not ONCE has my cardiologist mentioned secondary hypertension. If I’m not mistaken, he’s labeled my uber-high BP “Malignant Hypertension”. He’s also said I have “genetically high blood pressure”. I have never been able to tolerate drugs for any reason, so 99.9% of the BP prescriptions put me into migraine pain or debilitating headache pain at the very least. Lifelong migraineur since age 5; age 73 at present. Many of the drugs create massive fatigue which in turn affects my mental health. KI am massively concerned about my BP readings, which of course doesn’t help the situation either. I see my cardio on Tuesday 11/28 and will discuss the things you’ve brought to my attention vis a vis your videos. My potassium was low a few weeks ago when I found myself in the ER for high blood pressure. My cardio never addressed that, but I will on Tuesday. Much appreciation and many thanks for your clear and informative videos.
@@dar4835 How very kind of you. Thank you. We have added another BP medication and I am trying an extended release patch of Clonidine in addition to the new BP pill which is also extended release. Hoping / Praying for the best. Thank you again for your kind comment.
I've been fighting very high bp for almost a week now. It's been coming down slowly so I started taking bp readings before and after eating certain foods, taking meds, exercising,...I saw a 45 point bp spike 30 min after drinking a cup of French pressed coffee with creamer and Stevia. I've been averaging 4-5 cups a day... no wonder I've been almost in a hypertensive emergency the past 4 days. I'm very responsive to caffeine where others arent.
Thank you Dr. Berry! Your time and expertise are truly a lifeline to many of us, I read your book about Lies doctors tell you, very eye opening and a must read! I have hypertension, am on 3 meds but seem to be holding steady so hopefully have no underlying causes. Am morbidly afraid of taking my own blood pressure, = white coat syndrome for sure - so have to rely on yearly doctor visits. Am NOT sodium sensitive, usually have low sodium labs so believe me that salt does NOT always cause high blood pressure.
I have an electronic monitor from ReliOn and it's very easy to take your blood pressure. Be sitting, feet on the floor, arms out on your legs palms up and relax. No talking or activity, especially when it starts counting back down. Nothing to be afraid of and I would highly recommend that you take it every day. It wasn't until I started taking mine three or four times a day that I realized how bad my problem was and how many times a day I was spiking. It's not like you're giving yourself an injection, but we all have different fears. Maybe it's that you will see it's very high, but the truth doesn't change whether you are aware of it or not. Being aware might save your life. Get yourself one and do it! Good luck
@@SunnyCarnivoreI have a cuff BP machine, and a wrist one. The machine reads mine high. The wrist one is lower, and that makes me feel better about it.
A fantastic presentation Dr. Berry! When you started through the drugs list, I'm thinking how the pharmaceutical industry has so many in a trap! We sell you a drug for this condition, that causes another condition that we sell you another drug for, then round and round we go! It's no wonder those of us who don't take meds, don't take any, and those who do, take them by the handful!
I know a lady that is on 32 medications! I've been trying to get her to talk with her main provider for a med review. No one should be on that many medications! I've brought this up with her family members, and have tried to get them to see how it affects her health. She's gone from a vibrant go places lady to, she can't hardly get around and bowel issues galore. Oh, here's another pill... I did tell her she has to be her own advocate on this.
How much tea do you drink daily and how much hibiscus petals did you use to make your tea? Are you doing a specific diet? I'm working on getting off meds and down to hibiscus tea, diet, supplements and exercise. It's a lot to consider and figure out what works best for our bodies. Thank you for your reply if you see my questions
@margiemurray2147 I have one teaspoon of hibiscus tea,half teaspoon of green macha tea and half teaspoon of lemon balm tea all in a cup every morning,i use stevia instead of honey
This was extremely helpful. Unfortunately I'm barely seeing your channel in 2024 of August My blood pressure is through the roof and I just went to the ER last week and I probably will wind up having a heart attack. But I'm thinking positive I'm leaving this in God's hands. Apparently my EKG came back I have clogged arteries whatever and I'm 59 years old, But I have had blood pressure for a couple years now and apparently my cholesterol is high also. So keep me in prayers Doctor please.😊 And as long as I'm alive I will subscribe to your channel and watch your videos. God Bless Honest Doctor's ❤
Thanks. I’ve been keto then carnivore for over a year. Everything has gotten better… except my high blood pressure. Very frustrating. My doc just says it’s probably genetic.
@@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline Thanks for the suggestions. I do long walks and run a 5k three times a week, but I’ll try more fasting. I suspect stress is at least part of my problem.
Just keep going...if it's truly high it will adjust. 120/80 or 119/79 or whatever they say it is these days might not be what's ideal for your body. Listen to signs and symptoms of abnormality if none then there may not be anything wrong. Those "numbers" aren't ubiquitously applied to every human contrary to popular belief
This has been very enlight- ening. Some of the causes you mention I saw as a student of Nursing, and they were diagnosed as H'tension secondary to, or a complica- tion of Renal issues, or some other of some you mention- ed.(I graduated in 1967)😊. You ARE thorough, thanks for 'splaining; so many Drs. now won't even hands on unless it's an Emergency😏 Fr:an island in the West Indies. 😊🤔😏🌴
Ruff! I'm part Swindle Hound; so I'm suspicious why Dr.Berry neglected to mention Coffee. Your PCP doesn't want this known but if you drank coffee up to 4 hours before getting your BP checked it can raise the Systolic up to 15 points. Thus forcing the dreaded hypertension diagnosis onto your records. Sure, we all like the 'fast-easy' pay-offs but don't jeopardize a patient's health and wealth in the process.
Regarding my earlier comment. Don't transition off carbs from white flour products and sugar all at once like I did. I found that to be a real shock to the body. Take a few weeks.
I had hbp starting in 2014 at 50 years old. No real family history on it. Finally after 6 years my doctor discovered I had an over active Parathyroid gland putting way too much calcium in my blood. Had it removed (we have 4) and everything has went to normal. No more bp meds either.
Tx for this video. It sounds like me. After taking my blood pressure medicine my blood pressure does not come down. 160/100, 177/102, 156/97. I also don't sleep more than 6 to 7 hrs and sometimes toss and turn. I have been ketovore over a year. Had had some health gains but this is like going backwards.
39 years old, heart rate went up and now stays at 114 since i had covid. Doctor wanted to put me on something to lower my heart rate and i said " no, nobody is messing around with my heart, and i will figure it out. I was born without a thyroid, already had a doctor over prescibe me on thyroid meds and caused irregular heartbeat by the time i was 28 years old. I have been traumatized enough with malpractice and nope, not touching my heart rate. I suspect its due to micro clots, but doctors won't look into it even though i had stroke and heart attack symptoms and signs of blood clots. instead they wanted to treat mental health. Yeah i am sure my mental health didn't give me pnamonia, or cause my blood pressure to shoot up to 186, and my heart rate to 114 and dizziness, mental confusion, delirium chest squeezing. Yep they wanted to ask me if i needed a mental health evaluation and drug tested me because they couldn't figure out the problem. Also i am sure my mental health didn't lower my oxygen to 86
On keto,have normal blood pressure most of the time. Sometimes it goes up at night..I wonder now if I actually have secondairy hypertenson. I also have white coat syndrome triggered by statin lectures.
