#1027 We Got Blood Pressure All Wrong – The Shocking Truth About Sugar, Salt & Metabolic Health with Dr. Nathan Bryan

Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Fitness, Alternative Health

4.8 • 946 Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the "Metabolic Freedom Podcast," host Ben Azadi welcomes Dr. Nathan Bryan, a leading nitric oxide expert, for an insightful discussion on metabolic health. Dr. Bryan explains how nitric oxide is crucial for blood pressure regulation, metabolism, and overall wellness, emphasizing that sugar—not salt—is a major culprit in hypertension. The conversation covers the impact of exercise, diet, and oral health on nitric oxide production, critiques common health misconceptions, and highlights the importance of lifestyle changes over medications. Listeners gain practical tips for improving health naturally and the value of supportive relationships in wellness journeys. 🔥 Key Topics Discussed: Importance of nitric oxide in health and its role in blood pressure regulation. Relationship between nitric oxide production and metabolic health. Impact of sugar versus salt on hypertension and overall health. Consequences of polypharmacy and reliance on prescription medications for high blood pressure. Dietary sources that enhance nitric oxide levels, particularly green leafy vegetables. Effects of high-intensity exercise and altitude training on nitric oxide production. Dangers of seed oils and their contribution to inflammation and insulin resistance. Role of oral health and the microbiome in nitric oxide production and blood pressure. Benefits of lifestyle modifications, including diet and exercise, for improving health outcomes. Importance of addressing root causes of health issues rather than just managing symptoms. 🔗 Links and Resources: ✔️ Get Dr Nathan Bryan's Nitric Oxide Supplements and products here: https://bit.ly/4jyJov2 Use the coupon code KETOKAMP for a discount! 🔎 Find all of the Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship deals and coupon codes here: https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals

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0:00.0	We know that people who have high blood pressure and go to their doctor and they get a prescription medication,
0:04.0	50% of those people don't respond with better blood pressure.
0:07.0	So that should tell the physicians and the American Medical Association and insurance companies
0:13.0	that these drugs aren't addressing the root cause of the thing they're doing.
0:16.0	Then you have, well, if that drug doesn't work, we're going to put you on a different class of drugs.
0:21.1	And now you look up in, you know, people that are 50-year-old on half a dozen or different different medications.
0:26.2	And the number three cause of death worldwide is prescription medications in polypharmacine.
0:47.6	The number three cause of death worldwide is prescription medications in polypharmacine. The Greek definition for metabolism is to transform.
0:55.1	Your metabolism is designed to take food and to transform it into energy so you feel good and burn fat.
0:59.4	We are determined to deliver the science and art of metabolism to you.
1:03.8	We bring on the thought leaders in this space to have life-changing conversations so you could apply it and upgrade your metabolism.
1:07.1	The topics covered here include biohacking, ketosis, carnivore, fasting strategies, mindset, and metabolic health.
1:15.6	Your body was built to be self-healing.
1:17.9	Our goal is to identify the interference and remove it.
1:21.3	You are a masterpiece because you are a piece of the master.
1:25.3	Welcome to the Metabolic Freedom podcast.
1:29.8	My name is Benazati. I'm the best selling author of KetoFlex, and I want to thank you for spending part of your day with me.
1:38.0	Welcome back to the Metabolic Freedom Podcast. I'm your host, Ben Azadi. You can learn more about
1:42.9	me over at Benazati.com.
1:45.7	Today, we welcome back my really great friend and colleague, Dr. Nathan Bryan.
1:50.7	This is the fourth time he's been on the show. I was actually just hanging out with Dr. Nathan
1:55.9	Brian just last week in Austin, Texas at Dave Asprey's biohacking conference, what an amazing guy
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