One of the remedies of High blood pressure or hypertension is proper nutrition.
Having high blood pressure can be quite a traumatic experience. When you have high blood pressure you can be prone to fainting, lightheadedness, weakness, headaches, sensitivity to sounds and lights and in worse case scenarios you can suffer a stroke or die if you allow your blood pressure to get dangerously high. But luckily for those who suffer from high blood pressure, a wealth of data exists to point these persons to the right foods to lower their high blood pressure.
Along with taking medication, foods that contain potassium, calcium, magnesium, low-fat and low-carbohydrate foods can significantly lower your high blood pressure. Here are 10 foods that you can eat to lower your high blood pressure:
Bananas
Just go nuts for bananas in the mornings or throughout the day if you suffer from high blood pressure. Bananas are excellent sources of potassium and essential minerals and vitamins that help to lower high blood pressure.
Water Leaf
Water Leaf is a green leafy vegetable that is excellent in the war against high blood pressure. Adding Water Leaf and other leafy greens such as spinach (green), fluted pumpkin leaf (ugu) and cabbage can help to lower your blood pressure as they contain calcium that lowers high blood pressure.
Onion
Quercetin, a flavonoid found in onions help to lower high blood pressure. Quercetin lowers dangerous blood fats and triglycerides to keep blood pressure levels steady. Also, onions help to fight high blood pressure due to their sulfur content that thins the blood and lower your blood pressure.
Milk
Milk and dairy products contain calcium, magnesium and essential vitamins that lower high blood pressure. Try drinking more milk throughout the day, replacing sodas and sugary juices with milk at meal times.
Plantain
Plantains, like bananas are excellent sources of potassium, which has been shown in numerous studies to lower high blood pressure. Try adding more plantains to your diet to lower high blood pressure either in powdery form or whole cooked.
Avocados
Avocados contain fiber and lots of potassium, nutrients that are healthful and can lower your high blood pressure. Just by eating half an avocado you are getting 548 milligrams of potassium, 16% of the daily recommended value.
Potato
A seven ounce baked potato contains a third of the daily recommended value of potassium. So if you eat baked, boiled or mashed potatoes at least three times per week, you are significantly reducing your risk of developing high blood pressure or you can significantly lower high blood pressure with this diet.
Fig
Figs are good sources of potassium. Potassium reduces dangerous LDL cholesterols in the blood, lowering blood pressure. Potassium also helps to lower blood pressure by removing excess sodium in the body.
To lower your high blood pressure or to keep your blood pressure in check, you should avoid high-sodium foods, foods that are loaded with bad cholesterols and foods that are high in fat. Try to eat foods that contain flavonoids, magnesium, calcium and potassium to lower high blood pressure.
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Food Nutrients That Can Make You More Healthier.
Most natural foods have been proven medicinal and good remedy for some chronic diseases. Some can help protect your skin, so you look and stay younger. Many of them are far better than most orthodox medicines as they do not leave any residue (like free radicals) behind as by-products of chemical reaction.
Generally, most part of the inner flesh for the fruit and vegetable is acidic in nature, whereas the peel/skin is always alkaline in nature. From this point, I can conclude that every part of the fruit and vegetable has its own unique nutritional property, whether it is its peel, flesh, pulp, stalk, stem, root or leaf.
So, you should eat the whole part of the fruits and vegetables if they can be eaten to promote the establishment of a healthy acid-base equilibrium which will eventually lead to the fullest healing and detoxification effects.
Note: If you're eating fruits and vegetables that have a residual of pesticide, herbicide or any other chemical additions, you're not encouraged to eat their skins. The rule of eating skin here is only applied for those home-grown or organically grown fruits and vegetables that are free from any chemical residuals.
POMEGRANATES
In addition to thickening your epidermis and helping to produce more collagen and elastin (the stuff that keeps your skin firm and springy), pomegranates contain antioxidants that seem to accelerate wound healing.
TOMATOES
The nutrients in tomatoes reduce the chance of getting a sunburn. It may be due to their lycopene content, but we really don’t know the active ingredient. So if there’s a choice between a lycopene supplement and the real tomato, choose the product from the vine. Tomatoes contain folate and other nutrients to keep arteries young.
