Which vegetables are best for lowering blood pressure.?
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My mother had a stroke in November. Following the advice of an herbalist/nutritional expert, she has been eating four stalks of celery per day. My entire family reacted to the celery recommendation with "NO, that's high in sodium!" There are different types of sodium in different types of food. Her blood pressure is coming down daily! She is going to her doctor on Feb. 14th for her check up. I think he will be surprised at her progress.
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First of all, that's a lot of questions to answer in the small space provided here, but I will try to give you some starting points. \n\nTalking with your doctor is your best place to begin. He / she can steer you in the right direction toward meeting your health goals. \n\nAs for food.... consult with a registered dietician or nutritionist for professional advice. Some basic pointers are:\n-- Avoid high-sugar content foods.Trade out regular soft drinks for more healthy options such as water, tea (not sweetened with sugar), or diet soft drinks. \n-- Avoid high-carb foods. Carbs are often metabolized as glucose and will cause your blood sugar to rise in much the same fashion as sugary foods. Potatoes, pastas, and breads are among high-carb foods. \n-- Avoid high-fat foods, in order to reduce cholesterol. Plan out low-fat meals and avoid frying when possible. Cholesterol and diabetes go hand in hand, so reducing one (also reducing your triglycerides) will have a positive effect on the other. \n-- Avoid high-sodium foods. Try to watch your salt intake as much as possible. Sodium is a cause of high blood pressure, which is also a sister-syndrome of diabetes. \n-- Avoid alcoholic beverages. Limit your alcohol intake to the minimal. While most alcoholic mixed drinks are high in sugar content (in the mixers) and beers are high in carbs, alcohol can actually cause hypoglycemic reactions. \n\nWhen it comes to diabetic meal planning, portion control is really the main key. Limit your portion sizes and avoid over-indulging. Some sugar, carbs, fats, and salt are actually okay and are impossible to avoid, but avoid excess. \n\nThere is no set time interval at which you should eat, however it is recommended that you eat small snacks (healthy, of course) throughout the day and 3 meals a day. Being on a regular meal schedule has a major effect on your blood sugar levels so try to eat around the same time everyday. \n************************ \nUnfortunately, there is no cure for diabetes, but with proper medical control you can definitely lead a healthy and happy life. Control is the key to taming the disease. Take medication as prescribed, eat the right diet, and exercise regularly. \n\nThere are great resources around in nearly every community so take advantage of those. Join a diabetic support group in your area or solicit the services of a Certified Diabetes Educator near you. Your local health department is likely a great resource as well when it comes to diabetes. \n\nGood luck and best wishes...
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I am sure that some methods are available to decrease your blood pressure, however, I would be very careful if you are thinking about stopping your meds.  End stage renal failure is serious business (as you know) and although exercise, avoiding salt, and avoiding stress will help improve your blood pressure a small amount, they pale in comparison to the usefulness of medications for this.  Exercise has been shown to be the most effective, dropping systolic blood pressure 5-10 points in some studies.  Decreasing your salt intake to 2 grams or less will lower your blood pressure another 5 points.  \nI would suggest doing these things in addition to the medications that you are already on.
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avoid cabbage and soy. natural whole foods are best, especially ones that contain iodine.
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Green vegetables (especially spinach) is really good. Have  a glass of bitter gourd juice first thing in  the morning. Tastes bad, but is very healthy. \n\nSweets and anything high on calories is strictly taboo. Switch over to wheat bread. \n\nHere's a useful tip:Always carry a packet of sandwiches or a few sugar-free biscuits with you. Diabetic people tend to get hungry soon and should never be on an empty stomach.\n\nApart from following a healthy diet, walk briskly for 30 minutes at dawn and try to walk at least 15 minutes in the evening. \n\nA good diet complemented by regular exercise may eliminate the need for medicine.
