Heart Health Expert | Cardiology Dietitian | Speaker & Consultant
While your doctor may not recommend blood pressure medication until your blood pressure is 140/80mmHg or higher, we see for optimal risk reduction and avoidance of complications of high blood pressure (like heart enlargement, heart failure, Afib, plaque formation in the arteries, and strokes) we need to target it to be less than 120/80mmHg, and we can improve these numbers with science based nutrition. ❤️ Hi, my name is Michelle Routhenstein and I am a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist who specializes in heart disease management and prevention. I have helped thousands of individuals lower their blood pressure through implementing science based nutrition that improves blood vessel health. It is important that we focus on ADDING in foods into the diet to achieve optimal levels. ⭐️ One example of this is addressing the sodium to potassium ratio, which you can see in the example swap above. Science backed research shows that the sodium to potassium ratio may have a stronger association with high blood pressure than either food intake from sodium or potassium alone. If you do not have enough potassium (through food) then your blood vessels can be more constricted and stiff, leading to high blood pressure and your heart to overwork. In this study, it looked at 12, 267 US adults over a 15 year time period to assess sodium, potassium, and sodium to potassium ratios and its effect on dying. Higher sodium to potassium ratios increased death from cardiovascular disease by 46%. ⚠️ Caution: Potassium supplements are capped at 99 mg due to higher dose in supplemental forms can lead to heart beat irregularities, and even cardiac arrest. Research shows for optimal heart health we are aiming for 3600-4700mg per day which makes it impossible to rely on supplements. 👉🏼 Share this with someone who would benefit. ✨ If you are looking for 1 on 1 support to optimize your heart health through science based nutrition, schedule a 15 minute complimentary discovery call here: https://lnkd.in/g29xbEf2 Study reference: https://lnkd.in/djj9fCZ #bloodpressure #bloodpressurecontrol #bloodpressuremonitor #bloodpressureproblems #bloodpressurecheck #bloodpressurehealth #bloodpressureculf #bloodpressuretest #lowerbloodpressure #lowerbloodpressurefoods #lowerbloodpressurenaturally #hypertensiontreamtent #hypertensiondiet #hypertensionmanagement #hypertensiontips #hypertensionsupport #hypertensionawareness #hypertension #hypertensionprevention #strokeprevention #transieentischemicattack #ministroke #heartattacksurvivor #heartattackprevention #hearthealthyfood #hearthealthyfoods #heartdisease #heartdiseaseawareness #preventandreverseheartdisease #heartdiseaseprevention
