Patients with high blood pressure are not recommended to eat pickled vegetables such as pickled radish, pickled cabbage, or spicy and stimulating vegetables such as garlic, onion and ginger, which are not conducive to the smooth control of blood pressure.
Pickled radish, pickled cabbage and other vegetables in the pickling process usually add a large amount of salt, and patients with high blood pressure should pay attention to low-salt diet in daily life, if too much salt intake will cause sodium retention, increased blood volume, but also may activate the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, which will lead to an increase in blood pressure.
After eating spicy and stimulating vegetables such as garlic, onion, ginger, etc., patients with high blood pressure will cause sympathetic nerve excitation, which will lead to vasoconstriction, accelerated heart rate, enhanced myocardial contraction, increased cardiac output, thus leading to elevated blood pressure.
Patients with high blood pressure should regularly monitor their blood pressure and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment, while patients should also pay attention to quitting smoking and alcohol, low-fat diet, increase exercise, weight control, etc.