Dr. Rhonda Patrick

That's unbelievable. Just not eating any vegetables or fruits because vitamin C is also in vegetables, not just in fruits. Calcium is another one. So, I mean, these are things that can be tested for and measured. Another one is vitamin E. People are not getting enough vitamin E. Again, that's also found in things like avocados, nuts, whole grains. And then potassium is a big one because...

It's so important for the sodium-potassium pump, which plays a role in blood pressure. And so when you're talking about too much sodium and not enough potassium, it's really exacerbating that not getting enough potassium aspect, right? Because that ratio is so important. And so not only are – I think it's something like 96% of the U.S. population doesn't meet the adequate intake for potassium.

It's so important for the sodium-potassium pump, which plays a role in blood pressure. And so when you're talking about too much sodium and not enough potassium, it's really exacerbating that not getting enough potassium aspect, right? Because that ratio is so important. And so not only are – I think it's something like 96% of the U.S. population doesn't meet the adequate intake for potassium.

It's so important for the sodium-potassium pump, which plays a role in blood pressure. And so when you're talking about too much sodium and not enough potassium, it's really exacerbating that not getting enough potassium aspect, right? Because that ratio is so important. And so not only are – I think it's something like 96% of the U.S. population doesn't meet the adequate intake for potassium.

It's essentially everyone. Right.

It's essentially everyone. Right.

It's essentially everyone. Right.

It's the other way around. Exactly. And so there's, you know, all sorts of problems with blood pressure and, you know, gosh, it's like even like 30% of like individuals age 20 to 39 have hypertension. Yeah. These are young adults with hypertension. Yeah. We now know that hypertension isn't just a risk for cardiovascular disease.

It's the other way around. Exactly. And so there's, you know, all sorts of problems with blood pressure and, you know, gosh, it's like even like 30% of like individuals age 20 to 39 have hypertension. Yeah. These are young adults with hypertension. Yeah. We now know that hypertension isn't just a risk for cardiovascular disease.

It's the other way around. Exactly. And so there's, you know, all sorts of problems with blood pressure and, you know, gosh, it's like even like 30% of like individuals age 20 to 39 have hypertension. Yeah. These are young adults with hypertension. Yeah. We now know that hypertension isn't just a risk for cardiovascular disease.

It's a risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, particularly if you start earlier, right? If you're like a younger person, so like it's cumulative exposure to hypertension. You know, it's important because you have to get blood flowed to your brain, right?

It's a risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, particularly if you start earlier, right? If you're like a younger person, so like it's cumulative exposure to hypertension. You know, it's important because you have to get blood flowed to your brain, right?

It's a risk for dementia and Alzheimer's disease, particularly if you start earlier, right? If you're like a younger person, so like it's cumulative exposure to hypertension. You know, it's important because you have to get blood flowed to your brain, right?

And, you know, you've got all these tiny, like 90% of the brain vasculature surrounding the brain is made of these tiny, tiny blood vessels that are like this smaller than the size of a hair in terms of diameter. And they have to get blood flow to them. So exercise helps that. But hypertension exacerbates the lack of blood flow going to those blood vessels.

And, you know, you've got all these tiny, like 90% of the brain vasculature surrounding the brain is made of these tiny, tiny blood vessels that are like this smaller than the size of a hair in terms of diameter. And they have to get blood flow to them. So exercise helps that. But hypertension exacerbates the lack of blood flow going to those blood vessels.

And, you know, you've got all these tiny, like 90% of the brain vasculature surrounding the brain is made of these tiny, tiny blood vessels that are like this smaller than the size of a hair in terms of diameter. And they have to get blood flow to them. So exercise helps that. But hypertension exacerbates the lack of blood flow going to those blood vessels.

And what happens is they're so tiny, they start to sort of constrict and sort of fall off automatically.

And what happens is they're so tiny, they start to sort of constrict and sort of fall off automatically.

And what happens is they're so tiny, they start to sort of constrict and sort of fall off automatically.

Mini strokes, but also neurons don't get the nutrients and the oxygen they need. And so then you start to lose neurons, right? And you get brain atrophy. And so there's this connection between hypertension and dementia. And I'm talking about potassium here because potassium does play an important role in-