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Sodium content is high in processed foods as it acts as a flavor enhancer and preservative. So start by eliminating or significantly reducing your intake of processed meals, canned soups and snack foods. Keep the saltshaker off the table, and exclude foods with visible salt like pretzels, chips and salted nuts. You can reduce some of the sodium in pickled foods by rinsing or soaking them in fresh water before eating them. Over time, you will notice that your taste for sodium will change and foods you once found appetizing will seem too salty. Increase your potassium intake because these two elements balance each other. It is the ratio of sodium to potassium in the diet and in our systems that seems to affect blood pressure and kidney function more than salt levels alone. Most fruits are good sources of potassium, especially bananas, as are dark leafy greens, potatoes and legumes. Salt substitutes contain potassium chloride; do not use them without first consulting with your physician. And never take potassium supplements, except as prescribed by a physician.
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1)  Don't smoke or take tobacco products.  2)  Keep your blood pressure down to normal.  3)  If you are diabetic, control it extremely well.  A deficiency of chromium has been proven to cause some type II diabetes.  A supplement of 200 micrograms a day of chromium picolinate will remedy this.  4)  check your cholesterol, your good cholesterol (HDL) and the bad cholesterol (LDL).  You want to maximize the HDL and minimize the LDL.  Also, check the triglycerides, and minimize them.  If fat, you want to get the weight down and keep it down.  Regular exercise, even just walking a mile nonstop 3 times a week will help your cholesterol.  GET OFF ALL trans fats.  Trans fats are partially hydrogenated oils, contained in shortening, margarine, and many processed foods. Keep the total amount of fat in your diet fairly low.  Keep off all trans fats.  Next most important is to keep the saturated fats low.  Then the total fats low.  Don't eat junk food, which is food high in sugar, refined flour, and fat.  Eat lots of whole grain cereals and breads and pastas.  Eat lots of vegetables and fruits, and some lean meats and fish.  5) check your homocysteine level.  If high, take 2 mg of folic acid per day (3 of the big 800 microgram tablets).  6)  If you can't drink alcohol without drinking heavy, then abstain totally from alcohol.  Otherwise, take one or two glasses of dry red wine each evening.  7)  consider taking one adult aspirin per day to reduce blood clots, esp. if over 50 years old or strong family history.  8)  Get plenty of the essential (required in diet) omega 3 oil.  You can do this by eating 3 servings of cold water ocean fish per week, such as salmon, sardines, or white albacore tuna, etc.  or you can take 1-2 tablespoons of cold pressed flax seed oil daily, either added to cold cereal or salad or fruit or mixed into low fat cottage cheese (this is rec. by Dr. Johanna Budwig, the doc who has done extensive research on it.  the cottage cheese provides sulfur containing amino acids which complement the omega 3)  9)  Get plenty of all your vitamins and minerals.  If you eat well, this shouldn't be a problem.  It's hard to get too much vitamin C.  Dr. Linus Pauling, the Nobel winner, recommended 10-15 grams of vit C per day.  1 gm = 1000 mg.  Other important antioxidant vitamins are vit A and its precursor caratenoids, and vit E.  Coral calcium is a good natural source of calcium, as well as all the other minerals.  The bioflavenoids, such as those found in grape seed extract and in elderberry concentrate or wine seem to be important antioxidant vitamins.  10)  Don't get real stressed out!  The old expression about "something breaking your heart" has some truth in it.  11)  Keep your teeth and gums clean.  When you develop rotten teeth and gums, it may somehow spread inflammation to cholesterol placques.  We don't really know, but we do know that inflammation is part of the heart attack condition, of thrombosis of placques.  12) The monounsaturated oils, either olive oil, or canola oil, are considered to be your best oils for cooking, from an arterial standpoint.  I think real butter is better for you than margarine, since it doesn't have any trans fats, but go easy on it.
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I'm assuming you want to know what you can take to lower your blood pressure. Take two tablespoons of \norganic apple cider vinegar everyday. Also, cayenne pepper in the capsule form with a glass of water. These items can be found at the natural health food section of most grocery stores. Works great.
