All about : Foods that lower blood pressure

For those suffering from hypertension, doctors often recommend a diet that includes foods lower blood pressure. Knowing what foods to avoid may also help manage your blood pressure more effectively.High blood pressureBlood pressure and hypertension are medical terms for the same thing. Your blood pressure is the force of blood against your artery walls. If you have high blood pressure, your heart works very hard. When your blood pressure remains high for a long time, you will experience hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis) and risk for heart attack and stroke.Risk factors for heart disease
You may be at risk for heart disease if you have the following risk factors other than high blood pressure:

    * Abnormal Cholesterol
    * Smoking or other tobacco use
    * Diabetes
    * Overweight
    * Sedentary lifestyle with little or no
If your blood pressure is 140/90 or higher, you may have high blood pressure. For people aged over 55 years, this is important because it may be a sign of health complications to come in the future. Although slightly lower than the high blood pressure, may have pre-hypertension. This means that if you take steps now to control blood pressure, you can protect your heart and your arteries from future damage
Are you concerned that you may have high blood pressure? Many people recognize when they have symptoms of high blood pressure. They may feel irritable or tip and may feel dizzy when they lay down. While this is normal sometimes, feeling this way all the time may indicate a problem. Fortunately, before hypertension and hypertension can be controlled in several ways:

    * Find your target weight and follow a plan to reduce your weight if necessary
    * Add a moderate level of exercise to strengthen your body and lose or maintain weight
    * Start using the DASH diet to help lower your blood pressure
The DASH Diet is a diet approved by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Mean DASH Dietary Approaches to Hypertension Stop. This diet, when combined with moderate exercise can help lower blood pressure. Proposed the following portions of food:

    * Whole grains-7 to 8 cups a day
    *- 4-5 servings of vegetables a day
    *- 4-5 servings of fruit a day
    * Low-fat or fat-free dairy products, 2-3 servings per day
    * Lean meat, poultry and fish servings-2 or less per day
    * Dried fruits and legumes, 4-5 servings per week
    Fats and oils *- 2-3 servings per day

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