The rise of people with high hypertension increases on a yearly basis. Over one billion people world wide suffer from this condition. That being said there are three types of food you can buy at the grocery store to lower your blood pressure naturally.
The foods are lean protein, fibrous vegetables and water.
Lean Protein
Lean protein helps with muscle development and building your immune system. You want lean protein because it does not contain any fat. Lean protein also requires more energy to burn when you eat it. Fish and white chicken breast are excellent examples of lean protein. Both carry little or no fat.
Also fish contains omega three fatty acids help prevent plaque build up in your arteries and veins by decreasing the stickiness of blood.
Fibrous Vegetables
Fibrous vegetables do a few things to help lower high blood pressure. First cholesterol will bind to the fiber as food move downs into the stomach and bowel. This prevents plaque builds up in the arteries. Next, fibrous vegetables contain several anti-oxidants and this helps with minimizing or preventing free radical damage. Finally fibrous vegetables are usually nutrient dense.
You can get many vitamins and minerals form your “veggies”. Also “veggies” have a very high water content and they are a good source of carbohydrates.
Broccoli and asparagus are excellent examples of fibrous vegetables. You should eat them raw most of the time to preserve the vitamin and mineral content.
Water
More than 60% of your body is water; another 18% is of fluid content. A loss of only 2% of body fluid results in a measurable decrease in physical and mental performance and overall sluggishness.
Dehydration causes the heart to work harder, because your of low fluid level – thus your blood level is much lower so the heart has to pump harder to move the fluid through your blood vessels.
Generally, you want to drink 6-8 glasses of water a day. On days that are hot and humid you want to increase your fluid intake.
Other benefits to following these dietary tips are weight loss and more energy.
In summary just by making a few healthy changes to your dietary lifestyle you can lower your blood pressure, lose weight and increase your energy.
The next time you go the grocery store or restaurant take a good look at the food you put into your cart or order from the menu.
Author Michael Wolfe Grafstein
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