Drinking plain water can help lower high blood pressure – how much fluid should hypertensive patients drink?
High blood pressure (BP) means that the force with which the heart pumps blood around the body is higher than it should be. Also, there is a more intense resistance to blood flow in the vessels. This disruption puts additional strain on organs, including blood vessels, the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. If elevated blood pressure becomes a permanent condition for a person, this makes him susceptible to heart disease, including heart failure and heart attack, as well as vascular dementia, stroke.
There are medications to fight hypertension. But, in addition to them, some changes in lifestyle can achieve a decrease in blood pressure. Dr. med. Monika Wassermann said in an interview that she advises drinking up to eight glasses of water every day for this purpose.
According to the doctor, water is one of the most affordable means to combat hypertension and its dangerous consequences.
“Water helps to detoxify the blood – that is, remove toxins and waste from it, including excess sodium, which increases the risk of high blood pressure,” the doctor explained.
“Cranberry juice is rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps fight inflammation, improve blood flow and relax blood vessels, all of which have a positive effect on blood pressure levels.”
The inclusion of certain foods in the diet also helps to normalize and lower blood pressure. The doctor recommends that people with hypertension eat fatty fish – in this regard, sardines, herring, mackerel, which are accessible to many, are also good. These types of fish are an excellent source of omega-3 fatty acids – fats that effectively fight systemic inflammation and reduce the level of oxylipins, products that constrict blood vessels.
Only 41% of patients with hypertension manage to control blood pressure
br>In addition, good fighters against hypertension are beans and lentils, which contain a lot of dietary fiber, magnesium and potassium – natural components that favorably affect the state of the vascular tissue, the heart.
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Monika Wassermann Healthy lifestyle doctor, medical director Olio Lusso, medical writer