Researchers from Pantox Laboratories believe that fasting could be a natural way to help lower high blood pressure by disrupting harmful cycles in the body’s metabolism.
It’s well known that eating too much salt can raise blood pressure. But simply cutting back on salt often doesn’t lower it enough. This suggests that salt may work together with other parts of the modern diet to keep blood pressure high, even after you reduce your salt intake.
One promising solution is therapeutic fasting. This means not eating food for a certain period of time. Studies have shown that fasting can lead to big drops in blood pressure.
One reason is that fasting reduces insulin, a hormone that plays a role in how our body controls blood pressure. Lowering insulin may help the body reset and break the cycle that keeps blood pressure high.
In some studies, people followed a plan where they only drank water for a set number of days, and then switched to a simple, healthy diet—low in fat, low in salt, and based on whole plant foods.
These people saw big improvements in their blood pressure, even without using any medication. And these changes weren’t just short-term. Many people who stuck to the new diet kept their blood pressure at healthy levels for a long time.
This means that fasting, along with a good diet, might not just help manage high blood pressure—it could actually help fix the problem in a lasting way.
For people who can’t do a full fast, there may be another option. A modified fast, where a small amount of protein is allowed to help prevent muscle loss, might offer similar health benefits. This approach could be easier and safer for many people, especially if done under medical supervision in outpatient clinics.
But fasting may not just help with blood pressure. The researchers also think it could help with other health problems linked to metabolism, like type 2 diabetes and autoimmune diseases. If a condition can’t be fully treated by diet alone, adding fasting might make the treatment more effective.
These ideas point to a big opportunity. Fasting, especially when followed by a healthy diet, could be a natural, drug-free way to treat or even reverse some long-term health problems.
More studies are needed to be sure how well this works and how safe it is for everyone. But for now, this research gives hope to people who want a natural way to lower their blood pressure and improve their health.
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