CARROTS
Carrot is an excellent vegetable as it has both nutritional and medicinal values which are essential for our optimum health. Carrot contains a very complete nutrition to provide our body the essential enzymes, vitamins and minerals.
Carrot contains a very complete nutrition to provide our body the essential enzymes, vitamins and minerals. For each 100 g, carrot has 7.6 g of carbohydrate, 0.6 g of protein, 0.3 g of fat, 30 mg of calcium and 0.6 mg of iron. Also, it is a good source of fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K, biotin, potassium and thiamine.
Carrot has proved its outstanding role in anti-cancer effect. Researches revealed that people with lack of beta-carotene were more likely to have 2 times higher risk of cancer than normal people. It is wiser to eat an appropriate amount of carrot per day to prevent cancer.
Other carrot therapy include Hypertension, cancer, night blindness, prolong cough, constipation, dandruff, amongst others.
GRAPES
Grapes contain chemical components like pterostilbene and resveratrol that work as a cleanup crew, mopping up nasty free radicals in your body so they're less likely to cause problems such as heart disease and cancer. Phenolic compounds found mainly in grape skins has an antioxidant-like knack for knocking out breast cancer cell processes in women.
The resveratrol in grapes has heart-protective properties, regardless of its effect on cancer.
Grapes contains anthocyanins, which attack disease-fostering inflammation, and vitamin C.
These are enough evidence to improving your health with a juicy bunch of grapes.
LEGUMES AND NUTS
These contain biotin, and lack of this chemical (amino acid) can lead to dry skin and brittle hair and nails. Nuts generally contain monounsaturated fats to keep your arteries clear, as well as levels of precursors of serotonin to boost mood. Soybeans contain heart- and artery-healthy protein, fiber, and fats.
Vegetables generally Prevents cancer, enhance memory, reduce fatigue and stabilize emotion. They are also good for vision care, strengthen heart and cardiovascular system.
Other vegetable of importance are
Apple: is a disease-fighting antioxidants.
Lemon: The pectin found in lemon peel lowers cholesterol
Orange: The white-color part of an orange peel is beneficial for the respiratory system.
Banana: Banana peel is good for the heart. While preparing for this purpose, make sure that you wash the bananas thoroughly, slice them across into thin circles, and keep leaving a tiny ring of peel for each slice. In this manner, they will be easy for you to consume together with the peel.
Garlic: Prevents cancer, reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), and strengthen heart and cardiovascular system. It also contains Allicin (a powerful antibacterial and anti-fungal compound occurs mostly in garlic).
Cabbage : Prevents cancer and enhance good memory.
Cucumber: Prevents cancer, aid in digestion, vision care and strengthen spleen, liver and bones. It is a good dietary source of calcium for adults instead of milk.
Avocados and soyabeans: Contain biotin (an essential amino acid for body building).
Some of these other fruits can as well be added for your daily dietary intake: strawberry, watermelon, red guava, pomegranate, cherry, pumpkin, potato, pear, etc. for great nutritional food value.
Fish: especially wild salmon, whitefish, tilapia, catfish, contain Omega-3s (like salmon) which does not only help your heart stay healthy, but they seem to keep kidney cancer away, too. The carotenoid that gives this fish its pink color, astaxanthin, also improves your skin’s elasticity. And it’s full of the good fat -- DHA-omega-3 -- that makes your skin and hair look younger and healthier.
Green tea: Its polyphenols act to protect you against sun damage and help thicken your epidermis, your body’s primary barrier to the outside world.
These foods if constanly added for a balanced diet will greatly improve your health.
Generally, most part of the inner flesh for the fruit and vegetable is acidic in nature, whereas the peel/skin is always alkaline in nature. From this point, I can conclude that every part of the fruit and vegetable has its own unique nutritional property, whether it is its peel, flesh, pulp, stalk, stem, root or leaf.
So, you should eat the whole part of the fruits and vegetables if they can be eaten to promote the establishment of a healthy acid-base equilibrium which will eventually lead to the fullest healing and detoxification effects.
Note: If you're eating fruits and vegetables that have a residual of pesticide, herbicide or any other chemical additions, you're not encouraged to eat their skins. The rule of eating skin here is only applied for those home-grown or organically grown fruits and vegetables that are free from any chemical residuals.
