| High blood pressure (hipertensio arterialis) is a | | | | enough vitamin C. |
| disease of modern times. To prevent heart and | | | | |
| vascular diseases, pressure should be below 140 | | | | Potassium has a significant impact on blood |
| 90. Nutrition is the most important way to fight | | | | pressure. Lack of potassium leads to higher blood |
| high blood pressure (hypertension), either in | | | | pressure. Insufficient potassium entry leads to |
| combination with pharmacological drugs, or as a | | | | sodium retention, which increases blood pressure. |
| substitute for them. | | | | Foods rich in potassium are baked potato, melon, |
| | | | avocado, peaches, apricots, plums, tomato juice, |
| In the Asian countries, celery is used for a long | | | | fat-reduced yogurt, beans, salmon, soy, bananas |
| time for lowering blood pressure. Dr. William Elliott | | | | and almonds. |
| from the University of Chicago was isolated | | | | Another important element is calcium. Calcium |
| substance from celery that lowers blood | | | | increases the excretion of sodium and also reduce |
| pressure, and that is confirmed by experiment on | | | | secretion of parathormone, which also increases |
| rats. He believes that celery lowers blood | | | | the pressure. Milk and milk products are reach |
| pressure lowering stress hormone that leads to | | | | with calcium as well as salmon, mackerel and |
| narrowing of blood vessels and increase blood | | | | sardine with bones, kale, figs, tofu, soy, beet |
| pressure. Celery is therefore effective in patients | | | | leaves and beans. |
| in whom pressure increases due to mental stress. | | | | |
| In that experiment celery has also reduced | | | | In a large number of patients (30 - 50%) |
| cholesterol, which is often elevated in patients | | | | reduction of salt in the diet can significantly lower |
| with essential hypertension. | | | | blood pressure. According to Ross Feldman |
| Another legendary medicine for high blood | | | | research from the University of Ontario, lower |
| pressure whose effects are scientifically | | | | salt intake allows greater elasticity of blood |
| confirmed is garlic (Allium sativum). Recently in | | | | vessels, which leads to lower blood pressure. |
| Germany studied its effect and found that | | | | However, in 15% of people with hypertension |
| significantly lowers diastolic (bottom) blood | | | | significantly reduced salt intake has no effect, and |
| pressure in patients with medium hypertension. | | | | some may even increase the pressure. Also, |
| This effect is achieved with a few cloves a day. | | | | sodium from salt can damage brain blood vessels |
| During the tests effect become stronger, which | | | | and cause stroke without increasing blood |
| speaks of his cumulative effect. Garlic contains | | | | pressure. Unsalted food is especially |
| adenosine which reduce blood pressure relaxing | | | | recommended for patients who beside elevated |
| vascular smooth muscles, so they expand. Both | | | | pressure, have problems with kidneys and heart. |
| raw and cooked garlic reduce pressure, but raw is | | | | One glass of wine a day or one short drink have |
| efficient. | | | | no influence on the pressure, but larger quantities |
| Berlin researcher Peter Zinger believes that | | | | leads to progressive and permanent increase. In |
| omega - 3 fatty acids in fish oil are main medicine | | | | people who drink a lot , reducing or ceasing alcohol |
| for hypertension. In hypertension lighter forms | | | | use can lead to normalization of blood pressure. |
| low-dose fish oil may lead to normalization of | | | | Coffee is not a major cause for chronic high |
| blood pressure, and in severe forms can increase | | | | blood pressure. In people who occasionally or |
| the effect of beta blocker drugs. In order to | | | | regularly drink coffee, caffeine temporarily |
| regulate blood pressure it should take at least | | | | increases blood pressure, so most hypertensive |
| three oily sea fish meals per week (salmon, | | | | patients don’t have problems with caffeine. |
| mackerel, tuna, sardines and herring). Required | | | | Only those patients whose pressure significantly |
| amount of omega - 3 fatty acids is 2000mg per | | | | increases under stress shouldn’t drink coffee |
| day which can be provided with 100g of fresh | | | | because they have an excessive reaction of |
| mackerel, 120g canned salmon or 200g sardines. | | | | adrenal gland to caffeine, which raises blood |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids from olive oil also | | | | pressure. |
| reduce blood pressure. | | | | Tips for people with high blood pressure: |
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| Fruits and vegetables also lowers blood pressure. | | | | * Eat more fruits and vegetables, because they |
| It has been noticed that the transition to a | | | | are full of known and unknown substances that |
| vegetarian diet lowers blood pressure. | | | | reduce blood pressure (vitamin C, potassium, |
| Antioxidants from fruits and vegetables increase | | | | calcium, ...). |
| prostacyclin and that way expands blood vessels, | | | | Eat especially celery and garlic. |
| leading to lower pressure. Vitamin C from fruits | | | | * Eat oily sea fish such as mackerel, salmon, tuna, |
| and vegetables has preventive effect, because | | | | sardines or herring three times a week. |
| lack of it leads to increased pressure. Dr. | | | | * Don’t eat salty food |
| Christopher Bulpitt from Hammersmith Hospital | | | | * Limit alcohol intake to one or two drinks per |
| said that blood pressure and cerebral stroke are | | | | day. Reducing or ceasing alcohol can significantly |
| more common in people who don’t take | | | | increase the pressure. |