Thanks for the input. I'm on a whole foods plant-based diet and consistently get over 4600mg of Potassium per day. I eat a lot of fruits, veggies, legumes, and grains and I don't add table salt to food. I am also in good physical shape and lift weight 3 to 4 times a week, consistently. My BMI is 23.5 and body fat is around 14%. So it's frustrating to see that my BP isn't lower.

I will research the kidney cleanse. I need to understand why a kidney cleanse would be necessary if I'm already eating a healthy Diet with no animal products and recently completed a 10-day water fast.

So far, my BP is better than before the water fast, but not as low as it was (avg 98/75). My average BP throughout the day is around 125/79 and heart rate is back to what it was prior to the fast, which is high 50s to low 60s. My total cholesterol is 105 and my LDL is 51.

Interesting response, White Shark!

Regarding the Blood Type Diet , it appears I am eating all the wrong foods! I need to eat lean meats and limit grains and legumes. My main protein source are grains and legumes and I don't eat meat.

I think you may be on to something with the way I ate after the water fast. My fast ended on 12/22, and then Christmas came along and I did eat some sweet deserts. Afterwards, I went back to my normal diet and my blood pressure went up from an average of 103/78 (day before Christmas) to an average of 112/74. Next came New Years Eve, and again, I ate sweet deserts. Afterwards, my BP is sitting around 126/82.

I didn't give it much thought because I didn't think that two "bad" eating days could have a negative affect on me compared to the many "good eating" days. That doesn't make sense to me. Do you think that two days of eating some deserts could have such a damaging affect on BP?

I will look into the Elimination Diet to see if I can determine what foods have a negative affect on me. I will start by eliminating anything with sugar, except some fruits. Eating deserts does give me a small headache, but I am not diabetic. We'll see what happens. I really don't want to do another 10-day Water Fast - that was not fun. :-)