Stop Blaming Salt: Fixing High Blood Pressure by Treating the Root Cause

Most people think high blood pressure is just about “bad pipes,”
but it’s really a whole–body problem driven by inflammation,
insulin resistance, and years of eating sugary, processed foods.
Hidden problems like sleep apnea, belly fat, toxins, and not
getting enough key nutrients slowly damage your blood vessels and
raise the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure, and
memory loss. Instead of simply pushing the numbers down with
medication, the Functional Medicine approach looks for the real
“why” behind high blood pressure in each person—food choices,
sleep, stress, genetics, environment, and more. By rebuilding
health with real food and targeted nutrients, better sleep,
movement, and stress relief, many of these root causes can be
reversed or improved. The message is clear: high blood pressure
isn’t destiny, and with the right changes, the body often has a
powerful ability to heal. In this episode, I speak about, along
with Dr. George Papanicolaou and Dr. Cindy Geyer, how high blood
pressure is largely driven by inflammation and lifestyle factors,
but with some foundational changes it can be reversed. Dr. George
Papanicolaou is a graduate of the Philadelphia College of
Osteopathic Medicine and is Board Certified in Family Medicine from
Abington Memorial Hospital. Over time as the healthcare system made
it harder for patients to receive personal care, Dr. Papanicolaou
decided a change was needed. He began training in Functional
Medicine through the Institute of Functional Medicine. In 2015, he
established Cornerstone Personal Health—a practice dedicated
entirely to Functional Medicine. In August 2017, Dr. Papanicolaou
joined The UltraWellness Center. Dr. Cindy Geyer received her
bachelor of science and her doctor of medicine degrees, with
honors, from the Ohio State University. She completed residency in
internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y.
and is triple board certified in internal medicine, integrative
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