The good news is that a diet that is lower in carbs aids hypertension. Some people see a reduction in meds and some see the cessation of hp meds altogether. Kendrick reckons that saying 'Oh it's just genetic' is a bit of a cop out when what the experts really mean is 'we don't know but we're never admit to not knowing'.
I'm a great fan of Kendrick and what he says re. cholesterol etc but admit I haven't actually heard that one, I'm sure he's right though. It was Kendrick who taught me to question just about everything the nannying NHS dishes out.
[Cue a big argument with my newly qualified junior dr granddaughter who slammed out of the room when I said recently that statins are offered according to what number on the Qrisk you had and that the risk had been lowered from 20% to 10% overnight with no explanation. "Why would they do that Granny": I didn't get the chance to mention Big Pharma before she'd gone!!
However I did comply with the hypertension thing though, I think I allowed myself to be scared by threats of Dementia, stroke,heart attack, etc dished out by the HCA when first I had the MOT.
I waited 3 months before going on meds and seeing another GP who was not so dismissive as the first. In the meantime I got my weight better controlled [BMI was 23], raised my exercise level by buying another dog to walk, cutting out salt etc.There was a lot of white coat syndrome I'm sure, but it was only after the second dr said that she would be jumping up and down and insisting on meds if I was her mother that I thought perhaps I should take notice. I've never been able to come off the things unfortunately but on the other hand I've never increased them either.