You should improve your diet if you want to reduce high blood pressure.
Any value of blood pressure 140/90 mm Hg. considered hypertension (i.e. high blood pressure), which can be dangerous. Without control over reading, you are at increased risk of stroke or heart attack.
“In order to try and lower your blood pressure naturally, you should consider improving your diet. In particular, people are better off “making healthy choices, including more fruits and vegetables,” says GP Irina Andreeva specifically for MedicForum.
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Everyone should strive to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day.
Another top tip from Andreeva is to reduce your salt intake.
“You should avoid adding extra salt to your food. And look out for the “traffic light code” on food packaging.”
You should aim to eat less than 6 grams of salt per day.
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Two drinks you'd better limit are alcohol and caffeinated drinks that increase blood pressure.
Three top tips to help lower blood pressure naturally by:
- Improve your diet by eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day
- Don't use salt to season your food Limit alcohol and caffeinated beverages.
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