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Dietary recommendations include:\nLow salt diet and no added salt to already cooked foods\nLow cholesterol diet,avoid red meats like beef and turkey,eat more white meats like fish and  skinless chicken.\nAvoid fried foods.they are high in trans fats which could predispose you to artherosclerosis.\nUse butter instead of margerine..\nAnti-oxidants in high amounts are present in carrots and oranges.Eat at least 5 carrots a day or just buy the carrot juice without sweeteners.\nlf you already have hypertension(high blood pressure),these measures should be taken together with your medication and should not replace them
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It's usually only prescribed for people on diuretics for blood pressure. Potassium is so widespread in food that it is not needed as a mineral supplement. BTW, good natural sources of potassium are potatoes, bananas and orange or tomato juice.
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Walking is a very effective way to bring down BP. Also, try drinking lots of water. You can add a lemon to your water, lemon is a natural diuretic (sheds excess fluids from your body). Also, avoid caffeine, i.e. coffee, soda, chocolate... Weight will also effect BP. And find something you enjoy, something that relaxes you, something that is soothing... music, TV show, sitting with pets (it is scientifically proven that pets lower a person's BP), working on a hobby, going to a place in nature that is peaceful... anything, and try to fit it into your routine a few times a week. Stress is also a big factor in BP. Are you stressed? If so, find some way to let it out, safely. Anger is another cause... But exercise and increasing your water will be big keys. It is a lifestyle change. And don't forget to cut down on your salt intake. Check the labels for sodium (salt) and don't add more to your food.
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carrots- vitamin A\nbananas- potassium\ncitrus- vitamin C\nwheat- fiber and protein
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You posted this question here so obviously you are looking for diet and nutrition solutions.  Congratulations to making efforts to improving your health.  The good news is - hypertension can be managed by diet.  This is a general answer I usually offer to my patients with the same question....\n\nIn general, a diet that emphasizes fruits & vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy appears effective in shaving points off a blood pressure reading. In particular, shedding pounds, cutting down on sodium, boosting potassium intake and limiting alcohol are all proven ways to help control blood pressure.\n\nFor more details on diet solutions, go to the DASH diet link at the bottom of the page listed below.\n\nTake Care :-)
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Yes, it can. Drinking one glass of red wine a day is good for you. \nBut really you should eat oatmeal everyday and cut out any processed meats and foods high in fat, salt, and sugar. Exercise also works. \nYou can also take diuretics like Diurex at walmart. But always talk to your doctor before changing your diet or taking any type of supplements while on any prescribed medicines. These lifestyle suggestions I have given could alter your blood pressure and make your current medication to strong for you, causing you to be hypotensive instead.
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just eat sensibly. less of the junk food, more of the veggies & moderate consumption of meat & sugar-laced food.
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add a few whole grains like brown rice or oat groats.\n\nadd a few nuts like walnuts sparingly. maybe a few legumes like lentils, black beans, kidney beans. \n\nmix up some extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar with a bit of dijon mustard for a salad dressing.
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sugar should be between 50 and 60, BP is better around 110/80, but my dr. wants mine at 110/70 because High BP killed my dad at age 36 and runs in the family on my father's side, so does diabetes. My cholesterol was 307, very dangerous, was put on Vytorin 10/80 mg. a yr. ago and it is 168 now which is very good. Losing weight drops both BP and cholesterol. Eat more fiber, fruits veggies, less red meat. Red meat is "killing our colons". Of course if your blood pressure is high and you have any heart problems, exercise slowly, nothing too strenuous. Walking is good, swimming is excellent and causes very little stress on our body. any other questions can be found online under medical terminologies or PDR book (Physicians Desk Reference.) Good luck. Also, Fish Oil capsules 1000 mgs twice a day is helping to lower my cholesterol.