My son is 23 years old and he has really high blood pressure and kidney issues and almost died of 18. And he takes blood pressure medicine every day but it’s not helping him. And now the doctor will just give him more medicine so he will have to take to kind of blood pressure medicine thanks you for telling us about other course of high blood pressure. ❤
My brother is 73 and has been on BP meds since he was probably 18. The military wouldn't take him because of high BP. He's been on meds since. He take 3 pills a day, was diagnosed a T2 diabetic not too long ago, 5-10yrs ago. He has sleep apnea too.
In my experience in the last 10 years with doctors is that they are lazy or incompetent . And with the recent issues I'm having just solidified my opinion. I am now looking for a new doctor that knows how to do their job and doesn't just willy-nilly fly off and oh it's this or it's that and then doesn't do anything else to find out the root cause. I have learned so much from Dr Berry and I'm so grateful for all his information
Thanks for the info. I have hypertension.... and i just got HRT from my GYN. So excited to try it for the benefits to menopausal women...heart health, brain, bones, etc... but you stated that it can raise blood pressure?? Like now I'm sad
Be careful with HRT. Although it made me feel like a 16 yo again, the side effect wasn’t worth it. It caused me to have blood clot in my right leg which led me to take Warfarin tablets and give myself shots in my abdomen area to get rid of it. Suffice it to say, I had to quit HRT. It may not happen to you but it’s always better to take precautions.
Yes bio identical hrt can cause blood pressure issues. My b.p. went from 114/68 to 150/90 from hormone replacement. Stopped the very low dose hrt and b.p. returned to normal.
@@DreengirlYes, I've read that also. In my case using bio identical compounded hrt raised my b.p. I was using a very small dose. If you can use it successfully, go for it. Many women are able to use hrt with good results but not me
Thank. You. So. Much!!! I've been very low carb for 6 years, but still had HBP and face flushing. Started a grass fed beef adrenal supplement, and it's all finally correcting! Now I know why. 💜‼
I had no idea that my high BP had anything to do with my T2 diabetes. Dr “forgot” to mention it. Three weeks on carnivore. Haven’t tested anything yet but feel MUCH better.
Though I've been following Dr. Berry for a few years, I just finished reading his book, "Lies My Doctor Told Me". Such a great, great book! I plan to give copies to friends and family as Christmas gifts this year. I just started "Common Sense Labs". What a treasure this guy is! Thank you Dr. Berry.
Agreed. I can tell you from personal experience you'll benefit greatly from his book Common Sense Labs... it's very well written, easy to follow & informative A-M-A-Z-I-N-G
Lack the knowledge or complacency...sadly
What is common sense labs about? Does that talk about comprehensive testing That is needed that doctors don’t do because I’m looking for that.
I think my bp is weird when i have 212/76
Id been taking an ARB olmasarten for 9 years and it never lowers my bp ive went behind that pill and checked bp for 5 hours ....i do have higher pottasium at 4.8 but most times do not eat a lot of pottasium foods but they say i have ckd stage 3 with gfr of 62
My high blood pressure went down when I stopped going to the doctor.
White collar syndrome. My husband suffers from this too.
lol, that’s hilarious.
Stress
@@Andy-fr1huWhite coat syndrome.....
@@Andy-fr1huwhite coat
I just got my lab results, it's the best test results I've ever got. No more blood pressure, no fatty liver, no deficiencies, not a single one! Thank you!!! 2 years carnivore. It's the best thing I've ever ever done.
at what age did you reverse fatty liver?
This is wonderful news. So happy for you. Go Carnivores! 😊
@@germank7924 I found out I had fatty liver in 2019. I'm 31 now and have been strictly carnivore for 2 years. I don't exactly know at what point it was reversed because I only tested for it 7 months ago and again this month, both were normal. I wish I'd done a blood test right before I went carnivore but I only planned to stay on it for a month when I started because Dr. Berry had said in one of his videos that we could try BBBE for 30 days and not die 😁.
@@AnneMB955 Thank you very much! That's very kind of you. Go carnivores, indeed! Best community ever.
thanks, I thought your recovery was associated with the younger ages, the system is too stable with older folks :) @@Solmaz_S
YES! I lived the mis-diagnosed aldosteronism nightmare!
Took my doctor FOUR YEARS of ADDING blood pressure meds to my cocktail to get me up to EIGHT different BP meds & diuretics, PER DAY-- I could barely get out of bed in the morning cuz of all the side effects, and my BP was STILL "emergency" high, EVERY DAY...
After FOUR YEARS of this madness, he FINALLY sent me to a kidney specialist who diagnosed the problem in ONE visit -- a benign tumor, an "aldosteronoma" on my adrenal gland! Had the tumor removed, the adrenal gland stapled closed, and my secondary HBP was CURED!
Not before losing a very successful photography business AND a marriage in the process though. I'm sure some of it was how poorly I was able to handle the whole thing, but this misdiagnosis pretty much changed the course of my entire life.
17 years later last year, my BP started to go up again. Went on Carnivore a year ago, lost 60 pounds, blood pressure is PERFECT again, with NO meds.
Thanks, Doc. You are more appreciated than you'll EVER know.
@briandavies1397 So sorry to hear of your losses, but glad to hear of your successes. The kidney specialist I saw wouldn't even test me for an aldosteronoma.
@@teret6719 well, there is no profit if they accidentally cure you.
Sorry for your losses on the past, hope your life is great now. My blood pressure dropped from 141/89 just borderline stage 2 hypertension, back to normal in just ….. 12 days on carnivore. Carnivore was a diet on steroids for me.,Video on my channel shows how fast the transformation was.
Hi... I am diagnosed having a benign tumor on my left adrenal too, I haven't decided to have it removed since doctors will remove my left adrenal gland too together with the tumor. I am worried I would have hormonal problem with living just with one adrenal gland after that one is removed. Did your adrenal gland was removed together with the tumor? If so, did you have issue like I am worried about? I am from Indonesia, I asked doctors if they could just removed the tumor, but they said it's impossible. Which country did you have it removed?
@@Me-fg9htNo issues at all. My surgeon only ended up taking half of my adrenal along with the tumor because it was right up against the main artery running down my spine and she was afraid of cutting into that artery. She ended up stapleing what was left of the adrenal closed, so it is now completely non-functional. I was worried too, about having only one adrenal gland. However, the surgeon assured me beforehand that, just as when someone donates a kidney, the remaining adrenal gland kicks it up and does double duty, and she was spot on because I've had no hormonal problems at all, at least that I know of. So no worries, go for it!
Why can't all doctors explain medical issues as well as you do Dr. Berry! Thank you!
They don’t have the time, they’re lazy and most just don’t know any of this or care to know any of it. It’s sad but true.
@@DynamicBailey generally not lazy...just overwhelmed by paperwork and long hours. My sister is far from lazy. She was a gp and ended up quitting because of the restrictions placed upon her by insurance companies. She couldn't run many diagnostic tests and as she practiced it continued to get worse. Her own insurance premiums were outrageous. She had had enough.
