The Truth About Blood Pressure: What They Don’t Tell You

Here’s the thing — we’ve all been told that 120 over 80 is “perfect” blood pressure.
Your doctor says it. The posters in the waiting room say it. And when it’s not, the solution seems simple: “Here’s another pill.”

But what if we told you that number isn’t the full story? What if your body actually wants your blood pressure to rise a little as you age — and that’s not only normal, it’s physiological?

Let’s break it down.

🩸 What Those Numbers Actually Mean

Your blood pressure has two parts:

• Systolic (top number): the pressure when your heart contracts

• Diastolic (bottom number): the pressure when your heart relaxes

The “normal” we’ve been trained to repeat — 120/80 — was based on mid-20th century averages, not your individual biology.

Here’s what’s closer to reality:
👉 Systolic (top number) should roughly be 110 plus half your age.
That means if you’re 60 years old, a systolic pressure of around 140 isn’t a medical crisis — it’s physiology. Your arteries naturally stiffen with age, and your heart compensates.

👉 Diastolic (bottom number) should be under 100.
If it’s consistently higher than that, it often points to liver and kidney stress, not necessarily heart failure.

Those two organs — your liver and kidneys — are your body’s main regulators of blood pressure. When they’re overloaded, your numbers rise.

⚙️ The Hidden Culprit: Insulin Resistance

Now let’s talk about the part nobody discusses — the metabolic side of high blood pressure.

One of the biggest hidden drivers of hypertension isn’t age or salt… it’s insulin resistance.

Here’s how it happens:
Every time you eat, your body releases insulin, the key that unlocks your cells and lets sugar in for energy.
But when you eat too often, snack constantly, live on carbs, or stay chronically stressed — your body is swimming in insulin all day long.

Eventually, your cells stop listening. They become resistant to insulin’s signal.
Your body’s response? It produces even more insulin.

And that’s when the trouble starts.

⚡ High Insulin = High Blood Pressure

Excess insulin does far more than affect your waistline — it throws your nervous system and blood vessels into chaos.

Here’s what high insulin does:

• Triggers “fight or flight” mode – your blood vessels constrict and your heart rate climbs.

• Makes your kidneys hold onto salt and water – increasing blood volume.

• Drives inflammation – irritating your artery walls and making them stiff.

The result?
Your heart now has to push harder to move blood through narrowed, inflamed vessels.
Your blood pressure rises. Your energy drops. Your doctor reaches for another prescription pad.

🧠 The Real Fix — Start with Insulin

Here’s the truth: until you fix insulin resistance, you’re not fixing the root cause of high blood pressure.

When you lower insulin naturally — through real food, longer meal gaps, less sugar, and healthy fats — several things happen:

• Your blood vessels relax.

• Inflammation drops.

• The kidneys let go of excess fluid.

• Your pressure normalizes naturally.

It’s not magic. It’s basic human biology.

🥩 The Real Prescription

Your solution isn’t another pill — it’s nourishment.
Feed your body the fuel it recognizes:
🥑 Olive oil, coconut oil, ghee, beef tallow, butter — not seed oils.
🥬 Leafy greens and potassium-rich vegetables — they relax your vessels.
🥩 Clean proteins and natural salt — to support muscle and nerve balance.

Stop feeding the insulin rollercoaster, and your body will find its balance again — without fear, without dependence, and without the constant cycle of “numbers anxiety.”

💬 The Bottom Line

If you’ve been stressing about blood pressure, pause for a moment — because that very stress is raising it.

Talk about it. Understand it. Then address it at the source.

Because freedom from hypertension doesn’t come from fear — it comes from metabolic peace.
And peace begins the moment you stop feeding the problem.

Eat real food. Balance insulin. Breathe.
That’s how you drop more than just your blood pressure — you drop the fear that came with it. ❤️