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Fasting to Naturally Reverse High Blood Pressure
A whole food plant-based diet can be used to help lock in the benefits of fasting to kickstart the reversal of high blood pressure and lower blood pressure naturally.
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If you’re interested in natural approaches to treating hypertension, be sure to watch the previous two videos: What the New Blood Pressure Range Guidelines Mean (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/what-the-new-blood-pressure-range-guidelines-mean) and How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with Lifestyle Changes (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-to-lower-blood-pressure-naturally-with-lifestyle-changes).
A few months ago, I did a 3-part webinar series on fasting. Some of those videos are out already, and the rest will be coming out over the next couple years (but if you want them all now, you can get them on digital download here (https://drgreger.org/collections/downloads)).
· Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/benefits-of-fasting-for-weight-loss-put-to-the-test)
· Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-fasting-beneficial-for-weight-loss)
· Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Is-Fasting-for-Weight-Loss-Safe)
· Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Alternate-Day-Intermittent-Fasting-Put-to-the-Test)
· Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/is-alternate-day-intermittent-fasting-safe)
· The 5-2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-5-2-diet-and-the-fasting-mimicking-diet-put-to-the-test)
· Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/time-restricted-eating-put-to-the-test)
· The Benefits of Early Time-Restricted Eating (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-benefits-of-early-time-restricted-eating)
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“Fasting to Naturally Reverse
High Blood Pressure” Medically supervised water-only fasting
in the treatment of high blood pressure. A hundred seventy-four
consecutive patients were treated in an inpatient setting. First, a
few days of fruits and vegetables. This is to kind of clear out the gut
so they don't become constipated, followed by 10 or 11 days of water-only
fasting, before transitioning them back to a whole food plant-based diet:
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, which are beans, split
peas, chickpeas, and lentils, and nuts and seeds, with
no animal products, processed foods or
added salt, oil, or sugar. They all came in hypertensive,
over 140/90, but 9 out of 10, 89%, walked out
with pressures under 140/90. The average reduction in systolic
blood pressure was 37 points, which is remarkable compared to
other interventions, including drugs. And that was just the average drop.
Those that came in with really high pressures, like over 180,
experienced a 60-point drop. This is arguably the largest effect ever
published in the scientific literature. And that was after they had all stopped
all their blood pressure medications. They conclude that medically
supervised water-only fasting appears to be a safe and effective
means of normalizing blood pressure. I explored the safety in a
previous video, and yes, extraordinarily effective,
but for how long? I mean, fasting is the least
sustainable diet out there. Interestingly, when they resumed feeding
them, their blood pressures dropped even further, suggesting fasting
could be used to kickstart the normalization of blood pressure
and then you could keep it down from then on with a
healthy enough diet. They were able to track down
a few dozen patients much later, and on average their
pressures remained down. We don't know what
happened to the rest, but it shows that at least it can provide
more lasting benefits for some. A subsequent smaller study followed
up people up to a year later, and the blood pressure reduction seemed
to hold, along with the weight loss, so presumably they stuck
with the healthier diet. Now, no one should be fasting for
more than a day or two unsupervised, so this treatment certainly carries
a cost, but the entire cost appears to have just been recouped
within the first year just from decreased medical
care costs alone. An alternative is the Buchinger method
of fasting, popular in Europe, where instead of water only, people get like 300 calories a day
of fruit juice and vegetable broth. It still needs to be done under
professional supervision, but at least people don't have
to take time off work. People are randomized
to seven days of that and then followed up
four months later. After four months you'd think any
benefit from the one week quasi-fast would have disappeared, but
their blood pressures ended up fifteen points lower
than the control group. Although long-term follow-up of
these subjects has been sporadic, the available data suggest that these
large reductions in blood pressure can be conserved in patients who
remain compliant with the follow-up diet. In other words, a ‘cure' for
hypertension may be feasible though, of course, if they
resumed the original diet that had made them
hypertensive in the first place that would presumably lead to a
resurgence of their blood pressures. And the fast may
actually help with that. The preliminary fast may help
people stick to healthier diets that would ordinarily have little
appeal to people accustomed to meretriciously salty and greasy meals—
that is an SAT word if I ever saw one. I had to Google that one:
Apparently attractive but having in reality no value.
