EAT PLENTY OF
• Fresh vegetables, fresh and dried fruits,
legumes, and dairy products for potassium.
• Recommended foods as part of the DASH diet (see page 63).
LIMIT
• Canned and other processed foods with added salt
• Fatty foods.
AVOID
• Pickled and very salty foods.
• Excessive alcohol and caffeine.
As blood circulates through the body, it exerts varying degrees of force on artery walls; doctors refer to this as blood pressure. Over 60 million North Americans have blood pressure that is too high, or hypertension. in Its early stages, high blood pressure is symptom less, so many people don’t realize they have a potentially […]
Doctors usually recommend 6 months of life. style changes to see if mild to moderate hypertension returns to normal levels. If not, drug therapy is often instituted. There are dozens of anti hypertensive drugs and doctors can usually find one or a combination that lowers blood pressure with minimal adverse side effects. The most widely […]
While a proper diet is instrumental in maintaining normal blood pressure, it should be combined with other lifestyle changes. One of the most important is regular aerobic exercise, which lowers blood pressure by conditioning the heart to work mote efficiently. If you smoke, give up the habit. Nicotine raises blood pressure. Quitting can drop blood […]