Because Dr's are giving 5 to 10 minutes with patients. That's why they are in a hurry for u to leave. 😮
@@DOLfirst
Sorry to hear about your sister
@@marylynch951 She worked so hard to become a doctor and became one to help people. It really is disheartening... but she is far less stressed now.
There is a fantastic article from 2005 in the Seattle Times about how the blood pressure guidelines were changed. It used to be 100 plus your age but when the new guidelines were set by the drug companies, suddenly half the world's population had high blood pressure. This translated into billions of dollars for the drug companies.
When I get blood pressure equal to 100 plus my age (70), I am in great pain.
I remember clearly when the medical [whores] reduced target BP. They did this with cholesterol, as well.
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My husband turned down his blood pressure, snoring, and apnea in 2 weeks on 100% carnivore diet🎉
Try telling that to these wanna be doctors we visit everyday that just write prescriptions.
You should actually call today and tell your husband’s doctor what he did, then tell him he’s fired. Man, I’d love to be in the room with that doctor when you call. Just think about how stupid he would feel after all the schooling he did, gets a job as a doctor, and his patients know more about nutrition than he does.
Only seven hours of nutrition is the requirement for becoming a general practitioner.
Yea that didn’t happen in 2 weeks lmao
@@franksindoneii5410 : well, not so fast.
If he changed his diet, and started eating only meat, could be that something in his diet was causing the symptoms, and most of the time, removing the cause is more effective than adding a cure.
I don't believe. It takes more than a couple of weeks to fix a high BP right.
I’m a retired nurse practitioner and I can’t remember the last time anyone took my blood pressure correctly without me correcting their errors, yes! Usually more than one. It’s aggravating.
That is scary. I know healthcare system has really gone downhill. I was born without a thyroid and used get better treatment but since the health care system has slowly gone downhill, it's like pulling teeth getting proper care.
If my BP is taken with the "machine" it is always high.
I insist that it is taken manually each time now.
But, of course they want it taken the moment you get in the door, and it's somewhat up there, so it has to be taken again!
I had to laugh when a girl took mine and the cuff never got tight at all.. she said 170/20 perfect!! ugh...
Yes, they take it again, but still only put the first one in your chart. (The highest one.)
I refuse to let them use the machine on me.
I can count on one hand the number of times my blood pressure has been taken correctly. 😢
I was always a 120/80 girl until I hit mid 50s & had abt 15 lbs to lose add in severe white coat issues. He pushed meds but I refused, knowing instinctively I didn’t need it. Went keto, some of the lbs went & then I went carnivore & problem solved
I have white coat syndrome. Blood pressure is fine at home. Same for my mother, who was on all the meds and turned out she didn’t need any of them. Same for my father in law. He was so over medicated he kept fainting. Since he got a new doctor and adjusted meds he is so much better all round.
I have the same issue. High BP in the office and good at home. My doctor said take your pressure every day at home, keep a log and bring it in along with your cuff to test accuracy. When she saw both she said You are fine, no meds for you
So true! And If I try to correct them by saying, " Shouldn't I keep my arm in such and such a position?"... or "Do you have another size cuff?"... They always excuse their sloppiness. A few times I've insisted and wouldn't let them proceed when I thought that it was going to be important in my conversations with the doctor. Unfortunately they often get really irritated with you for messing up their routine to process you quickly. It shouldn't be that way but it's my health and the results can be devastating to me.
@girlygirlhippyme too so im getting out. I will never again ask a doctor for permission to work.
@girlygirlhippy coerced** not forced. My husband has to go through that BS FedMed crap for his CDL, too. Control it with diet while telling the guvvv you're taking meds. That's how he got around it 😉
Me too. My wife is a nurse so she takes it at home, (with real equipment) and it’s fine. Then at the doctor it’s 140/100
Keto is good for everything that troubles this 71 year old grandma: Type 2, depression/anxiety, high blood pressure, gall stones. Keto for the rest of my life! I have learned so much from Dr. Berry. My son introduced me to his videos when I was considering bilateral knee replacement. My knees feel great now.
What all do you eat in a day, if you wouldn't mind sharing?
Seniorgal. I'm the same age as you with similar presentation. My doctor wants me on meds , but hasn't even done a physical . Just going on my b.p. numbers , which I took myself at home !
I'd love to know what you eat in a day . I'm currently doing omad with no bread,cakes,biscuits,pasta . No sugar and minimal salt .
I had hypertension since i was a teenager, not knowing i developed hodgkin lymphoma cancer until i was diagnosed at 26 yrs of age. Thanks Dr.Berry, it clears up all the mysteries and i am on carnivore diet for 2 yrs now. At first my heart was pounding in different rhythm but now it calms as a sea. 😊
Congrates! Great news!
What was your BP before and after CD? Did only the diet help you control BP?
I can not thank you enough, Dr. Berry. I've been carnivore for 5 years, but my blood pressure is still out of control. Unfortunately, my cardiologist refuses to order any lab work for me. I do have thyroid issues, so I'll ask my primary care physician to refer me to an endocrinologist. Thank you for giving me a direction to go in.
@@suzanneschristie have you considered a independent labs....I'm thinking of seeing quest ....
Make sure they do a cellular test for electrolytes ❤
I was given medication for elevated blood pressure (initially measured at 155). However, after experiencing unusual symptoms within three days, I decided to discontinue the medication and explore an alternative approach. It's essential to acknowledge that doctors are knowledgeable, but proactive research before appointments is crucial(I didn't do my homework).So I opted for dietary changes, eliminating foods known to increase blood pressure, and gradually increased my exercise routine. I'm pleased to report that my blood pressure has improved to 126.Dr. Ken Berry and Dr. Sanjay Gupta videos about blood pressure were insightful and very helpful.
Both doctors are very helpful. Dr. Berry seems angry and outraged all the time, which is understandable. I get that.
Dr. Gupta just seems so kind and caring, as well as extremely knowledgeable. I’d love to be able to see him as my cardiologist.
I’ve also learned a lot from both.
My last cardiologist was an arrogant idiot. I have a doctorate, and am retired from a long career in medical research, and he, 40 years my junior, talked to me as if I was a five year old with no understanding of my condition. One visit was enough.
Doctors now days just rely on their iPads, lab results and machines and never physically touch the patients. They are also limited to 15 minutes per patient. It seems healthcare has deteriorated rapidly.
Same here in fiji
I agree , ever since the covid scare doctors , even dentist are so stand offish , very uncomfortable going anymore . Remember when your doctor would walk in and pleasantly greet
you , relaxing you with a calm demeanor and kind words !
Omg same here in Ontario
Becoming totally impersonal. Clearing the path for AI “doctors” to take over healthcare and make billions for big pharma and health care administration. Medicine of the future.
So very true!
