{"id":26771,"date":"2026-02-14T13:30:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T18:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/?p=26771"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:46:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T04:46:36","slug":"your-stroke-risk-spikes-16-this-common-supplement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/2026\/02\/14\/your-stroke-risk-spikes-16-this-common-supplement\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Stroke Risk Spikes 16%: This Common Supplement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Vitamin-C-466434253.jpg\" alt=\"Your Stroke Risk Spikes 16%: This Common Supplement \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-9399\" \/>Here on Blue Heron Health News, we\u2019ve published hundreds of articles on the benefits of various supplements for myriad health conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study from Britain\u2019s University of Dundee and University College reveals that one particular\u2014but very common\u2014supplement has the opposite effect. It makes your blood pressure skyrocket, increasing the risk of strokes and heart attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The bad news is that millions of people take this particular supplement, thinking it will improve their health, but the opposite is true.<\/p>\n<p>According to recent research, a supplement in an effervescent form, such as a fizzy, drinkable vitamin C or other proprietary blends, is proving to cause more harm than good.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists at Britain\u2019s University of Dundee and University College looked at study participants\u2019 blood pressure and risk of stroke, comparing those who take supplements in a dissolvable fizzy form and those taking the same supplement in the same dose but in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>They found that using a dissolvable fizzy compound places the user at a 16% increased risk of a stroke and dramatically increases the user\u2019s blood pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Why?<\/p>\n<p>One main ingredient is sodium bicarbonate, which gives a product its characteristic fizz.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers noted that taking the maximum allowable daily dose of a supplement in fizzy, drinkable form can quadruple the recommended sodium intake. For people with sodium-affected hypertension, this can be very dangerous.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting blood pressure back to normal doesn\u2019t have to be dangerous or taste bad. <a href=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/health\/blood-pressure-exercises-vsl\/\">Discover how three easy exercises drop your blood pressure below 120\/80, starting today\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is your cholesterol too high? Here is the step-by-step strategy I used to <a href=\"https:\/\/blueheronhealthnews.com\/health\/the-cholesterol-strategy-sl\/\">clear my 93%-clogged heart arteries and normalize my cholesterol in less than a month\u2026<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here on Blue Heron Health News, we\u2019ve published hundreds of articles on the benefits of various supplements for myriad health conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol. A recent study from Britain\u2019s University of Dundee and University College reveals that one particular\u2014but very common\u2014supplement has the opposite effect. 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