The key to beat hypertension is to gain control over one’s diet. For every pound we lose, we will start on the road to cutting down on blood pressure medication.
Avoid processed foods and eat a plant-based diet consisting of whole foods. Packaged and processed foods are loaded with salt, which retains fluids in the body. Retained fluids make it harder for the heart to function and increase blood pressure.
Most packaged foods like; soups, cereals, and frozen foods, contain hidden sodium instead of regular salt. Eliminate hidden sodium from your diet by shopping for organic food, non-fat dairy products, fruits vegetables, etc.
You can use lime juice and herbs for seasoning, instead of using salt. Exercising is another key to cut hypertension.
A research published in May 2012 discussed the results of an observation made on 6.300 fit individuals, between 20 to 80 years of age, for almost five years.
One third of the population had parents with hypertension. Studies revealed that fit people (even those with a family history of heart disease) were 34% less likely to develop hypertension, than those with a family history of heart diseases and were not physically fit. Regular walking will also keep you fit. Walking everyday for one hour, can amazingly reduce high blood pressure, and prevent heart problems. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crandallmd
