Chinese dietary therapy for hypertension

Diet is very important in the life of hypertensive patients because in daily life, in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs regularly, diet is also very important for hypertensive patients. In the dietary treatment principle is first of all high vitamin, high fiber, high calcium, low fat, low cholesterol, low salt diet: pay attention to limit caloric intake, pay attention to limit fat intake, pay attention to limit sodium intake, pay attention to increase calcium, magnesium intake, pay attention to protein intake in moderation, pay attention to increase the intake of coarse fiber food, pay attention to quit smoking, quit drinking. In the clinic, hypertensive patients, according to the identification of evidence can take different food diet for planning. The main aspects are as follows: 1, liver Yang on the hyperactive type: more light vegetables, such as lotus seeds, lotus root, celery, jellyfish, both to nourish liver Yin, but also to clear liver heat. Consumption of apples, pears, plums, can generate fluid and remove annoyance. Wide citrus, kumquat, radish, can both regulate qi and resolve stagnation and depression; 2, kidney essence deficiency type: you can let patients appropriately supplement some walnuts, leeks, black sesame, red dates, mutton; 3, yin deficiency type: you can eat more lily, eggplant, lentils, silver fungus, duck; 4, qi and blood deficiency type: you can take some black sesame, shiitake mushrooms, yellow cauliflower, yam, raisins, honey, to benefit the qi and blood, strengthen the spleen and stomach 5, phlegm in the type: you can take barley, red beans, white radish, onions, oranges, both to regulate the phlegm, but also to avoid heat phlegm; suggest that patients take more celery, because celery is rich in protein, carbohydrates, carotene, and B vitamins, the leaves and stems also contain medicinal ingredients, namely, celery glycosides, bergamot and other lactones, and some volatile oils, it has lower blood pressure It has the function of lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat and preventing atherosclerosis.