Understanding Blood Pressure and Insulin Resistance

They told you that 120 over 80 is good, but here's the truth,

that normal is filling up their pockets and you're a doctor, here's another pill.

And guess who's the cash cow? That's right, you are.

If you're stressed about your blood pressure,

guess what that's doing to your blood pressure?

Let's have a real conversation about it and I'll

let you in on a little secret and what they want you to know.

That top number,

systolic, should be 110 plus half your age.

That's right, it rises as you age.

It's not a sign to panic, it's physiology.

And that bottom number, diastolic, should be under 100.

And if it's any higher than that,

that means your kidneys and your liver are working overtime.

These are the two most important numbers when it comes to your blood pressure.

But let's have a closer look because this next part is not talked about.

The actual root cause of high blood pressure is

something called insulin resistance and I'm gonna explain to you

exactly how it works.

Every single time that you have food, your body releases insulin.

Insulin is the key that lets sugar in so that your cells can get energy,

but here lies the problem.

When you eat too often,

too many snacks, too many carbs, and a crazy amount of stress, your body becomes

drenched in insulin all day long and your cells,

they stop listening and they become insulin resistant.

Now your body starts to produce more insulin and now there's way too much insulin.

This is where the trouble starts.

Too much insulin

causes the body to be in fight or flight.

This causes your blood vessels to constrict, your heart rate climbs,

and your kidneys start holding on to salt and water.

And that my friends is the perfect storm for high pressure.

blood But it doesn't stop there.

That constant flow of insulin is what causes inflammation in the body.

It irritates the lining of your arteries,

making them stiff, hard, and less flexible.

And now your heart has to pump harder and harder just to keep the blood flowing.

The pressure rises, your energy tanks, but here's the cold hard truth.

Until you fix insulin resistance, you are not fixing the root cause.

Because when you lower insulin,

your blood vessels relax and become more flexible.

Inflammation comes down and your blood pressure starts to normalize.