Hypertension: Drugs vs. Diet | Chef AJ LIVE! with Dr. John McDougall

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[debbiestott]

The fact is we are bullied by the medical profession and we have no answers, so we go with it.
This doctor is wonderful and cares about the patients. That what a real doctor should be.
Because big money is involved, most doctors buy into it and are trained in drugs and not nutrition and lifestyle. They are trapped with their own greed sometimes. It's a tragedy. Thank goodness for this information by these people.

[conservativegirl]

This is gold. Dr. McDougall truly saves lives.

[michellegrantvaughn]

I fell asleep last night with my YouTube on auto play, and I woke up in the morning to this open hearted conversation. Right when Dr M was talking about the beautiful life he’s had with Mary. What a great way to start my day❤️

[jessicaroberts]

I've had doctors freaking me out about my blood pressure for years. This has been so helpful to me. My blood pressure was 150/90 at age 23 at home. A week later my doctor put me on two meds to bring it down to 110/70. Another doctor wanted to even increase my losartan because of my white coat in the office. She said it was Good for my kidneys and that I would be on medicine the rest of my life. 3 years later I saw Forks over knives, became vegan and found a doctor to take me off my meds because my pulse was very low. I've been off of the meds since then but now and then it gets into the 130s/80s, 140s/90s. I now see I just need to keep up with my healthy eating and not to worry when they're freaking out about my white coat at every doctors visit. Thank you Dr. Mcdougall

[lanilok]

One of the best videos on Hypertension that everyone on blood pressure medications should listen to. The most thorough explanation and education on pressures, drugs, etc. Thank you, Dr. McDougall.

[SimplyPlantFood]

I just wanted to add that high blood pressure can be caused by apnea, caused by chronic allergic rhinitis, and chronic stuffy nose leading to mouth breathing. I know this, as I am living with this at present. I am eating WFBP and I have just started butenkyo breathing method along with adding foods that help lower blood pressure. My bp is coming down with breathing exercises, along with healthy diet and exercise.

[shirley.]

Eating a plant based diet and walking everyday helped me reduce the high blood pressure, high cholesterol and fatty liver. Food is medicine.

[kellio]

I developed hypertension from being highly stressed for 1 year in my prior job. I ate way too many sweets as a coping mechanism. I started developing digestive issues and breathing issues. The breathing issue landed me in the hospital but doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me and dismissed it as anxiety and prescribed me anti anxiety medication of which I never took. I felt like meds would not fix the core issue and I wasn't going to get any help from doctors so all I could do is try to help myself. So I did lots of research and kept leaning towards diet. First, I quit my stressful job. Then I used prune juice to clean my gut out. Then ate an anti-inflammatory diet and drank natural protein drinks with 21 minerals and vitamins. This is what worked for me. After a few months, all of my symptoms went away.

[marlinfisher]

My late mother was very careful with food, she claimed it was due to digestive problems caused during WW2 and surviving as a Jew on catholic false papers. Dementia was a blessing for her she lost her PTSD and her ability to stress or worry and she also lost her blood pressure too. And she still recognised me (her darling only child)

[angiehenry]

This video was one of the best ones Iv watched . I’m on high blood pressure medicine and this just did it for me to start eating healthy again . Thank you Chef AJ and Dr.McDougall for all you do . Absolutely appreciate it!!!

[ultramiddle]

Retired massage therapist here—had two clients who experienced perforation of the colon during a routine colonoscopy. They said their lives were never the same again-much suffering

[Equinox.]

I'm a former 20+ a day coffee and tea drinker. That habit alone went a long way towards ruining my health. I have had to find alternatives. For tea and coffee drinkers looking for non-caffeinated drinks (vs decaffeinated), I've found the following helpful: rooibos tea to replace tea and Teeccino (order online if there are no local stockists) for coffee. I come from a country where we like very strong tea. I use two bags of rooibos - which has a natural sweetness - to make it strong and then add unsweetened soya milk to offset the sweetness. It's the closest thing I've come to a cup of tea without the tea plant. You can also use one bag of red rooibos and one bag of green rooibos to make the brew more astringent, like real tea. Some of the Teeccino flavours approximate to real coffee. I think Java is the closest I have tried, although Teeccino now has many more flavours I have not sampled. Another option might be Carleigh Bodrug's scrappy cooking date coffee, which uses roasted and ground date stones to make a coffee substitute.

[sgutstadt]

the best! the more mcdougall the better! never get tired of the information he gives and the way he presents it. thank you !!!

[ktessentialstv]

This has helped me save my dad's life! I have been going back and forth with his physician about too much blood pressure meds. Bp 110 over 50 with pulse of 49. He's 90!! I insisted that he do something because of my dad's lowered quality of life( dizzy, no energy, sleeping ALLthe time and kidney function reduced to 34%). My dad has developed early stage dementia. I have been making dietary changes for 1 year and seen some improvement in over all health. My dad is still mobile. I am getting on this next week! Thank you--- You are saving lives!

[sarahjj]

Thanks Chef AJ and Dr. McDougall.
This has inspired me to give up salt to heal my body.
I wish we had this knowledge decades ago!!

[mollykibenge]

on my last check up my BP was 160/60 and my doctor prescribed a Mediterranean diet and a home BP monitoring machine and exercise. instead I started whole plant diet and my BP is now 127/85 and still going down.

[richardb.]

I have visited many doctors' websites, after I got lucky to visit you at AJ, I can't think of any other medical sites anymore. Always smiling when I you exit for the day. You are the best 👌

[Elaine-ekgm]

Too bad there weren’t more doctors like Dr. McDougall!!! ❤

[ashleypullen]

What an incredible lecture, thanks Chef AJ and Dr McDougall. Truly awesome, and shining a totally new way of thinking about BP for me. Wow 🙏

[pantameowmeow.s.]

He is so right about excitement and higher readings. The last time at the doctor's office I was extremely upset. My readings were extremely high, high for me - 140+ over ? I couldn't believe it. I had coffee two hours ago, and have been running around all morning with the cats. I just used the BP cuff (thanks for reinding me that I even have one!): 103/63, pulse 52. I'm almost 59, mostly plant based. In my younger years my BP was fairly low, I'd often get dizzy standing up and almost fall down.