Blood pressure is something that is seen in almost everyone in society these days. Regardless of age many people become addicted to BP drugs. What is BP? It is mainly the blood vessels from our heart that carry blood to all parts of the body.
BP is the pressure effected on the walls of the arteries as blood flows through them. When the heart is pumping blood strongly, the BP in the arteries rises to 120 mm of Hg. When the heart expands, it decreases to 80 mm of Hg. As the blood flows through this pressure, the brain, liver, muscles and cells in our body receives blood, nutrients and oxygen.
Our normal BP is 120 / 80 mm of Hg. But sometimes our BP can increase according to our actions. But in Kerala, 12 % of people are likely to have high BP levels at high. People with high BP at rest is the high blood pressure. When checking your BP at short intervals, if it is above 140/ 90 you should seek medical help. BP monitoring devices are now available at markets.
People with high BP are more likely to have stroke, blood clots in the arteries of the heart. Therefore if we control our diet at the very beginning of our blood pressure, we will be able to escape to some extent.
Today I would like to share with you about the foods that people with BP should avoid.
- Controlling salt in our diet to some extent can help lower BP.
- Avoid junk foods, fast foods, pickles
- dried fish
- You should avoid all foods that are high in salt.
- Avoid overly spicy and fermented foods.
- Avoid alcohol, smoking.
Foods that people with BP should eat
- Lemon promotes vascular health.
- Eat foods high in potassium.
- Should include garlic, goose berry
- Vitamin C in goose berry helps in lowering BP.
- Curcumin in turmeric can helps lower BP.
- Pomegranate protects our heart in the best way possible
- The lycopene contained in tomatoes helps in lowering sugar and blood pressure.
- Bananas are rich in potassium.
- fruits, vegetables
- Fenugreek is rich in potassium.
- It is very good to mix fenugreek powder with hot water and drink it.
It is essential that those who take medicine also follow this diet. It will helps lower your BP level