Hi Walt....I absolutely agree with you.....beets and celery can do wonders for your health in helping your blood pressure.  What I can suggest to most people is to do a study on what foods can help your specific conditions.  Salt in foods is NOT the enemy either.  We all need salt for a brain capable of thinking.  Some people avoid foods that contain a lot of "sodium"....but if God put it there, it is there for a reason.  Look at the ads that say they add "sea salt" instead of regular salt.  If you know anything about chemistry, sea salt is NaCl plus whatever junk might be in it.  Salt is NaCl.  There is no difference in the sodium content...except sea salt tastes (to me) like crap!!

I would also add that one of the greatest foods, and one of the tastiest, is the whole egg!  I eat lots and lots of eggs....scrambled, fried in butter, poached on toast, and any other way I can think of. ! ; Scrambled eggs are wonderful covered with cheese and salsa, by the way.   Eggs and fats (in meats and other foods) all keep your skin and joints moist, they keep you from being hungry, and they taste wonderful.  Avoiding fats in your diet is a great way to dry out and grow older looking quickly.

Throw out your blood pressure cuffs!!  Trust in the Lord to care for you and your health.  You will be healthier and happier.  Each pill you take is a chemical of sorts that has side effects....and ultimately, they will destroy your liver and brain.  Good advice is "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."  If you are feeling good....let it be!!

YsiC,

Arlene

PS  Did you know that probably 75% of people today who are being treated for "diabetes" are not diabetic at all???  Their doctors TELL them they are, so they believe it, and they go on more medicine.  A great word to bring in money and scare people tod! ay is telling them they are "pre" diabetic.  What a "cash cow" that one is!!  A simple solution to people who can't handle much sugar is to limit it in their diets.  Eating plenty of proteins and avoiding concentrated carbohydrates will cure any "pre" diabetic.  Metformin and Glucophage can kill you if you take it and don't need it.