I gave blood for over 22 years. Almost 4 times a year. I drank coffee since I was 5. I've been struck by lightning, broken numerous bones, etc... I was feeling hot inside. I never got cold. Didn't drink a lot of water. I could go on. Blood pressure went up a year after I gave up caffeine and stopped giving blood because of scare tissue and rolling veins. Otherwise healthy. Blood pressure went up. Doctor didn't want to hear about my past, didn't want to know about my observations. Only wanted to give me meds. I never get headaches, barely take 2 aspirin a year. Generally have no pains or discomforts. So as respectfully as I could I said 'no' to meds. I exercise, eat well and drink well. About 7 pounds heavier than high school. Not starting some meds to 'train' my body. I'll exercise more if needed. I do acupuncture and massage once a month too. Works for me.
I have never even heard of this!! It’s crazy how little doctors know. This fits my BP to a tee…yet my doctor seems CLUELESS!! I gotta research this more. Please do more videos about this subject!!
I think you need to get a new doctor
i have been trying diligently to get my BP correct also...
@@brendahowe1898 yes…I’m aware of this. 😉
Doctors ARE learned the wrong thing for high money gains. My biggest fear was this. And it's TRUE.
Major thanks to greater doctors that are acknowledging that issue in their ways to counteract the bad effects of evil doctrine. I went to the hospital couple days ago , they say I'm fine. When .y leg both of them are swollen 🙄 via diabetes.
Found the proper human diet by looking at diet to lower my huband's blood pressure that had gone from normal to very high in less than 2 years..(Sleep apnea)....thanks Dr. Berry! He went Keto under 20 carbs, lost 30 pounds, got rid of 1 blood pressure med, improved his sleep apnea and can fit into his basic training uniform from 30 years ago!
Let your medicine be the food and let the food be your medicine.
My husband had secondary hypertension, his doctor was less then helpful just wanted to start medication right away we did the research we could and got a different doctor and he did a full "good" work up and he told us that my husband had extremely low vitamin d3 started a liquid supplement and within two weeks it was normal levels again.
I was put on 5 mg of BP medicine on a blood pressure reading of 142
How about that. This awesome.
If you kept that old doctor your husband would be on BP meds , and still have HBP.
Love this success story !!
I started seeing a GP last year. He listens to my heart and lungs and looks in my ears. Besides blood work, that's the extent of my physical every year.
Same here in Canada
Same, Oregon USA
I have had good blood pressure for years (under 120/60) and good lab results. I was borderline obese with lots of exercise, and went on a keto diet to get down to where my weight should be for my age. Eating meat for a couple of months that had never touched a blade of grass, pork, chicken, feedlot beef, I had a "small" stroke, BP over 190/100. My verdict--low potassium, and they eventually did give me a potassium horse pill in the ER which brought by blood pressure down by over 40 points. The Keto diet is hard this time of year, until January, but trying to be good, and lick my metabolic syndrome.until I can go stricter keto. I am currently using grass fed meat, which is grass finished--and getting potassium (and magnesium). Also, being careful of hydroponic salad greens. as they are void of potassium, unlike greens grown in dirt. There is no accurate test for potassium as it is 90% inside the cells, and sodium is 90% in the fluids. I am 78.
Those feedlot beef gobble feed because they are malnourished on food that is not the grass they are designed for, and the soybeans, corn, etc., are very low potassium or potassium free. That is why they get fatter--empty carbs. If you are not eating free range chicken eggs, you have the same problem--cow chow, chicken feed, pork chow, etc., are all very low or devoid of potassium.
Glad you are doing better. I agree with this. Strict carnivore made my already low potassium an even bigger issue as my blood pressure was over 160/95. Added some keto items back with potassium electrolyte powder and it normalized in a few DAYS. Carnivore seems to cover me for almost everything, except potassium. I am fine with ketovore for now.
My blood pressure is good, but every time someone what's to strap one of those machines on My arm, it goes high. 😮
Me too
White coat syndrome.
Yes, i agree. Traveling to see the doctor, upon entering the clinic and exam room, the nurse quickly takes your blood pressure and of course it's going to be elevated, because you walked from your car to the room, which is exercise. I also believe the environment of the hospital setting contribute to in rease B/P with all the magnetic fields of the machines and lights. My doctor will recheck my b/p before i leave and it's usually down. I've been monitoring my b/p for over a year and what i discovered is that sugar is as much of a culprit in causing high blood pressure as sodium. I notice if i eat something sweet the next day, my b/p is elevated. So being consistent with monitoring your b/p and making some lifestyle changes will improve your b/p. I drink 2 ounces of beet juice daily, drink plenty of water, intermittent fasting, eat vegetables and minimize carbs. I'm currently taking 5 mg amlodipine, but my b/p has drastically decreased. Hopefully I'll be off meds soon.
How do you know it's good unless tested?
I told the NP today. Please dont take my BP until the last minute... She did and there was a huge difference! No more Im going to refuse to let them take it until after I settle in a bit.
My hubby & I just had an argument about this last night! His BP was out of control & his doctor had tried multiple different combinations of meds. Then he checked the A1C, although labs showed glucose just over 100 every time, and said he was prediabetic. Gave hubby a choice of meds or diet. That started our eating change. He never took diabetes meds and got off all BP meds until he had a stroke at 70 (unknown cause) and those docs put him on a bunch (which after a couple years he quit most again). We've been regressing in our eating for the last few months and his BP has gotten erratic again. Time to quit cheating on the dessert carbs and get back to healthier keto again. He's 74 and i want to keep him around & healthy for more years!
Thanks & Blessings from Deborah in West Virginia!
How long had he been eating healthy before the stroke.
Eat meat.
@@vortexdefense2258 over a year
@@pdk213 duh. We eat lots of meat. Meat & veggies makes up 90% of our eating.
If you do a glucose tolerance test or take a Kraft score you’ll find both of you will have sky high insulin to compensate for the poor diet.
My healthy and fit 40 yr old sister suddenly developed high BP. Multiple dr visits and tests revealed no known cause. She was ultimately diagnosed with anxiety and they prescribed several anti anxiety drugs ALL THE WHILE I KNEW she didn't suffer from anxiety. I kept encouraging her to see another dr and she bounced around from cardiologist to neurologists to rheumatoligists to multiple ER visits and nothing. Her symptoms grew worse and worse each year, and she was repeatedly told by all the EXPERTS it was all in her head. Finally a female internist TOOK THE TIME, 45 min, to listen to her and said she had a hunch what it was. She ordered a 24 hr urine test. She had a large pheochromocytoma tumor on her adrenal gland. She had endured YEARS of being told she was a psy patient, given psy drugs. She had it removed by s special team at USSF but still suffers from the after effects of it not being addressed early on. Blood pressure returned to normal right after surgery. None of her drs EVER apologized for scoffing at her.
Very similar happened to me except I was only 25yrs old. Can u believe doctors just saying i had anxiety or just putting a 25yr old on hbp meds without even investigating further to rule other causes of HBP? Cos I was too young and also slim, very fit. They just seem to practice lazy medicine or do what they know guarantees being paid by insurance
It's really disgusting.
HUBRIS!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Terrible 😮
Mine is perfect because I follow the right doctors on line not primary doctors I eat healthy and work out.