Sounds about right. The secret to long-term benefits
may be in helping kickstart the healthier diet by cleansing our
palate, which has been so deadened by hypersweet, hypersalty, hyperfatty
foods. After not eating for a week, your regular, normal, healthy
real food tastes good again. Like the ripest peach in the world would
taste sour after a bowl of Fruit Loops, but fasting may re-sensitize our taste
buds such that you can enjoy something like corn on the cob
without the added butter and salt, so you get the best of both worlds:
tastes great and less killing.
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Can people with high blood pressure who do the work regarding eating raw fruits, raw veggies and fasting ever get to enjoy cooked meal without worrying about salt? Or a good Ceasar salad without worrying about salt? I ask because I’m a month in OMAD Intermittent fasting and eating only fruits, little carrots and liquid multi-vitamins everyday. I’m hoping a few months of this fasting and eating only raw fruits and raw veggies will heal me to where I can have a good Ceasar salad or a good home cooked meal. I miss being at public functions and eating what everyone’s having. Please let me know Thank you!
This guys doing gods work but the way he talks is so annoying. Sounds like he’s tryns be a sales person with his pitch control/fluctuation
The Nathan one eleven Life which I checked last month has helped me to cut back my high blood pressure (accurately 20-point cut) for 2 weeks only of utilizing it. Nonetheless, you need to exercise for about 35 minutes every single day. Overall, I feel much better now that my high blood pressure is no more than my normal.
Ok, fasting seems to help, but, was it the average 26 lbs of weight loss or the fasting itself ?
I have had high blood pressure & having medicines from the time that When i was 26 years old. Of all method I have experimented with, Nathan one eleven Life could be the one that has shown to work with my blood pressure. The drugs prescribed to me to use weren`t of used any more after having a calendar month of dependably, ,loyally making use of this guide.
Thank you
I want to convert to messianic Judaism, but I can't find any info about what to do on Google. What are the fasting rules? Does fasting mean keeping back food AND water?
good
“Tastes great aaaand less killing” 😂
A 20-point decline in my blood pressure level was the result of the Nathan one eleven Life, 2-week blood pressure level remedy which I checked a few weeks ago. Even so, you need to workout for about THIRTY FIVE minutes daily. The impression I have now is extremely content simply because my high blood pressure is under the border line.
I began following this hypertension method, Nathan one eleven Life a few days ago and now have already found an optimistic change in my blood pressure level! It has stabilized my blood pressure, no question about that. I have seen serious improvement in just SOMETHING LIKE 20 days of making use of this plan. After Twenty five days and nights my pressure is normal (for me) 120/55.
Yes
A 20-point decline in my blood pressure level was the result of the Nathan one eleven Life, 2-week hypertension remedy which I searched last month. Still, workout for approximately 35 or so minutes daily is needed so that this guide to be successful. All round, I find myself healthier ever since my high blood pressure is no more than my normal.
I begun following this blood pressure level method, Nathan one eleven Life recently and have already found an optimistic enhancements made on my blood pressure! It has stabilized my blood pressure, no question about that. In the short period of time of 20 days, my blood pressure level lowered. After 25 days my pressure is normal (for me) 120/55.
At my youthful age at TWENTY SIX years old, I have already started taking drug treatments to handle my blood pressure worries. Of all treatment I’ve tested out, Nathan one eleven Life is the one that has shown to work with my blood pressure. The prescription drugs prescribed to me to have were not of used any longer after having a four week period of loyally making use of this guideline.
I had hypertension and procured medicine to keep it for just two many years, nevertheless I started using this high blood pressure plan Nathan one eleven Life that I discovered last month. Health practitioner explained to me blood pressure level is returned on track and I don`t have to place money into prescription for high blood pressure level.
