Your diet plays a vital role in regulating your blood pressure. Excessive salt and oily food can increase your blood pressure. Here are some amazing foods which can lower the blood pressure.
Leafy Greens
Leafy green vegetables are rich in potassium and give you better potassium to sodium ratio. This relaxes the blood vessels and decreases blood pressure. These include lettuce, kale, turnip and spinach. Avoid canned foods as they have added sodium. Go for frozen or fresh vegetables.
Berries
Berries are rich in flavonoids. A study published in the American journal of clinical nutrition found that consuming these flavonoid compounds helps with hypertension and can possibly reduce blood pressure. Blue berries, strawberries and raspberries are all easily available. They can be taken raw, with cereal or low fat dessert.
Potatoes
Potatoes are naturally rich in heart friendly minerals mentioned earlier: potassium and magnesium. However people often ruin its affect by adding cheese, sour cream and butter for flavor. This is not healthy for a hypertensive patient. Bake and flavor potatoes with plain yogurt or salsa with little salt or light margarine.
Beetroot
Researchers at the Queen Mary University of London found that beetroot juice consumption brings significant improvement in blood pressure. They concluded that the reason behind this affect is nitrates present in beetroot juice. Beetroot juice can be extracted at home or it can be simply cooked, roasted, stir fried and added to stews.
Bananas
Bananas are a great way of adding potassium to your blood stream. It is a lot better than adding potassium supplements to your diet as it comes with other nutrients that help absorb potassium. It can be added to oatmeal cereal or taken to work as it makes a filling, quick and easy snack.
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