Anecdotal, I know, but in my experience my blood pressure is directly correlated with alcohol consumption. I used to be a consumer of 2-3 beers daily. At this

Anecdotal, I know, but in my experience my blood pressure is directly correlated with alcohol consumption. I used to be a consumer of 2-3 beers daily. At this time, I was also running approximately 15 miles per week, and working out at the gym. I was about 20 lbs heavier and had borderline high blood pressure. One day I cut out the beer intake, pretty much completely. The 20 lbs have fallen off, blood pressure is normal to below, and I cut back my running to 3-5 miles per week. I crave salt and eat plenty of it with an otherwise healthyish diet(that didnt change)