I've had hypertension since I was in my late 20s, even though I was a good weight, ate a 'healthy' diet and exercised every day. It's only recently I've discovered how tooth issues, as well as pre-diabetes, cause high BP. Resolving my gum disease with carnivore dropped my BP to normal.
hello, I'm 20 years old, I had a toothache, it triggered my blood pressure to reach 160, now the tooth has healed, but anxiety is very difficult to control + stress, I'm afraid my blood pressure will rise again, are there any tips?
@@tonisyahputra5058 Stay 100% carnivore, it will help with your anxiety and keep your teeth in good health. Good luck.
What kind of teeth issues did you have?
I had a secondary hypertension because of the metabolism disorder which was caused by severe constipation and once my digestion problem was resolved and my blood pressure got back to normal.
Dr Berry. I have blood pressure that goes up on bad pain days. My doc pushed me on blood pressure meds without doing more tests. Turns out my pressure goes from normal to a little high. I bottomed out on the meds and ended up with the paramedics with a pressure of 70/50. Very scary ..Thanks for doing this video. Blessings
I had a secondary hypertension because of bad constipation which was caused by mold infection in my digestive tract and was treated with anti fungal medicine and once my bowel gets better and my blood pressure was back to normal.
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I have white coat syndrome as well. My doctor just wrote a prescription for Olmesartan straight away. I hate any type of meds and I believe most doctors don’t have the time nor do they want to find the cause of your condition. Well done Dr Berry I really enjoy your blog.
My husband has white-coat, too. He takes his at home in the middle of the day and it is near perfect.
I have had high blood pressure since I was 30 years old. I am now 79, I am 10 pounds over weight but I play Pickleball four times a week, I am not a couch potato! I am on four different BP medications but my blood pressure still goes up at times to 225/109. Doctors have never found a cause. I am trying to get into Mayo near Phoenix.
Are you of Italian ancestry?
No, my maiden name was Haueisen and I have German ancestry, my Father died of a heart attack at age 44. I had a heart attack in 2019 but they saved my life with four stents because a Thoracic Surgeon was not available. I take BP medication every two hours during the day and most of the time it will stay between 146 to 169 stolid but for no reason it will shoot up to 225/109. I have never smoked and may have one glass of wine a month. What is the answer??
@marilynnsmith360 I didn't see any reference to your carb intake. Are you eating SAD/high carb, low carb, keto, ketovore, carnivore? Carb consumption has an effect on blood pressure. Many people going very low carb have swift resolution of blood pressure issues.
Have your potassium levels checked. My was extremely low and it sent me too the ER. My heart rate was bouncing off the walls. Didn't know this could happen. 👍
Are you a believer, do you believe in Jesus. Live a repentance life before GOD and be healed...
(Julia Wilson Tribe member) wow you look so good with the neatly trimmed beard! Turning back the hands of time you are with a proper human Carnivore diet. Me too!
My BP is no longer stroke high. I have lost 60 lbs since Jan. I no longer have to use a cpap machine and my A1c has dropped from 12.6 to 7.2. About to check again and I expect it it now even lower. I owe you and the PHD my life. Thank you! And thank Neisha too!
Well, you're at it again, Dr. Berry putting out a whole bunch of just good common sense. Keep up the good work.
Happy Thanksgiving to you, Neisha, Bonnie and Becket! You're the best and we are SO very thankful for you, your first book, community, your additional books, TH-cam, website -- ALL you & Neisha both give! May God richly bless you and your family!
I started carnivore January 23, I love this woe. I had high BP most of my life. I stopped meds in 2022 cold turkey. Now my bp might be 168/100 in the Morning drops as low as 116/66 at night and it’s hard to breathe.
Bilateral adrenal tumors here. With removing my first adrenal gland, my BP dropped 70 points overnight. It was incredible
Had one removed also and now BP is normal where before it was off the charts.
Im in heart failure with high blood pressure...went on keto and no more blood pressure meds OR statins!!!i feel great,my skin is clearing up,stomach feels great
Lmao yea….. that didn’t happen
@@KateBee123 not one person in history has ever reversed heart disease and gotten off blood pressure meds just going keto. You are just uneducated and easily duped. Let’s be real
Here 🤣
That's fantastic! How long were you on Keto before you noticed an improvement? I have been eating keto since April. All of my bipolar 2 symptoms are gone! But I still have high blood pressure.
I'm 37, 6months carnivore (cheat once in a while with hummus) and I have a mechanical aortic valve installed with surgery at 27 from a congenital defect.
I now take blood thinners (warfarin) daily.
That being said, my BP is sky-high especially when I have bad anxiety, which I have a long history with already. We're talking 180/92.
Last couple weeks, I float around 145/92 close to 100 and if I stress over it and worry, well, my meds don't even help and it just stays high.
I've had 25mg Hydralazine in the ER that brought me right down to 123/74 since my 25mg Metoprolol didn't do much at all after a couple hours and was prescribed Losartan 25mg once a day.
Since then, I've decided to just stop worrying about it.
Now, I think it might be too low. Who knows. I'm just tired of thinking I'll stroke out and miss out on my son growing up or finding love again.
God bless.
this info is approximately three decades late, but heartwarming in a self-affirming way.
bless up doc
I've been on blood pressure medication for about 25 to 30 years. I'm 70 years old. I self-diagnosed myself with lymphedema. I use a lymphatic pump twice a day to clear my lymphatic system of the excess fluids, toxins and anything else that might be floating around in that system. I wish I would have known about lymphedema 25 or 30 years ago and kept off of the blood pressure and diuretics that the doctors have put me on over the years. They have destroyed my kidneys as I am now in third stage kidney failure. I've always been very health conscious because blood pressure problems do run in my family along with diabetes.
Based on your description of secondary hypertension, sounds like everyone could have it.
I have 3 three close friends at work from 30's to late 50's and all have BP that raises dramatically for no known reason at all. Their doctors have them on 2 or more BP medicines and still out of the blue BP will fly real high 180/90 or higher. Common theme amongst us all is allergies and or deviated septum's. I am the only lean one and they are way overweight. I had a heart attack at 50 and they have no blockages. I know for a fact my allergy medicines causes my BP to go high where I actually feel it. Sinus congestion is the worst for me as well as them. I am the only one doing a low carb diet. I do see and feel significant improvements in my mind and body on this diet. My doctors hate it and pushing me to stop it.
They need a SLEEP STUDY
steak, butter, eggs, salt, fat
Nose spray to unclogg nose is another one
I can't stand my nose being clogged from allergies
BAM high blood pressure from the nose spray
I'd ask your doc why he considers meat & vege is so bad for you? 😉👍
Have you tried the grape seed extract plus xylitol nose spray?@@SEA-U2
My blood pressure is all over the place. In the mornings 150 over 100. My lunch 107 over 72. I'm running marathons and eat mostly healthy.
Try taking a potassium supplement, and eating more potassium rich foods. When it your body normalizes, stop the supplement.
Dr. Barry talks about a secondary cause, but try the most obvious first.
What does your “doctor” say ?
That is not really high 😂😂
Labile hypertension, read about it
I wonder how many people’s lives have been improved or even saved by you and others that explain keto and low carb and carnivore. We will never know but I’m thankful I found you about 4 years ago. 1 day late, Happy Thanksgiving to all that speak truth about diet and nutrition, greatly improved my quality of life!
