Can anyone tell me what kind of food can lower hight blood pressure ?
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Yes its been proven that banana's help lower blood pressure along with a no salt diet and if you become a veggie and avoid all animal products and sugars you will notice a big change in your health.
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Check for high blood pressure, eat high fiber foods such as grains & vegetables and cut down on fatty foods. Take fish oil daily. Drink plenty of water. Exercise regularly - and even a half hour of brisk walking creates significent change. Avoid stress - and plenty of sleep creates significent change. DO NOT SMOKE- a major contribution to circulatory damage.
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I haven't had any kids yet, but I still have spells of low blood pressure. Eating salt does help, mild excercise can help a little (it averages it out, not necessarily raises it). Also, you might consider beef jerkey. It's salty and has a lot of iron and protien, unless you're a vegetarian of course.
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Eat right, stay away from foods with high cholesterol and frozen/canned food. Maintain the balance of your daily meals
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To reduce hypertension, my doctor recommended losing weight, eliminating caffeine (I now drink mostly decaf coffee and tea), reducing my sodium intake (use reduced sodium or "lite salt" products) and doing exercise (brisk walking was recommended), to bring down my high blood pressure.  \n\nMake sure you drink the recommended amount of water per day to flush excess sodium out of your system.  Any relaxing activity that helps you, like meditation, is good. \n\nStaying away from too much sugar and chocolate is good too.  Also, stay away from licorice.  It has something that increases blood pressure. Also, some herbal teas, like green tea, have lots of caffeine - as do many sodas, like Coke or Pepsi. Read the labels. Get the decaf version. \n\nI read that B vitamins are essential if you are under stress, so you might try a B-complex in addition to your daily multivitamin. \n\nIf nothing works and your pressure is still way above the normal range for your age - as it was with me - then your doctor must prescribe medication that fits the kind of high blood pressure you have.  There are several kinds - beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, etc. It depends if it's the systolic or diastolic or both that are high.  My high blood pressure medication treats both since both readings are high.   \n\nMy doctor also recommends the 81mg daily aspirin therapy for me. I wouldn't do this unless prescribed since aspirin irritates the stomach and some people have had ulcers and digestive irritation as a result.\n\nYour doctor may have more suggestions for lowering your blood pressure before prescribing drugs. I would ask.
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first of all eat a healthy balanced diet, 5 portions of fruit or veg a day, try not to eat to many bananas, grapes or satsumas if you are border line diabetic as these contain natural sugar, diet drinks are fine in moderation not to many as these contain caffeine and can raise your blood pressure not good with hypertension, start off with a little exercise just a gentle walk as if your not used to it, this can be dangerous, gradually build up to more exercise, smaller portions, if you eat smaller portions for 2-3 weeks you won't feel so hungry as your stomach will shrink because it's not being full with food and can't take so much, when you feel like picking eat carrot sticks or celery, you should go to a dietitian and they will tell you how many calories you should have a day for your size, lifestyle etc, and give you an eating plan. good luck
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Too much sodium will put u at a great risk of hypertension. Having hypertension can lead to heart attack or stroke. Regardless of how much sodium intake u have, your blood pressure raises by 8 to 10 points. For example if your blood pressure is the normal, which is 120/80, u then eat a PB&J sandwich, a bag of chips, and drink some juice. yer blood pressure would raise to about 127/82. The high sodium content of the peanut butter, the chips and the juice, caused this raise in blood pressure. I cant remember the medium and high attributes of the blood pressure, but, ya alwayz wanna stay in the normal, 120/80.\n\nFinal answer: It raises your blood pressure causing stroke and heart attack  \n\nhope i helped
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assuming u are talking about high BP, u shud take a couple of spoons of yogurt on an empty stomach in the morning.\n\ni know ppl who make a habit of this and their BP levels drop to normal WITHOUT taking tablets to control it!!!\n\nand a daily glass of concentrated orange juice is good too\n\ntry it for a week at least... i am sure it will help!
