25May/11Off
what is a good menu for lowering blood pressure?
i had my blood pressure checked yesterday and it was 180/18 or something like that. the doctor almost had a heart attack cause he'd never seen it so high for a twenty-five-year-old. i don't eat junk food but i do like salt. he say i have less than three weeks to lower my blood pressure. i've already eliminated salt from my diet but i would like to have an idea of what to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
i also do not drink, don't smoke, have lost 20 lbs last month and do not eat fried foods.
May 25th, 2011 - 09:28
Do you also drink alcohol? If you do it does affect blood pressure!
Also:
Treatment
Lifestyle modification
Doctors recommend weight loss and regular exercise as the first steps in treating mild to moderate hypertension. These steps are highly effective in reducing blood pressure, although most patients with moderate or severe hypertension end up requiring indefinite drug therapy to bring their blood pressure down to a safe level. Discontinuing smoking does not directly reduce blood pressure, but is very important for people with hypertension because it reduces the risk of many dangerous outcomes of hypertension, such as stroke and heart attack.
Mild hypertension is usually treated by diet, exercise and improved physical fitness. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low fat or fat-free dairy foods and moderate or low in sodium lowers blood pressure in people with hypertension. This diet is known as the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), and is based on National Institutes of Health sponsored research. Dietary sodium (salt) may worsen hypertension in some people and reducing salt intake decreases blood pressure in a third of people. Regular mild exercise improves blood flow, and helps to lower blood pressure. In addition, fruits, vegetables, and nuts have the added benefit of increasing dietary Potassium, which offsets the effect of sodium and acts on the kidney to decrease blood pressure.
Reduction of environmental stressors such as high sound levels and over-illumination can be an additional method of ameliorating hypertension. Biofeedback is also used [1] particularly device guided paced breathing [2] [3]
May 25th, 2011 - 09:28
oatmeal for breakfast
May 25th, 2011 - 09:28
Check the SODIUM content in whatever you buy. Canned soups are a no-no…full of sodium.
It’s amazing how much processed food contains sodium. Apparently, one can of soup provides ONE MONTH’s supply of sodium!
Oh yes, stay away from DILL PICKLES!
May 25th, 2011 - 09:28
No salt and no fried foods, no butter. Try eating cold foods like cereal and yogurts. Go to a health food restraunt get some good ideas for what you can cook up for dinner. Like chicken steamed and flavored with herbs along with rice. Think simple and raw.