POMEGRANATES
In addition to thickening your epidermis and helping to produce more collagen and elastin (the stuff that keeps your skin firm and springy), pomegranates contain antioxidants that seem to accelerate wound healing.
TOMATOES
The nutrients in tomatoes reduce the chance of getting a sunburn. It may be due to their lycopene content, but we really don’t know the active ingredient. So if there’s a choice between a lycopene supplement and the real tomato, choose the product from the vine. Tomatoes contain folate and other nutrients to keep arteries young.
CARROTS
Carrot is an excellent vegetable as it has both nutritional and medicinal values which are essential for our optimum health. Carrot contains a very complete nutrition to provide our body the essential enzymes, vitamins and minerals.
Carrot contains a very complete nutrition to provide our body the essential enzymes, vitamins and minerals. For each 100 g, carrot has 7.6 g of carbohydrate, 0.6 g of protein, 0.3 g of fat, 30 mg of calcium and 0.6 mg of iron. Also, it is a good source of fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin K, biotin, potassium and thiamine.
Carrot has proved its outstanding role in anti-cancer effect. Researches revealed that people with lack of beta-carotene were more likely to have 2 times higher risk of cancer than normal people. It is wiser to eat an appropriate amount of carrot per day to prevent cancer.
Other carrot therapy include Hypertension, cancer, night blindness, prolong cough, constipation, dandruff, amongst others.
GRAPES
Grapes contain chemical components like pterostilbene and resveratrol that work as a cleanup crew, mopping up nasty free radicals in your body so they're less likely to cause problems such as heart disease and cancer. Phenolic compounds found mainly in grape skins has an antioxidant-like knack for knocking out breast cancer cell processes in women.
The resveratrol in grapes has heart-protective properties, regardless of its effect on cancer.
Grapes contains anthocyanins, which attack disease-fostering inflammation, and vitamin C.
These are enough evidence to improving your health with a juicy bunch of grapes.
LEGUMES AND NUTS
These contain biotin, and lack of this chemical (amino acid) can lead to dry skin and brittle hair and nails. Nuts generally contain monounsaturated fats to keep your arteries clear, as well as levels of precursors of serotonin to boost mood. Soybeans contain heart- and artery-healthy protein, fiber, and fats.
Vegetables generally Prevents cancer, enhance memory, reduce fatigue and stabilize emotion. They are also good for vision care, strengthen heart and cardiovascular system.
Other vegetable of importance are
Apple: is a disease-fighting antioxidants.
Lemon: The pectin found in lemon peel lowers cholesterol
Orange: The white-color part of an orange peel is beneficial for the respiratory system.
Banana: Banana peel is good for the heart. While preparing for this purpose, make sure that you wash the bananas thoroughly, slice them across into thin circles, and keep leaving a tiny ring of peel for each slice. In this manner, they will be easy for you to consume together with the peel.
Garlic: Prevents cancer, reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), and strengthen heart and cardiovascular system. It also contains Allicin (a powerful antibacterial and anti-fungal compound occurs mostly in garlic).
Cabbage : Prevents cancer and enhance good memory.
Cucumber: Prevents cancer, aid in digestion, vision care and strengthen spleen, liver and bones. It is a good dietary source of calcium for adults instead of milk.
Avocados and soyabeans: Contain biotin (an essential amino acid for body building).
Some of these other fruits can as well be added for your daily dietary intake: strawberry, watermelon, red guava, pomegranate, cherry, pumpkin, potato, pear, etc. for great nutritional food value.
Fish: especially wild salmon, whitefish, tilapia, catfish, contain Omega-3s (like salmon) which does not only help your heart stay healthy, but they seem to keep kidney cancer away, too. The carotenoid that gives this fish its pink color, astaxanthin, also improves your skin’s elasticity. And it’s full of the good fat -- DHA-omega-3 -- that makes your skin and hair look younger and healthier.
Green tea: Its polyphenols act to protect you against sun damage and help thicken your epidermis, your body’s primary barrier to the outside world.
These foods if constanly added for a balanced diet will greatly improve your health.
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