: Hi,I am trying to do step 1.Did you
: guys have to give up salt?Salt
: makes mine go pretty high.

Hi Diane:

Some people have cut down or given up salt, but that is more a step 7 kind of thing to do after you have done all the other steps and experienced healing. I think salt can be kind of BE spike if we are excessive with it rather than a gentle BE (beta endorphin - the feel good hormone in our bodies). Gentle is always better for me because I crash down after spikes and that is not good.

My blood pressure is naturally on the low side and only goes to the "normal" or "average" if I am extremely stressed or am taking certain medications. I have not given up salt.

It is my understanding that some folks are salt sensitive i.e. it affects their blood pressure and others are not.

I think the salt issue is something to discuss with your doctor as I don't know how high your blood pressure goes when you have a lot of salt or processed food with salt in your diet. There are ways to add in spices that make food taste really good without raising blood pressure. I personally like parsley, sage, dill weed, rosemary and for things that are usually sweet, I like cinnamon, ginger, cloves etc.

How is your breakfast going? Do you know the four parts of breakfast:

Within the hour after you get up
With enough protein for your body weight
Every day
With a complex carbohydrate

You will be amazed at the healing as you proceed in the steps.

Dori