Premise
The following indications are for informational purposes EXCLUSIVELY and are not intended to replace the opinion of professionals such as a doctor, nutritionist or dietician, whose intervention is necessary for the prescription and composition of PERSONALIZED food therapies.
Lower the pressure
Lowering blood pressure is a useful measure to reduce cardiovascular risk since those suffering from high blood pressure are more likely than healthy subjects to incur in unfortunate events such as cerebral stroke and myocardial infarction.
High blood pressure (implicitly arterial) is a disorder generated by numerous and potential etiological causes; can be classified into primary (most cases) and secondary (caused by other diseases), and is caused / aggravated by: individual predisposition, overweight / obesity, diet rich in sodium, diet low in potassium (and, to a lesser extent, of magnesium), diet low in essential omega-‰ 3 fatty acids, diet rich in saturated fatty acids and simple sugars (related but not necessarily directly), diet low in fiber (related but not necessarily directly), rich diet of stimulants, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcoholism, etc.
It is therefore logical that the diet to lower blood pressure should be:
- Suitable for restoring (or maintaining) the normal weight; in case of overweight, the diet to lower blood pressure is necessarily low calorie
- WITHOUT added sodium and very poor in preserved foods (salted, immersed in brine, cooked in water and salt, etc.) or with the addition of sodium / sodium glutamate
- RICH in vegetables, fresh fruit (less than vegetables), raw grains or unrefined flours (weighted by calorie regime)
- Rich in oily fish (weighted to the caloric regime and in place of fatty meat)
- Very poor in: fatty, preserved, bagged and salted meats, fatty and aged cheeses, egg yolks, foods sweetened with sucrose, glucose or fructose (in excess)
- Very poor in stimulants contained in drinks: coffee, tea, energy drinks, thermogenic etc.
... moreover ... the lifestyle of the hypertension carrier who undertakes a diet to lower blood pressure requires:
- The definitive cessation of smoking
- The "cessation of" alcoholism and the (sometimes temporary or sometimes definitive) abolition of alcoholic beverages
- The beginning of a path of physical activity, mixed aerobic-strengthening, with a preference for aerobic.
Useful supplements in the diet to lower blood pressure
The supplements useful in the diet to lower blood pressure are: diuretics, extracts of hypotensive medicinal plants; combined potassium, potassium and magnesium, essential omega-‰ 3 fatty acids (especially EPA and DHA) and arginine (precursor of nitric oxide).
NB. If hypertension is already pharmacologically compensated, it is a good idea to consult your doctor before undertaking a massive dietary supplement..
Diet to lower hypertension: Example
- Retired, passionate about billiards and who cultivates the vegetable garden (only 8 months a year); it cannot run due to the presence of bone spurs on the heels and a principle of arthrosis of the hips and the last lumbar vertebrae. He has medium-severe hypertension, not always properly compensated with drugs (of different types), which worsens in conjunction with the worsening of overweight and age.
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