High blood pressure eating bitter melon is useless, and does not have the efficacy and effect of lowering blood pressure, no scientific reasoning and basis. The treatment of hypertension requires the rational application of antihypertensive drugs, improve dietary habits and lifestyle habits, appropriate exercise and other methods.
Bitter melon is a vegetable food, rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients, can supplement the body’s need for nutrients, but does not have the role of lowering blood pressure.
After diagnosis of hypertension, if belongs to level 1 or 2 hypertension, and does not belong to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease high-risk groups, can be improved through life, the effect is not good or accompanied by obvious discomfort, can be standardized under the guidance of the physician application of antihypertensive drug therapy, by the physician according to the patient’s blood pressure, choose one or more antihypertensive drug to joint application.
Patients need a low-salt, low-fat diet, not more than 6 grams of salt a day, and patients need to quit smoking and drinking to avoid the impact of bad habits. Hypertensive patients can do some aerobic exercise, such as slow walking, swimming, playing table tennis, playing tai chi, etc., through appropriate exercise can stabilize blood pressure.
Once diagnosed, patients with essential hypertension need to take medication for life, they can’t use medication indiscriminately, and they can’t believe in folk remedies.