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I know people are going to tell you all kinds of products that you can buy over the counter but I'm going to be weird and say something different. Want fiber that is really good for you and includes other vitamins and mineral as well as other beficial properties? Yes?\n\nOkay! You'll never guess... Bananas\n\nYes the simple fruit you've always eaten is REALLY REALLY good for you. Not only that but is cheaper and healthier than over the counter fiber treatments...\n\nHere's an article that I just read that I'll share...\n\n"Bananas Containing three natural sugars -  sucrose, fructose and glucose\ncombined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial\nboost of energy.  Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough\nenergy  for a strenuous 90-minute workout.   No wonder the banana is the\nnumber one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the\nonly way a banana can help us keep fit.  It can also help overcome or\nprevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must\nto add to our daily diet.\n \nDepression:\nAccording to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering\nfrom depression, many felt much better after eating a banana.   This is\nbecause bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts\ninto serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally\nmake you feel happier.\n \nPMS:\nForget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood\nglucose levels, which can affect your mood.\n \nAnemia:\nHigh in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the\nblood and so helps in cases of anemia.\n \nBlood Pressure:\nThis unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt,\nmaking it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food\nand Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make\nofficial claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure\nand stroke.\n \nBrain Power:\n200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school were helped through their\nexams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to\nboost their brain power.  Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit\ncan assist learning by making pupils more alert.\n \nConstipation:\nHigh in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel\naction, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.\n \nHangovers:\nOne of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake,\nsweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the\nhoney, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and\nre-hydrates your system.\n \nHeartburn:\nBananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from\nheartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.\n \nMorning Sickness:\nSnacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and\navoid morning sickness.\n \nMosquito bites:\nBefore reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area\nwith the inside of a banana skin.  Many people find it amazingly successful\nat reducing swelling and irritation.\n \nNerves:\nBananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.\n \nOverweight and at work?\nStudies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work\nleads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000\nhospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be\nin high-pressure jobs.  The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced\nfood cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high\ncarbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.\n \nUlcers:\nThe banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because\nof its soft texture and smoothness.  It is the only raw fruit that can be\neaten without distress in over-chronicle
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Yes there are natural remedies for high blood pressure.\nFirst cut the salt down or out in your diet. Take a walk everyday. You don't have to power walk but walk at least 15-20 minutes. As you get more used to it you can increase your walking pace. Take the stairs whenever possible. Cut out the junk food. If you smoke cut way back or stop if you can smoking does raise your blood pressure. Eat bananas. Drink plenty of water. Get a cd or video of deep breathing excercizes this will also help you to reduce your stress level and as a by product reduce your blood pressure. Try the pomegranate juice or better yet eat a pomagranate and chew up the seeds, they're a good source of fiber. Try to stay away from processed foods like frozen dinners, white bread and donuts and fast food.Eat whole wheat bread - Check The Label - If Whole Wheat Flour isn't the first ingredient its NOT whole wheat bread. Eat vegetables with lots of color in them Tomatoes, red & yellow peppers, squash, kale, mustard greens, spinach, broccoli rabe. There's lots of real good stuff in them to keep you healthy. Also eat fresh fruit/ they too have lots of stuff in them to keep you healthy and the complex carbs break down slowly and help to keep your appetite from getting out of control. Keep in mind that this is the only body you get and you have to treat it kindly. It's a really complex piece of machinery if you will much like our earth's ecosystem. You mess with one thing and it always affects other things in the system. You don't have to go on a crash diet or take pills if you take some responsibility for your eating habits if you learn how to respect the vehicle that is your body you can reduce your blood pressure and cholestoral too.\n I have done it and so have lots of other people & you can too. Good Luck and happy eating.\nLL
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If you are high blood, let's talk about what you should do:\nGo for high fibre diet, green and yellow vegetables. Tofu if you may;\nWatch your intake. You may be overfed.\nExercise. Keep that booty moving;\nAnd keep some Aspirin(Aspelet) handy. \nNow, \navoid salty food. Salt has the tendency to retain water; \navoid anything fried, if you can, avoid anything prepared with fat;\nAvoid too much sugar and carbohydrates. These turns into fats(reserved and burnable energy as needed) when not used;\nAvoid too much meat. Get legumes and nuts for protein substitute.\nYou should also consult a dietitian to help you plan your diet. They would be the pro to be consulted for this matter.\n\nIf recommended by your doctor go FASTING.\n\nI hope this helps.
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Oatmeal eaten daily helps a little. \nDon't eat hydrogenated (trans fat) anything - read the food labels.\nEat much less animal protein.\nEat your veggies.
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I am 22 years old and I have level 2 hypertension (really high bp for my age), and I have found that there are many things that can help drop the pressure. Try eating less sodium (salt) in your foods. Excercise daily. Stay away from caffiene as much as possible or any other stimulant for that matter. RELAX, being angry also raises your blood pressure. Dont smoke. Do not take over the counter allergy medicine without consulting your doctor first. In most cases high blood pressure is un-curable but can be tamed. Usually it is hereditary so medicine is a must. If you do decide to go with the medicine, make sure that it is right for you. I was taking a certain med and it just made my heart race, so I guess you could say it made things worse. Hope that all this helped.
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Make a list of the things poor lifestyle has on heart/lungs, like strees,  smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, eating the wrong foods that contribute towards high blood pressure.  Then write on each topic showing how, for example, giving up smoking will help breathing, thus aid exercise so bringing down the excess weight and help to bring down the high blood pressure....
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I think bouillons are ok to use if you are looking to keep flavor and use less fat and oil. You are right about the sodium content though. High salt is bad for blood pressure and can make you retain water. I would look for the lowest sodium you can find, use a canned broth if it has lower salt, or best- make your own soup base, then you control the salt. But if you have normal blood pressure I would not see any problem using bouillon.
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When you eat unsalted food, do some exercise not excessively, eat nutritious food and you can tell your doctor about this, so he or she will prescribe you some kind of Blood Pressure medication.
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My mom needs to lower her blood pressure, and she is limiting salt as well as eating more fiber. . .oatmeal, cheerios.  Drink a lot of water, too, that is soooo important.