2006-12-28 05:11:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
avoid foods that are salty or spicy. i would stay away from processed foods and freezer foods as these tend to have lots of salt and trans fats. i have been told by my doctor that garlic helps to lower blood pressure as well. my brother and i both started eating garlic when we were told this and both of us now have normal blood pressure again.
2006-12-28 05:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by WxEtte 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.
2016-05-18 01:57:04 · answer #2 · answered by Jaime 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that has salt in it, which is about everything you eat, but you can help yourself by not adding salt to what you are cooking and paying attention to what you buy. Stay away from prepackaged, frozen tv dinners, and canned goods. If you must buy canned goods buy Delmonte. They have a full line of no salt added products. Just make sure you look at the labels when buying anything for a while and you will know what and what not to buy. If you need more info go to The American Heart Association.com. They have a lot of good info on healthy eating habits. Good luck.
2006-12-28 05:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by golden rider 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diets high in sodium, saturated and trans fats, and/or LDL cholesterol can have a negative effect upon the body and increase the chance of hypertension (HBP). If you are American, direct your attention to the Nutrition Facts label on all foods sold in the U.S. There you can get specific information as to the nutrition content of your food.
2006-12-28 05:19:42 · answer #4 · answered by CPT Jack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! Stay away from foods that are high in salt and fats. No junk foods, period. Use low salt/ low fat snack foods. High blood pressure kills. Don't tease it with bad food. Good luck to you.
2006-12-29 08:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by teacupn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other things that may bring up your blood pressure are:
NSAIDS (ibuprofen, naproxen, etc.), cold medicines, allergy medicines. People with high blood pressure that is hard to control may have to avoid these medications. Check with your doctor before taking these kind of drugs if having uncontrolled blood pressure.
2006-12-28 05:21:36 · answer #6 · answered by jam2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salt is the worse culprit check labels, stay away from sausages and the meats that can stay almost forever on your shelf. Tell them no salt on your fast foods, they won't taste as good but you heart and coronary track will like you.
2006-12-28 05:19:03 · answer #7 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
usually salty foods in general, or foods that are high in fat, like deep fried stuff, bacon etc. Try and avoid tjose if u do have high blood pressure, u should turn to a milder diet if thats ur case.
2006-12-28 05:15:11 · answer #8 · answered by huh? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that has too much sodium. Read labels and eat as natural as possible because all canned food is loaded with sodium. You can get your needed iodine from eating red tomatoes.
2007-01-01 04:53:44 · answer #9 · answered by Abby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the people said salt-it is listed as sodium on ingredients..try limiting it to 500 mg a day...
2006-12-28 05:19:40 · answer #10 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