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It's more complex than just salt raises blood pressure. Being dehydrated also contributes to high blood pressure. If you were taking in adequate amounts of water it would flush the "over load" of sodium out. Is your diet acidic? Having a higher pH will help with this as well. You cannot isolate one item and say there is a cause / effect which is how most doctors and researchers evaluate effectiveness. You must look at the body in its entirety and only then can you determine where the issue lies. For those that I have counseled with water retention they were low in minerals, had slow detox pathways and were having issues with poor dietary choices and consuming liquids other than pure water.

Buist, ND

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Hello,

While all of your answers are good, I will have to not agree with the salt issue:

Salt (sodium) is essential to our bodies. Normally the kidneys control the level of salt. If there is too much salt, the kidneys pass it into urine. But when our salt intake levels are very high, the kidneys cannot keep up and the salt ends up in our bloodstream. Salt attracts water. When there is too much salt in the blood, the salt draws more water into the blood. More water increases the volume of blood which raises blood pressure.

http://longevity.about.com/od/abouthighbloodpressure/p/sodium.htm

For me I have high blood pressure. Sallt effects me in the described paragraph above. If your blood pressure is rising I would definitley re-evaluate the salt thing or cut down. HTN issues are heriditary also in my case anyway.

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I would defintley agree on that. :)From: "ladybugsandbees" <ladybugsandbees@...>Sender: iodine Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:48:03 -0400<iodine >Reply iodine Subject: Re: Blood pressure (LONG) was Re: just started lugol's It's more complex than just salt raises blood pressure. Being dehydrated also contributes to high blood pressure. If you were taking in adequate amounts of water it would flush the "over load" of sodium out. Is your diet acidic? Having a higher pH will help with this as well. You cannot isolate one item and say there is a cause / effect which is how most doctors and researchers evaluate effectiveness. You must look at the body in its entirety and only then can you determine where the issue lies. For those that I have counseled with water retention they were low in minerals, had slow detox pathways and were having issues with poor dietary choices and consuming liquids other than pure water. Buist, ND Re: Blood pressure (LONG) was Re: just started lugol's Hello,While all of your answers are good, I will have to not agree with the salt issue: Salt (sodium) is essential to our bodies. Normally the kidneys control the level of salt. If there is too much salt, the kidneys pass it into urine. But when our salt intake levels are very high, the kidneys cannot keep up and the salt ends up in our bloodstream. Salt attracts water. When there is too much salt in the blood, the salt draws more water into the blood. More water increases the volume of blood which raises blood pressure. http://longevity.about.com/od/abouthighbloodpressure/p/sodium.htm For me I have high blood pressure. Sallt effects me in the described paragraph above. If your blood pressure is rising I would definitley re-evaluate the salt thing or cut down. HTN issues are heriditary also in my case anyway.

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Well said .

Re: Blood pressure (LONG) was Re: just started lugol's

It's more complex than just salt raises blood pressure. Being dehydrated also contributes to high blood pressure. If you were taking in adequate amounts of water it would flush the "over load" of sodium out. Is your diet acidic? Having a higher pH will help with this as well. You cannot isolate one item and say there is a cause / effect which is how most doctors and researchers evaluate effectiveness. You must look at the body in its entirety and only then can you determine where the issue lies. For those that I have counseled with water retention they were low in minerals, had slow detox pathways and were having issues with poor dietary choices and consuming liquids other than pure water.

Buist, ND

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Sodium effects cell life, waste removal, potassium, nerve transmission, normal

blood pressure and muscle contraction.

Dr. Batmanghelidj, in his book The Body's Many Cries for Water points out that

high blood pressure is caused by loss of fluids, the less fluids, the more the

blood vessels close up, doesn't leave room for gas when blood volume is

decreased and blood vessels constrict. The constriction is what causes high

blood pressure. The less fluids, the more concentrated the blood becomes, which

triggers the vessels to constrict more to prevent water loss. Increasing water

intake, the heart doesn't hang onto sodium, increasing blood volume and makes

the blood more dilute which relaxes and opens up the vessels. This simple

method consistently lowers blood pressure on a long term basis. At least 2

litres a day of good quality fluoride free water is a must for anyone who wants

to stay healthy and keep blood pressure normal.

Elevated blood pressure is also a sign of magnesium deficiency. My family had

hypertension issues also. My mom was on blood pressure medication by the time

she was 40, all of her siblings had heart disease. I never could get my mom to

listen to me about drinking enough water. As she aged, the medicine bandwagon

just increased as the damage to her body continued, even with the use of meds.

It can be a vicious circle.

Linn

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> Hello,

> While all of your answers are good, I will have to not agree with the salt

issue:

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> Salt (sodium) is essential to our bodies. Normally the kidneys control the

level of salt. If there is too much salt, the kidneys pass it into urine. But

when our salt intake levels are very high, the kidneys cannot keep up and the

salt ends up in our bloodstream. Salt attracts water. When there is too much

salt in the blood, the salt draws more water into the blood. More water

increases the volume of blood which raises blood pressure.

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> http://longevity.about.com/od/abouthighbloodpressure/p/sodium.htm

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> For me I have high blood pressure. Sallt effects me in the described paragraph

above. If your blood pressure is rising I would definitley re-evaluate the salt

thing or cut down. HTN issues are heriditary also in my case anyway.

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