Tag: potassium

• Potassium: The overlooked nutrient that reduces blood pressure

  

  If you’re looking to lower, or prevent, high blood pressure, you might want to add more potassium-rich foods to your diet. Increasing potassium may be as good if not better, than limiting salt intake. And eating more of something is always easier than eating less of something. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is a […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  May 25, 2022

  Nutrition, Uncategorized

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• Is salt really that bad for you?

  

  Probably the first thing people think of when they hear the words high blood pressure is salt. From health professionals to health organizations, we’ve been told to watch our salt intake for better health. And in particular, to reduce sodium. But is salt really that bad for you? Sodium and blood pressure are definitely related. […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  April 7, 2021

  Nutrition

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• Unraveling Controversies in Nutrition

  

  Trying to eat healthier? Are you conscious of your salt intake but can never get it low enough? What about fat? Is it now good to have? It seems that with nutrition, everything that was good is now bad and everything that was bad is now good. Or is it? For this podcast I’m joined […]

  Dr. Scott Lear

  October 29, 2018

  Nutrition, Podcasts, Uncategorized

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