Eating healthy: How it can help you reduce high blood pressure

After start of industrial revolution, high blood pressure or hypertension has become one of common lifestyle diseases. It has become a very commonly occurring disease and can be controlled. Here are a few tips on how to maintain a healthy diet to keep your blood pressure in check.

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How to reduce hypertension

main reason for high blood pressure is sodium. most common intake of sodium is from table salt we consume every day in our meals. This common salt has various effects on body like hampering kidneys and reduce amount of blood reaching  heart. One of its most common problems is causing increased blood pressure. Here how you can reduce sodium level in your blood.

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How to reduce sodium in your diet?

Your body needs sodium but in very little quantity. So avoid anything that has a lot of sodium content in it. You can start eating about 2,300 milligrams of salt, about one spoon of table salt each day. You can stop seasoning your salad with salt. Avoid eating canned or processed food as y have preservatives and can increase level of sodium in your body. Avoid consuming alcohol as it also is a kwn trigger for high blood pressure. se are a few ways in which you can reduce hypertension. 

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Change your diet plan

Add bananas, green leafy vegetables, beetroot, seeds, walnuts, and garlic to your diet. se foods have a lot of vitamins and compounds like potassium, magnesium, and fibre, which help control sodium level in your bloodstreams. y also aid in flushing sodium out of body. Sodium also reduces iron level in your blood. se food items will help you fight high sodium level and balance iron level required by body.

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Disclaimer: benefits of se food items for lowering BP may vary from patient to patient. It is advised that patients consult a dietician before including se food items in ir diet.