For years (about Two years), I was maintaining my treatment to keep my blood pressure not until this thirty day period I stumbled upon about this Nathan one eleven Life procedure. Really dont require the medication anymore.
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Fast yourself and monitor yourself. Stop it with this professional monitoring. We are not idoits. Use some common sence which a lot of people dont have. lol
Why is it that every time you get checked into the hospital one of the first things they do is give 9000mg of salt ? In the form of a IV, a couple years ago my sister inlaw had a brain aneurysm, she literally blew a gasket, she was averaging 3 IV a day, that 27000mg of salt a day, because they wanted to keep her blood pressure down, salt is not what increases blood pressure.
No everyone needs medical supervision if they know what they are doing.
Doctors do tell people to eat healthy, but people don’t listen.
Eat only fruits till blood pressure becomes normal without medicines. After that start a healthy Vegan diet. No processed packaged fried foods.
Has to be that long?
2:17 No one should fast more than a day or two unsupervised?? Stop it. Let me guess; You supervise fasts… for a cost. 😂 NO!
so annoying the way you speak
hbp is terrible, it has given my mom glaucoma in one eye and an a central vein occlusion leading to loss of vision on one eye. please people take care.
His delivery 💯
The way that your tone of voice kinda comes in and out like bursts of air or whatever it is you are doing is hard to listen to. Information is wonderful though😊
Come on. 1 or 2 days with being monitored by a medical profession is joke and way give give money away.
Very nice video, very informative!
This is why green juice fast water fast or even fruit fast for a couple weeks works so well it completely sets your taste buds back to where they should be.
Due to significant losses within my family in the past few years – yes, ironically enough, due to high BP and heart diseases, I haven't fasted. I just didn't have it in me. Normally I water fast once or twice a year. It keeps my migraines, BP and glucose in check.
Since I haven't done it for the last three years, my BP is crawling mercilessly up.
Luckily, I know that fasting WILL help, absolutely. Gotta do it again.
I fasted for 7 days, no food real foods only water, teas, coffees and made sure to take salt and vitamin and mineral and a fish oil supplement once or twice daily. Fish oil can apparently increase your ketones more than other types of fats, which help your energy levels and omega 3s in fish oils are great for healing your brain and body. However, after 7 days I checked my BP, it was high for me at 130/80 about 15/10 higher than I'd expect. I'm wondering if this is due to some dehydration or electrolyte imbalance? Other than that I feel better than before.
I'm doing the same thing but I'm on Keto diet less than 10% carbs and I've lowered my BP from 150/100 base line to 120/70 under 30 days with fasting so I don't think that the narrative of a "plant based diet" is the hero here, It's just cutting out processed food of any a kind and fasting . Stay safe and informed folks
Speaker speaks too quickly and not distinctly.
Doc. People have been fasting alone since the Bible.
My BP was 167/95 abd I've been water fasting/ OMAD diet and in 3 months time I reversed it to 119/70. The diet and cardio as well gad a massive impact in it and im glad I can be healthier now
I fasted and it increased my blood pressure
Well duh I knew that I fast 20 hours a day and I lost 100 pounds I weighed 275 lbs now I weigh 175 lbs
Loved his book “how not to die”
This guy is a genius 👍🏾👍🏾
I have been eating more meals in beans and rice and maybe only me meal with meat. It has helped me feel so much better and has lowered my BP 120/80 from 135/86. I am at a BP range that is the exact normal range. I hope to try and lower it more with working out consistently.
I wish he would speak in a normal tone.
I wonder if this has to do with homocystine levels decreasing. Homocystine is a huge factor in blood pressure. When you fast, you take all the inflammation out of the body, therefore homocystine levels are decreasing which is ultimately relaxing the vasculature.
Thank you
Awesome info!
You are killing them with all that ink food. Need meat for optimal health,