Some suggestions for dietary treatment of hypertension

  Eat some melon and yogurt with breakfast: melon and yogurt are high in the mineral potassium, which helps control blood pressure.  Eating foods containing 1 gram of potassium for 6 days: such as a potato, a large banana and 226 grams of milk, can reduce blood pressure by 4 mmHg after five weeks.  Drink more orange juice: Orange juice is rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C helps to dilate blood vessels. Take 60 mg of vitamin C tablets daily, or eat more vegetables, peppers, lemons and other sour fruits to do the same.  Avoid overexertion in the early morning: In general, heart attacks tend to occur in the morning, one reason being that a person’s blood pressure is at least 5 mmHg higher before 11 a.m. than at other times.  Drink less coffee: A person’s blood pressure rises by 2-3 mm Hg if the equivalent of two cups of coffee is taken orally in one day, and caffeine constricts blood vessels, causing blood pressure to rise.  Eat some garlic regularly: Eating 2-3 cloves of garlic a day is the best easy way to lower blood pressure, and consuming 600-900 mg of garlic paste lowers blood pressure by an average of 11 mm Hg. Garlic can help maintain the proper amount of an enzyme in the body while avoiding high blood pressure.  Eat more salmon: Overweight people who eat 113 grams of salmon a day can reduce their blood pressure by 6 mm Hg for 4 months because the protein and fatty acids contained in the fish help maintain the elasticity of the arteries. In addition, regular consumption of fish can also reduce weight, at least without bloating the torso.  Don’t make bread a dinner staple: the wheat flour in white bread will increase insulin in the body, and the latter can raise blood pressure within a few hours.  Ice cream for calcium: Eating a piece of ice cream can add 150-200 mg of calcium, and 1 gram of calcium a day for 8 weeks can lower blood pressure by 1-2 milliHg because calcium keeps the walls of the arteries supple.  Drink a few glasses of skim milk a day: it can have the same effect.  Take a walk outside after lunch: going outside for 10 minutes in the sun can lower blood pressure by 6 mmHg. UV exposure causes the body to produce a nutrient, vitamin D3, which interacts with calcium to control arterial blood pressure.  Working in a quiet environment: When people are in a noisy work environment, blood pressure rises by an average of 4 mm Hg, even if the noise lasts for a short period of time, blood pressure also rises. Researchers also did a test: 100 people meditated for 20 minutes a day, and when the pressure was measured again 12 months later, these people’s blood pressure dropped by an average of 11 mm Hg. If you do not like to quietly meditate, you can buy a fish tank, viewing tropical fish also has the effect of lowering blood pressure.