At nearly 70 years old, I started having occasional hypertensive episodes. No rhyme or reason for it, that I could explain. Through research, and that means watching your channel as well as a few other favorites, I determined I had developed a potassium sensitivity?! And as you know that affects my sodium potassium pump, which in turn, affects my blood pressure. Once I maintain a level of at least 5000 mg of potassium a day, unable to accurately measure, sodium, my blood pressure, just normalize!
Get Vit D checked
@@hiddenhand6973 and zinc
I have been up and down with BP- Improved with weight loss, then creeps up; ARB help, but not always; Magnesian can help so can vit D. L-Argentine helps acutely. The Number #1 BP reducer for me-- exercise. When I come back from a vacation that is low activity, 100% the BP is up. I can be 150/95 with the above intervention, but regular exercise 120/80 or lower.
THANK YOU! I am freaking out over my husband's blood pressure. He takes HUGE amounts of blood pressure medications, and it isn't unusual for 8 hours later, it's high again!
I have had high blood pressure since 19 , and I am almost 40 now . I started keto 9 days ago cut out all sugar my blood pressure went from 160 /105. To now 128 /82. By keto and removing sugar. Tell husband try it
This is very enlightening Dr. Berry. I thank you so much. I would say i have 80% of the symptoms you mentioned. I have been so jealous of people commenting on your videos and other carnivore videos mentioning they have cleared their HTN does not take meds anymore while me i have been on carnivore for a year and no improvement on my BP. I would definitely talk to my doctor about this. Thank you so much again and God bless you more!!!
Totally stellar video.
I currently live in Thailand. Medical care here is first class with costs less than 1/3 of equivalent care in the States. The better private hospitals look like 5-star hotels with amazing patient services and modern equipment. Unlike in the States, doctors don’t operate out of separate medical office buildings but rather are based within the hospitals. So even for basic doctor visits, one goes to a hospital (with exceptions like certain specialty clinics - beautification skin care, etc.). Diagnostic imaging (e.g., MRI) here will have a wait time generally less than an hour. In the States, I’ve had to wait a month for an MRI on my knee after tearing my ACL, and then I had to wait another month for an appointment to review result with an orthopedic specialist. Meanwhile I had to hobble around in a heavy knee brace. What a joke. Here, the MRI would have been completed in less than an hour with a reading and review with orthopedist within another hour. Fully equipped labs exist in-house, too, for blood, urine, microbiology tests, etc.
BUT… the underlying standard of care in play here is the same ol’ BS Western standard of care found in the States - and they’re proud of it. It’s even more frustrating because, in Thai culture, the teacher or professor is always right and can never be questioned. A student wouldn’t dare question any assertion made by the authority in a lecture or textbook. So the medical lies will be spread even more effectively over here.
I’ve suspected that I’ve had secondary hypertension for years. BP medications either work for a very limited time or not at all in my case. When I asked about adrenal issues or kidneys being a possible underlying cause, multiple doctors just shook their heads and said “no” without looking at any lab results or giving any explanation. I could tell they were thinking “high blood pressure readings = primary hypertension = essential hypertension = idiopathic hypertension = no known cause = don’t test for anything”… and “probability of secondary hypertension = 1 in a million = ignore patient’s uninformed concern/opinion “.
I’m an older dude and I don’t want to spend what time I have left trying to overcome widespread medical incompetence to cure the true underlying cause. My BP is often as high as 172/102 even with a daily ARB medication (which offers wonderful side effects like all-day dizziness and unsteadiness while walking around). I’ve experimented with stopping the medication and the side effects subsided within two days and my BP didn’t go up any higher.
I’m 100% strict carnivore BB&E (no bacon) and I will probably just have to settle for the health benefits from that until I eventually die from the underlying cause of my secondary hypertension.
Try the scientifically proven redbeet juice which lowers bloodpressure about 10-20 units due to the Nitric oxide content whoch dilates the blood vessels.
The amino acids Lysine and L-arginine works in the same way.
(L-arginine not recommended if you have herpes cause it worsens the outbreaks)
Thankyou this is great. I was on prozac for 4 months, and it raised my blood pressure. I had a gut feeling and am in the process of coming off it.
Thank you for great advice. Healers are the true warriors of God. I'm currently fighting high blood pressure and it's on the way down. Thank God for all the true healers flocking to the internet and helping the masses heal themselves. You lay out the situation clearly and step by step how to proceed. God Bless you and the good people who are here helping themselves. God helps those who help themselves!
It amazes me how few doctors think of adrenal gland issues when it comes to high blood pressure. Cushing disease or syndrome will definitely cause a serious issue with BP and treatment/removal of adrenal gland can and does lower BP a significant amount. It’s not always the cause but it’s absolutely something that should be considered.
My niece was recently diagnosed with Cushings at 18. She gained roughly 100lb before we figured out what was going on. Just had both adrenal glands removed.
Foods high in nitric oxide, like beets, beet root powder, celery etc are great for normalizing BP because it expands artery walls and blood flows better.
Oxalates?
In theory, only. To get benefits from that you need to eat tons of them. Not so healthy
Yes agree and garlic
I eat 2 clove of organic garlic daily
Crushed up swallow with glass of water
I can't eat beets,celery, rheubarb or swiss chard because of oxalates which cause bladder irritation.@@honkytonk4465 Oxalates can cause different symptoms in different people. Some lucky people aren't bothered by them at all.
There is an other hypothesis out there stating the free radical,NO, damages every organ in the body (Louisiana State University)
My issue was coffee. The insane amounts of caffeine in coffee, especially Starbucks coffee raised my blood pressure. I gave up on coffee and drink only green tea. Yes, there’s caffeine in Green tea but it’s significantly lower than coffee and the L-theonine in green tea counteracts the effects of caffeine. Plus it’s easy to drink decaffeinated green tea. My blood pressure is back to normal. I think high amounts of caffeine also raised my cortisol and adrenaline which we all know can have negative effects on your weight, metabolism, testosterone levels and mental health.
Yup, coffee stressed my adrenals, so I quit. It was difficult but life changing too
I guess I have to quit drinking coffee and go back to green tea.
I've had to switch to Decaff tea, cutting out all coffee completely. No caffeine, definately no energy drinks, and no alcohol. Finding I'm much more hydrated and BP down to 130/85.
Yess coffee ☕ iz noo good 4 some of us fellaz...also coffee ☕ can heavily dehydrate...also nooo good for men who have prostrate problems
I’m suspecting coffee too. I’m switching to mushroom coffee which has much less caffeine. Time will tell.
