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They've got to rule out some other causes of high BP. Like kidney artery stenosis or pheochromocytoma to start.

Aged black garlic has been shown to reduce blood pressure if you’re looking for something natural to help.

Garlic lowers blood pressure in hypertensive subjects, improves arterial stiffness and gut microbiota: A review and meta-analysis - PMC

Garlic supplements have shown effectiveness in reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients, similarly to first-line standard anti-hypertensive...

Hypertension is part of metabolic syndrome, largely driven by refined carbohydrates. So first step is to reduce carbohydrate intake, lose weight if overweight, get some exercise (walking 10 minutes after meals) and avoid added sugar. Eat less refined foods. Make sure she’s getting soluble and insoluble fiber. Read Lustig’s Metabolical for actionable advice on blood work and strategies to fight insulin resistance. In the meantime it is important to control excessive blood pressure. Especially if she’s symptomatic. Beware of some medications like ACE inhibitors which can cause a reversible but serious cough. Generally, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, ACE inhibitors and ARB (angiotensin receptor blockers) are the mainstays.

Essential hypertension is mostly due to insulin resistance. The current medical establishment dietary recommendation focuses on reduction in salt. This is important for a subset of patient. I think reduction in sugar and specifically fructose is more potent for blood pressure reduction. Broadly speaking (long term), lifestyle adjustments that lead to loss of adipose tissue (fat) and/or additional of muscle mass will help. Maintaining high protein intake is probably the most important dietary target for maintaining muscle mass. Beyond that whatever strategy leads to a calorie deficit will help. I don’t like the advice to eat less and move more because I don’t think that we exercise conscious control over these variables, like we think. When one strategy fails, add one or try something different. Whatever dietary adjustments are helpful for achieving calorie reduction is highly individual. A reduction in refined carbohydrate intake works for many (there’s little to no nutritional value in these foods). For individuals who don’t look particularly overweight, but who have increased fat tissue between the organs in the abdomen (visceral fat) increasing muscle mass through resistance training is really helpful (for those that can achieve it). Cate Shannahan makes a compelling case for cutting out seed oils. Her book Dark Calories and Deep nutrition got me to stop eating chips and french fries. These seed oils hidden in all processed foods lead to metabolic changes that shift toward increased adipose tissue. Increase fiber intake (from real foods) and/or protein to fill the gap. She may need to focus on eating high protein, whole vegetables and still need to count calories to achieve a calorie deficit. She may find a ketogenic diet sustainable and still need to count calories to achieve a calorie deficit.

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The Bitcoiner doctors I'm aware of seem to be more on Twitter still; Dr. Ahmad Ammous and Dr. Jack Kruse. Kruse was a neurosurgeon so this is probably out of his element, though I do somewhat expect the light therapy side of things does still have an impact. I know Dr. Ammous, like his brother Saifedean, is big on carnivore but not sure that'd be his first step coming from a crisis level. He does tend to STRONGLY warn against things like statins, so may be more useful there finding alternatives to the poisons most doctors would be considering. I of course am not a doctor. But do swear by the power of walking regularly. Doesn't need to be far, or vigorous. But it's not gonna drop anything rapidly either. In general diet advice I've seen suggests anything that will increase Nitric Oxide (NO) in the blood. There are some supplements but making suggestions seems irresonsible at this point -- better to consult someone qualified who can consider interactions.

Forgot to add a few more details. She's had a sharp pain in the left side of her chest for the past two weeks which, obviously, becomes worse when her BP spikes. She is a senior citizen. And we had her tested for any irregularities with her kidneys and lungs and for a UTI. Nothing out of the ordinary, or so the doctors said. No one can seem to figure out why this chest pain won't go away.

I don't know if this has easy to follow instructions, but this is from a doctor I follow and trust. There is also a link to a longer article at the bottom that might have more info.

The Vast Overtreatment of Blood Pressure

What evidence actually underlies blood pressure management?

Carnivore/Keto diet

I always address a spiritual path. Not trying to solve it entirely matter to matter, like rowing in butter as the allopathic services do. But instead trying to access the software code in spirit allowing this to happen to her. It's not hard but it requires a tiny bit of faith and discipline. Not hard to attain either because when you practice you get instant rewards.. What I really want to recommend is the blessing of the energy centers. It is a practice meditation designed by Dr Joe Dispenza. (You can check his books) When something happens to us, in inconvenient ways, the intelligence of our body and our biology makes decisions to bring the whole to homeostasis. Sometimes this creates unnecessary tensions and programs in our hormones and glands and organs. These tensions produce contradictory information and actions leading the body as a whole to suffer and decay. Like an orchestra out of tune. By bringing your awareness to these brains decentralised in your body making this decisions and blessing them, you basically bring them to peace and equilibrium. And then, the same intelligence that triggered the programs to make you sick, now start to use all that to heal, repair, cure. Because an orchestra, properly tuned, can create wonderful music (waves, particles, matter, hormones, proteins, neurochemistry, organs, systems) For example, an event happened in your life that you interpreted and felt true in your psyche, someone committed something unfair, someone occupied a place undeserved. Your mind starts to create a furious state, but it is repressed by circumstances, you cannot express it, you cannot expell the wrongdoer, you cannot take your feelings to action. Then, for your body, this constant perception of battlefield and creates programs of preparation for war, or fleeing. So perhaps, being ready to fight implies having your vascular system rigid and your heart pounding to be as near as possible to contract muscles to fight or flight . But aswell you are steady and paralised by fear. This is a perfect smart biological solution. When you close your eyes and you become aware of the 8 brains you have in your body producing the vast majority of decisions, hormones, proteins neurochemistry and so on, you can consciously tell them "It's allright, thanks, we are at peace in this present moment" So that would return that brain to some kind of homeostasis, where they no longer consume large quantities of vital force in imaginary past fights or troubles or traumas. But, instead, use that immense vital force to heal repair or at least be available! The blessing of the energy centers is easy, anyone can do, anyone can try. It won't contradict any treatment or doctor. It can heal her past any expectations and beyond. And it is free. (I will paste a link below) It has hundreds of testimonials of success stories with terminal illnesses and any kind of conditions, even life circumstances.

Things you can influence: - Nutrition (no Alkohol, no processed food) - Sleep (aim for more then 8 hours of good quality sleep everyday) - Physical activity (reducing body weight directly decreases blood pressure if overweight) - reduce mental distress (in my experience, there is a high contribution of mental distress to high blood pressure, especially in women)