safe diet for someone with highblood pressure

cerise · Newbie Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 18

Diet is only one of the factors that affect blood pressure, that is somethng I had to learn. I am diagnosed with high blood pressure few years ago. That’s why, and because I am under high risk for infarct, I want to start with diet. Keeping physically active and eating foods low in fat can help me to prevent weight gain, and might help to lower your blood pressure. That’s why I need advice about diet I should start, just I want it to be safe for me.

brusky · Newbie Joined: 11 Mar 2005 Posts: 11

For the start, to tell you that sodium is thought to contribute to raised blood pressure. The majority of sodium in our diets comes from salt, either in food or is added to it. Currently, most people eat about 9.5g salt per day, but we should be having only about 6g. Here are a few ways you can reduce the amount of this dangerous salt in your diet. Reduce the amount of salt when you cook. If you do this gradually, you'll be surprised how little you miss the salt. That’s because your palate will adapt to the new salt levels. Try cooking with herbs and spices instead you add salt. Taste your food at the table before you add extra salt. Try to eat fewer processed foods, because these contribute about three-quarters of our salt intake. Look for low salt varieties of products when you are buying. Check nutrition panel on food labels for salt, or sodium content. These changes to your diet can help reduce blood pressure, and make your life healthier.

Mitamins · Silver Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 166

The Western diet has a lot to do with hypertension. A diet high in fiber is an excellent way to control or reverse high blood pressure. Your meals should be based around fresh, raw vegetables; soy products; whole grains, like oats; beans; nuts; and seeds. Dehydration increases the risk of hypertension, so drink a glass of clean water every two waking hours. As you lower you intake of salt, you must also increase your consumption of potassium. Good sources of potassium include apples, asparagus, cabbage, oranges, tomatoes, bananas, kelp, and alfalfa. Apples are superfoods for people with high good source of pressure. Onions, garlic, and parsley have been shown to bring down blood pressure..

Salt contains sodium, which causes water retention and increases the pressure inside the arteries. It is not enough to simply stop using table salt; you must also cuts all processed and packaged foods, as well as smoked meats and cheese, as they are loaded with sodium. Saturated, hydrogenated, and partially hydrogenated fats cause high blood pressure and place a terrible burden on your arteries and heart. Eliminate animal products, margarine, butter, shortening, and refined vegetable oils. Sugar is also linked to hypertension. Cut back on your intake of coffee, colas, chocolate, and caffeinated teas. Allow yourself no more than one alcoholic beverage a day.

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Approximately 90% of people with high blood pressure have “essential” or “idiopathic” hypertension, for which the cause is poorly understood. The terms “hypertension” and “high blood pressure” as used here refer only to this most common form and not to pregnancy-induced hypertension or hypertension clearly linked to a known cause, such as Cushing’s syndrome, pheochromocytoma, or kidney disease. People with mild to moderate high blood pressure should work with a doctor before attempting to use the information contained here, as blood pressure requires monitoring and in some cases the use of blood pressure-lowering drugs.

The following nutritional components may be beneficial. Hawthorn dilates the arterial walls and decreases blood pressure. Calcium and Magnesium have been shown to work together in lowering blood pressure. CoQ10 helps to reduce blood pressure and energize the heart. Garlic has the ability to lower blood pressure and improve cardiac function. Flaxseed may be important for cardiovascular function and lowering blood pressure. Vitamin C and Bioflavonoid Mix have blood-lowering effects and help the body detoxify by removing toxic substances (e.g. lead) that can cause high blood pressure. Bioflavonoid Mix potentiates Vitamin C. The herbs Passionflower and Valerian relax nerves and are helpful for high blood pressure due to stress. Take valerian 30 minutes before bedtime. Taurine is an amino acid that has been demonstrated to lower blood pressure and protect the brain. Reishi Mushroom Extract has a blood-pressure lowering effect. Dandelion acts as a natural diuretic to lower blood pressure.

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