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Thank you! I've been through hell trying to find treatment for my out-of-control hypertension. I've seen an NP, two MDs, and a nephrologist, all of which kept adding pills and upping doses. By the time the nephrologist got to me, I was taking 4 different meds without success, and horrible reactions to the diuretics. I hopped on the internet, and after many hours, discovered that I probably have Primary Aldosteronism. (age 63) I couldn't get anyone to run the tests, but the last dr was willing to let me try the spironolactone. I've gradually decreased dosages, (without prior authorization) and I'm down to one 25 mg of spironolactone and one 80 mg of valsartan per day. Oh and all of the medical professionals thought it just fine to prescribe diuretics that those allergic to sulfa drugs should never take, even with the horrible side effects/reactions that I was experiencing. Wheat and grain free for 9 years, and perfect kidneys.
wow, can I ask you about the allergy to Sulfa drugs and the diuretics??? Over the last few years I've been prescribed Lasix (I think that's what it is) and feel absolutely horrible when I have to use them..... and I'm definitely allergic to Sulfa drugs..... What is it in these diuretics that's causing the problems?? I'm so glad you mentioned this in your comment. And I'm glad that you've figured all this out. Gives us all hope.
I've been diagnosed with Hyperaldosteronism and also on Spiro as well as Doxasosin which is a vasodilator. Seems to work together with a low salt, no alcohol, no caffeine healthy diet. I also walk 3 to 4 miles a day and drink plenty of water.
I live in Canada. A physical here is listen to lungs, heart, check BP, some basic bloodwork and that’s it. Some doctors may go so far as palpating abdomen.
Same in the USA
My doc hasn’t touched me in a couple years….she sits six feet away wearing a mask. Tapping away on her laptop 🙄
Very true! I'm in Saskatchewan and I have to wait for my doctor for 2 1/2 hours WITH an appointment... 4 hours without. And no doctors here are taking new patients. I can go to another clinic as a walk-in but they mainly say go back to your family doctor for follow-up. It's scary already.
Great video, exactly what I needed to know...I was in the hospital yesterday, and my discharge papers told me I was in the second hypertensive blood pressure range. 💁🏼♀️❤️🔥
Yep, ibuprofen sent me to the ER with a hypertensive crisis. It is also terrible on your kidneys.
Sadly, the cardiologists we've dealt with don't have a clue about my husband's hbp and want to just prescribe meds that cause more problems.
Blood pressure also fluctuates throughout the day. Low in the morning and peaks at mid day
Docter Berry you are ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. At present I'm trying to find out why my blood pressure medication's is not working. My doctor is baffled. I'll show her this clip. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOD MUST HAVE LED ME TO YOU.
Generally 100-teens over high-50's for me. 57yo!
Thanks, Doc Berry, from Mexico ¡❤!
My numbers too, always athletic, ate right, exercised ... until I had a massive MI. No chest pain, no shortness of breath, no diaphoresis ... I just couldn't walk. Stay vigilant.
@@WanderingBobAK I appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!
Dr. Berry, Not ONCE has my cardiologist mentioned secondary hypertension. If I’m not mistaken, he’s labeled my uber-high BP “Malignant Hypertension”. He’s also said I have “genetically high blood pressure”. I have never been able to tolerate drugs for any reason, so 99.9% of the BP prescriptions put me into migraine pain or debilitating headache pain at the very least. Lifelong migraineur since age 5; age 73 at present. Many of the drugs create massive fatigue which in turn affects my mental health. KI am massively concerned about my BP readings, which of course doesn’t help the situation either. I see my cardio on Tuesday 11/28 and will discuss the things you’ve brought to my attention vis a vis your videos. My potassium was low a few weeks ago when I found myself in the ER for high blood pressure. My cardio never addressed that, but I will on Tuesday. Much appreciation and many thanks for your clear and informative videos.
I hope your cardiologist finds a solution for you. Best of luck!
@@dar4835 How very kind of you. Thank you. We have added another BP medication and I am trying an extended release patch of Clonidine in addition to the new BP pill which is also extended release. Hoping / Praying for the best. Thank you again for your kind comment.
I've been fighting very high bp for almost a week now. It's been coming down slowly so I started taking bp readings before and after eating certain foods, taking meds, exercising,...I saw a 45 point bp spike 30 min after drinking a cup of French pressed coffee with creamer and Stevia. I've been averaging 4-5 cups a day... no wonder I've been almost in a hypertensive emergency the past 4 days. I'm very responsive to caffeine where others arent.
Sounds about right. May you use wisdom and be healed in Jesus Name Amen . . .
Also, make sure they have the right size cuff on you
Will one that is too small hurt when they inflate it?
Thank you Dr. Berry! Your time and expertise are truly a lifeline to many of us, I read your book about Lies doctors tell you, very eye opening and a must read! I have hypertension, am on 3 meds but seem to be holding steady so hopefully have no underlying causes. Am morbidly afraid of taking my own blood pressure, = white coat syndrome for sure - so have to rely on yearly doctor visits. Am NOT sodium sensitive, usually have low sodium labs so believe me that salt does NOT always cause high blood pressure.
Donating plasma will level out your blood pressure. Takes about 2 donations.
I have an electronic monitor from ReliOn and it's very easy to take your blood pressure. Be sitting, feet on the floor, arms out on your legs palms up and relax. No talking or activity, especially when it starts counting back down. Nothing to be afraid of and I would highly recommend that you take it every day. It wasn't until I started taking mine three or four times a day that I realized how bad my problem was and how many times a day I was spiking. It's not like you're giving yourself an injection, but we all have different fears. Maybe it's that you will see it's very high, but the truth doesn't change whether you are aware of it or not. Being aware might save your life. Get yourself one and do it! Good luck
I developed a fear of taking my BP after a bout with high bp; I can't even think about it without getting very anxious.
@@SunnyCarnivoreI have a cuff BP machine, and a wrist one. The machine reads mine high. The wrist one is lower, and that makes me feel better about it.
A fantastic presentation Dr. Berry!
When you started through the drugs list, I'm thinking how the pharmaceutical industry has so many in a trap! We sell you a drug for this condition, that causes another condition that we sell you another drug for, then round and round we go! It's no wonder those of us who don't take meds, don't take any, and those who do, take them by the handful!
I know a lady that is on 32 medications! I've been trying to get her to talk with her main provider for a med review. No one should be on that many medications!
I've brought this up with her family members, and have tried to get them to see how it affects her health. She's gone from a vibrant go places lady to, she can't hardly get around and bowel issues galore. Oh, here's another pill...
I did tell her she has to be her own advocate on this.
Losing weight and drinking hibiscus tea daily lowered my blood pressure 117/68 im 61
How did you have your tea with or without sugar/honey?
@@dariscombs7168 I use Stevia and occasionally honey
How much tea do you drink daily and how much hibiscus petals did you use to make your tea? Are you doing a specific diet? I'm working on getting off meds and down to hibiscus tea, diet, supplements and exercise. It's a lot to consider and figure out what works best for our bodies. Thank you for your reply if you see my questions
@margiemurray2147 I have one teaspoon of hibiscus tea,half teaspoon of green macha tea and half teaspoon of lemon balm tea all in a cup every morning,i use stevia instead of honey
@@dariscombs7168 I use stevia
This was extremely helpful. Unfortunately I'm barely seeing your channel in 2024 of August
My blood pressure is through the roof and I just went to the ER last week and I probably will wind up having a heart attack. But I'm thinking positive I'm leaving this in God's hands.
Apparently my EKG came back I have clogged arteries whatever and I'm 59 years old, But I have had blood pressure for a couple years now and apparently my cholesterol is high also.
