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<\/div>Millions of people eat too much salt. Could potassium be the answer?<\/p>\n
Lisa Sheehan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n
I have high blood pressure and have been taking medicine to control it for years. It recently spiked again and my doctor tweaked my prescription. But I have also been taking matters into my own hands, limiting how much salt I eat, plus a bit of self-medication with an off-the-shelf supplement. My blood pressure<\/a> is back under control.<\/p>\n You might think that it was the medication and my salty sacrifice that did the trick. They almost certainly played a part. But my supplement of choice \u2013 potassium \u2013 may have actually done the heavy lifting.<\/p>\n High blood pressure, or hypertension, is the world\u2019s most common cause of death. And while there is little doubt that excess dietary salt (sodium chloride) can elevate blood pressure and that most people would benefit from eating less, many of us struggle to do so. We urgently need a better solution, and growing evidence suggests we may have one in potassium.<\/p>\n