Giving a Low Carbohydrate Diet to Overcome Hypertension

Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) men and women aged ≥ 18 years * 2\) willingness to participate in a 10-month study * 3\) systolic blood pressure \> 120 mm/Hg +/- diastolic blood pressure \> 80 mm/Hg * 4\) African American race Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) diagnosed congestive heart failure * 2\) Hypertension stage 4 or higher (e.g., SBP \>180 mm/Hg; DBP \> 110 mm/Hg) * 3\) received or needing more than 3 anti-hypertensive medications * 4\) pregnant or planning to become pregnant * 5\) receiving or needing a heart transplant * 6\) Using injected long or short-acting insulin for diabetes treatment * 7\) not African American race * 8\) unable to speak and read English with fluency