Here is my question:
High blood pressure doesn’t cause a problem. It CAN BE the result of a problem - clogged arteries. If the reason one has high blood pressure is not clogged arteries, but something else - say, potassium/sodium balance - then is it even a risk factor for heart attacks or stroke?
It bugs me that they give diuretics for blood pressure control. OK, you reduce the blood pressure...but if it was caused by clogged arteries, the arteries are still clogged and maybe getting worse. So how would being dehydrated improve one’s health?
I do understand boosting potassium intake, but the government’s rules restricting supplements makes it hard - unless one wants to eat a ton of bananas or lots of other fruits with lots of sugar.
BTW, I cannot stand the taste of the potassium salts! They are horrible.
“High blood pressure doesn’t cause a problem.”
High blood pressure causes kidney failure.
I’d say that’s a problem.