List of foods to eat and activities to do while suffering from mild hypertension?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at
8:48 pm
My mom has a heart beat of 63 and mild hypertension. what foods to help this out? what things to do? exercise?
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Potassium and calcium play an important role in regulating high blood pressure. Bananas, beans, tofu and potatoes are all rich sources of potassium. One must, however, avoid boiling potassium rich food, as potassium leaches out into the water during cooking. As for calcium, an average adult needs at least 1000 mg of calcium daily.
Herbal supplements may well be avoided, as they may increase blood pressure. Generally speaking, a diet that emphasizes fruits & vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products appears effective in taking points off a blood pressure monitor reducing your blood pressure measurements.
In particular, shedding pounds, cutting down on sodium, boosting potassium intake and limiting alcohol are all proven ways to lower your blood pressure. To sum up, what you must do to keep the blood pressure under check is: take a balanced diet, get a blood pressure tester, keep an eye on your blood pressure readings, maintain blood pressure charts and exercise regularly. Precaution is the best blood pressure medication. By the way, if you like grapes there is some good news on that front even. Grape seed extracts have been found to control blood pressure. Add it to your diet chart.