My gripe with trendy drugs is the dearth of straight solutions to easy questions. Approach too many generalities floating round on the market and I usually discover that supposed consultants aren’t actually. They only repeat the generalities they have been taught of their education.
Living proof. “Sodium causes excessive BP.” Effectively, sure. However why does sodium trigger excessive BP? My brother, like the remainder of our household, suffers from elevated BP. Not dangerously excessive, however sufficient that he is on meds. So he was advised to keep away from sodium, which he did religiously. Then he had all kinds of points attributable to an absence of sodium, like muscle cramps. He complained to his doc concerning the cramps and was advised he wants to absorb extra sodium, which is simply the alternative of what he had been advised earlier than. I needed to clarify to him that sodium causes water retention and it is the water retention that elevates BP. He is taking a diuretic, so I made positive he understood that an excessive amount of sodium is defeating the aim of the diuretic, however {that a} average quantity of sodium is okay. If the doc had defined that to him within the first place as an alternative of simply throwing out the “keep away from sodium” generality, the entire difficulty with muscle cramps might have been prevented.
I am on a statin drug to maintain my LDL ranges as little as doable to mitigate arterial calcium buildup. However my query to nutritionists as been, “Which meals will *instantly* result in arterial calcium buildup?” I do know eggs and crimson meat and so forth can elevate LDL and the LDL elevation causes the buildup. But when my LDL may be very low, are these meals nonetheless an issue? All they will inform me is similar line about sure meals that elevate LDL. Sure, I perceive that. But when my LDL stays under my goal stage, will sure meals nonetheless trigger a calcium difficulty? I imply, what concerning the almond milk I drink? It has calcium in it which is essential for bone power. Will that calcium by some means find yourself in my arteries? These seem to be easy questions, but a straight ahead reply appears unattainable.
