REAL Cause Of High Blood Pressure & Best Natural Options For 2024

A while back I did an article about the top 10 causes of blood pressure problems.

Today, I’m going to do a quick summary of what’s called the “silent killer” because there are no real symptoms that let you know you have blood pressure problems.

Dizziness, headaches, rapid heartbeat, etc… are NOT specific to blood pressure.

In fact, 76% of people who have blood pressure problems, don’t even know it.

And, it can cause more serious heart problems, kidney failure, and renal issues.

So, you really need to control your blood pressure because not only does it help avoid health problems, but lower blood pressure is also correlated to a longer life.

And since personally, I have a family history of blood pressure problems, I wanted to make sure that this aspect of my life for myself and more importantly, my parents – is under control and done so NATURALLY — without harmful drugs or negative side effects.

I also decided to update this for 2024 so you can have all the recent information based on the newest research.

So, let’s get started.

1 – AGE & High Blood Pressure

By far, the #1 cause of blood pressure problems is age and more specifically, the negative changes in your HORMONES due to aging.

From the age of 18-39, about 3% of the population has some kind of blood pressure problem.

However, between 40-59, it jumps to almost 35% and after the age of 60+, it’s OVER 70% of people.

However, don’t worry… there are ways to improve this regardless of your age.

And I’ll show you how at the end of today’s article and how my own parents have dealt with this — and my mom is 85 years old and my dad is 92.

2 – Genetics + Family History & Blood Pressure

Yes, genetics is a major problem with everything. But there are ways to turn ON or OFF your genetics…. as you’ll see with the rest of this article.

3 – Smoking & High Blood Pressure

This is well known for decades. It reduces blood flow, which increases blood pressure.

If you do smoke and don’t want to stop, at least take specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.

4 – Alcohol & High Blood Pressure

Don’t let the “red wine is good for your heart” media advertising to fool you because alcohol is a toxin and it causes hormonal imbalances, leading to blood pressure problems in the long run.

Alcohol also stresses the liver and kidneys, which increases blood pressure.

Alcohol reduces sleep quality, which then increases stress hormones such as cortisol, which then increases blood pressure.

I know people like their alcohol, so I’m not going to tell you to stop if you don’t want to. But please take specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.

5 – Being Overweight & High Blood Pressure

Being overweight puts a lot of pressure on your organs and heart. Even if you have 250 lbs of muscle – it’s a lot of work on your body, which means higher blood pressure.

Having a lot more bodyfat, versus muscle is even worse.

Being overweight also increases blood sugar, which indirectly increases blood pressure.

Anyway, do your best to lose some weight. I’ve got lots of weight loss articles & videos for you to utilize.

In the meantime, please take specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.

6 – Sodium/Salt & High Blood Pressure

This has to do with regular table salt and what’s found in processed foods. But NOT with natural salts like Himalayan and Celtic.

Also, the salt is not the problem. It’s the LACK OF WATER and hydration that’s the issue.

Here’s what you need to do:

• reduce salt, especially from packaged foods and eating out
• increase your water intake to dilute the salt in your body
• take specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.

7 – Stress & High Blood Pressure

Stress is always bad, but it’s HOW you manage the stress that IS the real problem.

The reason is that when the stress hormone cortisol goes up, your body retains water, and adrenalin increases – both of which speed up your heart and increase blood pressure.

There are lots of ways to reduce stress:

• Articles & videos about lowering stress
• Most powerful vitamins & herbs for lowering stress hormones

8 – Physical Activity & High Blood Pressure

When you don’t move much + aging, increases blood pressure.

The very best and easiest thing to do is take daily walks. 30-45 minutes daily.

You can break it up to 10-15 min walks, 2-3x daily – that’s what I do.

First thing in the morning, at lunchtime and late evening.

9 – Medical Conditions & High Blood Pressure

Certain medical conditions will increase blood pressure. A few are:

• high blood sure
• high cholesterol
• decrease in hormones as we age (menopause for women, andropause for men)
• kidney and liver problems
• sleep problems (insomnia, sleep apnea, etc)

Since it’s hard to fix all of these issues and some you obviously can’t, please take specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.

10 – Prescription Drugs & High Blood Pressure

Ironically, many “heart medications” actually cause MORE harm in the long run.

They’re good, temporarily for the first few weeks.

But your body adapts because these drugs are “fake” and cause more stress to your organs over time.

Then you have to increase the dose to continue to get the benefits, which can lead to more negative side-effects.

Make sure you make NATURAL improvements in your life, as listed above.

And if you want faster and easier results, consider taking specific vitamins that’ll help promote healthy blood pressure levels.