Book Board Chat

I have been seeing a Naturopath (mostly thyroid and weight loss) but on my last visit to my Primary (traditional doctor), altho I had lost 30 pounds at that time, my BP went up and was quite high. Primary doubled my existing BP meds but before I did that I emailed Naturopath to ask him what he thought. He said dehydration can have a big effect on BP and to make sure I am drinking tons of water because a Keto diet makes everyone dehydrated. I did that and re-took BP at Rite Aid several weeks later and it had dropped somewhat. Still wanted to get it lower so Naturopath scheduled me for extensive labs to see what might be going on. Turns out Magnesium and Vit D levels (along w everything else) was normal. He mentioned those 2 in particular can cause high BP. Then I told him I've been taking OTC sleep aids for years. He said, well THAT will do it LOL. So I have decided to stop using the sleep aids and see what happens. Too soon to know. So if anyone is having BP issues, in addition to doctor's orders, try drinking more and maybe supplementing Vit D and magnesium...just a thought