High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

Hypertension kills thousands of people every year, and it contributes to many deaths from various causes, including aneurysms, heart attacks, heart failures, kidney failures, and strokes.

How do we get to this point of no return?

Several factors may influence cardiovascular health and blood pressure: genetics, nutrition, stress, environmental conditions, nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, exercise, alcohol consumption or smoke.

What is your lifestyle? Are you an emotional eater? Do you prefer sweet or salty foods? How do you feel after you consume a 'naughty' meal or treat? Do you exercise? During a consultation, we will go through all of these points and I'll help you dealing with each one by one.

Here is the good news: making simple and easy changes to our routine may significantly reduce the possibility of complications and degeneration of the condition. Our energy and quality of life could improve consistently by implementing a few changes, giving us a new lease of life! 


For as long as I can remember, mass media have demonised FATS, cholesterol, salt and meat whilst we were led to believe that stimulating insulin levels with sugary foods was irrelevant to cardiovascular health.

I'm aware this topic is controversial, but I'm actually not against moderate salt consumption (except for a minority of people who might be affected by it), especially when it comes to good quality Himalayan salt, as long as potassium levels are also in balance. 

It's an entirely different story with sugar: one of the biggest co-factor of hypertension and ill health. By stimulating insulin with the regular intake of cakes, soft drinks, milk chocolates, alcohol etc., we can alter a fine balance of hormones, lipids and minerals.

Advanced glycation (a process that damages the inner wall of veins and arteries) is created with high glucose/fructose consumption. One of the consequences is body weight getting stored, contributing to obesity, denser viscosity of the blood, and inflammation triggered.

Don't get me wrong, I know how hard it is to give up sugar, I've been there. That lovely sweet taste that activates our brain receptors and makes us feel good for a few minutes. If only it lasted! Typically after a first hit, we crash and feel even worse than before, leading to even more sugar cravings.


Reducing first, and giving up then, 'the nasty powder' has been one of the most challenging goals in my journey .... but with what results! Brain fog disappeared, my energy levels increased dramatically, and my blood pressure has normalised.