Stop Blaming Salt: Fixing High Blood Pressure by Treating the Root Cause

Coming up on this episode of the Dr. Hyman show. You know, I was sort of really shocked to learn, you know, when I sort of got into functional medicine that high blood pressure wasn't just like a plumbing problem, that it was an inflammation problem, and that the inflammation has many, many causes. Before we jump into today's episode, I want to share a few ways you can go deeper on your health journey. While I wish I could work with everyone one-on-one, there just isn't enough.

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