| While a lot of people who suffer from high blood | | | | high dosage in the following foods: orange juice, |
| pressure (bp) or hypertension are initially | | | | tofu, salmon, broccoli, spinach, dairy products and |
| prescribed medication to help bring it down, there | | | | cereals. When it comes to dairy products - always |
| are foods that lower high blood pressure and | | | | opt for low fat. |
| should be included in their daily diet. The effect of | | | | Garlic is also a very effective; consuming up to |
| some of these foods and drinks can be very | | | | four cloves a garlic daily can lower BP by as much |
| powerful at maintaining low bp levels. Unlike bp | | | | as 11 points in systolic and up to 5 points in |
| drugs which sometimes can have a damaging | | | | diastolic reading. |
| impact on health, certain foods can help reverse | | | | Dark chocolate is another great source of food to |
| this condition when consumed regularly. | | | | lower high blood pressure because of the |
| High Blood Pressure Medication usually works by | | | | flavonoids found in it, the more the cocoa it has |
| either forcing the blood vessels walls to relax by | | | | the more effective it is. |
| sending nerve impulses allowing for blood to flow | | | | There is supporting evidence in China that green |
| easier and others work by flushing out excess | | | | tea can also help lower BP as can drinking plenty |
| sodium and toxins. Many high bp sufferers end up | | | | of fresh water. Water helps naturally flush out |
| being dependant on some of the drugs for the | | | | excess sodium and toxins. |
| rest of their lives because once they come off | | | | Using cayenne pepper in your cooking is a |
| them, the rebound can be so dramatic to their | | | | common herb used for treating hypertension. |
| health that many have to be put back on the | | | | You can easily use the above mentioned foods in |
| treatment. If you have been prescribed | | | | your every day diet. By eating properly you can |
| medication, do not stop it, but start adding these | | | | help reverse this condition but it can also help you |
| foods to your diet and within a short space of | | | | lose weight. Reducing weight can be one of the |
| time you will see a noticeable reduction in your bp | | | | best things to maintain lower blood pressure. |
| levels. | | | | Eating small portions regularly during the day is a |
| Foods That Lower High Blood Pressure include: | | | | great way to eat food healthily and combat |
| Magnesium Rich Foods such as green leafy | | | | hunger cravings. For your snacks use some for |
| vegetables, soybeans, potatoes, oatmeal, most | | | | the fruits mentioned above and dark chocolate. |
| nuts in particular almonds and cashews, | | | | For your breakfast opt for calcium enriched cereal |
| whole-grain bread, black eyed peas and halibut are | | | | and low fat milk and fruit. For your lunches and |
| an excellent source of fibre and are very good | | | | dinner opt for lean poultry meat or omega 3 |
| for maintaining low bp levels. | | | | enriched fish along with a large serving of |
| Potassium Rich Foods such as tomatoes, spinach, | | | | vegetables and small portion of carbohydrates |
| melons, bananas, apricots, oranges, avocados, | | | | such as potatoes especially the whole grain kind |
| prunes, apricots, milk, fish, lima beans and poultry | | | | (whole grain rice, bread, pasta). There is |
| have been found to lower blood pressure by as | | | | supporting evidence to show that eating enough |
| much as 20 points. | | | | of the above mentioned foods in the right |
| Calcium rich foods is the third most important | | | | combination can be as powerful as conventional |
| nutrient found to lower BP and can be found in | | | | medicine for some people. |