So keep me in prayers Doctor please.😊
And as long as I'm alive I will subscribe to your channel and watch your videos.
God Bless Honest Doctor's ❤
Thanks. I’ve been keto then carnivore for over a year. Everything has gotten better… except my high blood pressure. Very frustrating. My doc just says it’s probably genetic.
Pretty sure my whole large family has high blood pressure. Now me too. Frustrating.
I would try slow deep breathing, long walks, and some fasting with reduced meals 6 hours apart
@@ActivateMission2ThisTimeline Thanks for the suggestions. I do long walks and run a 5k three times a week, but I’ll try more fasting. I suspect stress is at least part of my problem.
Just keep going...if it's truly high it will adjust. 120/80 or 119/79 or whatever they say it is these days might not be what's ideal for your body. Listen to signs and symptoms of abnormality if none then there may not be anything wrong. Those "numbers" aren't ubiquitously applied to every human contrary to popular belief
@@TheOrdener Hi, deep breathing helps stress sometimes. If you have something in your life stressing you out might be time to address it?
I wished you were my husband’s physician Dr Berry. I’m sure he would still be with me!! Lots of doctors today only want to prescribe
you Meds!!
Happy Thanksgiving Berry's. I'm thankful for all you do and all you've done for me.
Blessings, John
Absolutely 💯... I have had high BP for 2 years turns out it was a thyroid issue
Was it found through TSH levels? Or did they do more tests? Here in Saskatchewan, Canada they will only do TSH.
This has been very enlight-
ening. Some of the causes you mention I saw as a student of Nursing, and they were diagnosed as H'tension secondary to, or a complica-
tion of Renal issues, or some other of some you mention-
ed.(I graduated in 1967)😊. You ARE thorough, thanks for 'splaining; so many Drs. now won't even hands on
unless it's an Emergency😏
Fr:an island in the West Indies. 😊🤔😏🌴
I have several of the things Dr Berry mentioned but no doctor has ever looked further than giving me meds. I wish I could find a doctor like Dr Berry.
Thank you for this video! Keep doing what you’re doing, Dr. Berry!
Ruff! I'm part Swindle Hound; so I'm suspicious why Dr.Berry neglected to mention Coffee. Your PCP doesn't want this known but if you drank coffee up to 4 hours before getting your BP checked it can raise the Systolic up to 15 points. Thus forcing the dreaded hypertension diagnosis onto your records. Sure, we all like the 'fast-easy' pay-offs but don't jeopardize a patient's health and wealth in the process.
Wow. That was an impressive amount of facts and info. Thank you.
You are the best! Helping me get my life back at 74.
Have a blessed Thanksgiving to yall!
Regarding my earlier comment. Don't transition off carbs from white flour products and sugar all at once like I did. I found that to be a real shock to the body. Take a few weeks.
I had hbp starting in 2014 at 50 years old. No real family history on it. Finally after 6 years my doctor discovered I had an over active Parathyroid gland putting way too much calcium in my blood. Had it removed (we have 4) and everything has went to normal. No more bp meds either.
Tx for this video. It sounds like me. After taking my blood pressure medicine my blood pressure does not come down. 160/100, 177/102, 156/97. I also don't sleep more than 6 to 7 hrs and sometimes toss and turn. I have been ketovore over a year. Had had some health gains but this is like going backwards.
This video helped me greatly!! Thank you!! God Bless you Dr. Berry 🙏🏽
I just got my lab result back. Cholesterol went down 13 points following your advise.
39 years old, heart rate went up and now stays at 114 since i had covid. Doctor wanted to put me on something to lower my heart rate and i said " no, nobody is messing around with my heart, and i will figure it out. I was born without a thyroid, already had a doctor over prescibe me on thyroid meds and caused irregular heartbeat by the time i was 28 years old. I have been traumatized enough with malpractice and nope, not touching my heart rate. I suspect its due to micro clots, but doctors won't look into it even though i had stroke and heart attack symptoms and signs of blood clots. instead they wanted to treat mental health. Yeah i am sure my mental health didn't give me pnamonia, or cause my blood pressure to shoot up to 186, and my heart rate to 114 and dizziness, mental confusion, delirium chest squeezing. Yep they wanted to ask me if i needed a mental health evaluation and drug tested me because they couldn't figure out the problem. Also i am sure my mental health didn't lower my oxygen to 86
Will you be my primary doctor, please? 😂 You are simply the best and have opened my eyes about health.
On keto,have normal blood pressure most of the time. Sometimes it goes up at night..I wonder now if I actually have secondairy hypertenson. I also have white coat syndrome triggered by statin lectures.
My son is 23 years old and he has really high blood pressure and kidney issues and almost died of 18. And he takes blood pressure medicine every day but it’s not helping him. And now the doctor will just give him more medicine so he will have to take to kind of blood pressure medicine thanks you for telling us about other course of high blood pressure. ❤
Cut the sugar
My brother is 73 and has been on BP meds since he was probably 18. The military wouldn't take him because of high BP. He's been on meds since. He take 3 pills a day, was diagnosed a T2 diabetic not too long ago, 5-10yrs ago. He has sleep apnea too.
Is he overweight?
In my experience in the last 10 years with doctors is that they are lazy or incompetent . And with the recent issues I'm having just solidified my opinion. I am now looking for a new doctor that knows how to do their job and doesn't just willy-nilly fly off and oh it's this or it's that and then doesn't do anything else to find out the root cause. I have learned so much from Dr Berry and I'm so grateful for all his information
Amen to that!
Thanks for the info. I have hypertension.... and i just got HRT from my GYN. So excited to try it for the benefits to menopausal women...heart health, brain, bones, etc... but you stated that it can raise blood pressure?? Like now I'm sad
Be careful with HRT. Although it made me feel like a 16 yo again, the side effect wasn’t worth it. It caused me to have blood clot in my right leg which led me to take Warfarin tablets and give myself shots in my abdomen area to get rid of it. Suffice it to say, I had to quit HRT. It may not happen to you but it’s always better to take precautions.
@@lnc8186...wow... what kind of HRT were you taking?
Yes bio identical hrt can cause blood pressure issues. My b.p. went from 114/68 to 150/90 from hormone replacement. Stopped the very low dose hrt and b.p. returned to normal.
@@ruthgallop4056 I’ve also read where not taking HRT can cause blood pressure to rise. 🤷♂️
@@DreengirlYes, I've read that also. In my case using bio identical compounded hrt raised my b.p. I was using a very small dose. If you can use it successfully, go for it. Many women are able to use hrt with good results but not me
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Thank. You. So. Much!!! I've been very low carb for 6 years, but still had HBP and face flushing. Started a grass fed beef adrenal supplement, and it's all finally correcting! Now I know why. 💜‼
What supplement?
@@vdavey dessicated adrenal. Grass fed, pasture raised beef adrenal. ✌🌸
Could you share the brand name and where you Source it from?😊
I had no idea that my high BP had anything to do with my T2 diabetes. Dr “forgot” to mention it. Three weeks on carnivore. Haven’t tested anything yet but feel MUCH better.