I have got High Blood Pressure?!
Question: I am 45 yrs. old man.I have got high blood presuure from last few days.I need to know what should I do to lower my blood pressure.What type of food should I take.And what else can I do to get rid of this big problem.I have also got serious Headache because of this blood pressure.
Answers: I am 45 yrs. old man.I have got high blood presuure from last few days.I need to know what should I do to lower my blood pressure.What type of food should I take.And what else can I do to get rid of this big problem.I have also got serious Headache because of this blood pressure.
See a GP first, it may be the case that you need medication for it.
Lose weight if you are overweight, regular physical activity, and have a low salt intake.
The amount of salt that we eat can have an effect on our blood pressure. Government guidelines recommend that we should have no more than 5-6 grams of salt per day. (Most people currently have more than this.) Tips on how to reduce salt include:
-Use herbs and spices to flavour food rather than salt.
-Limit the amount of salt used in cooking, and do not add salt to food at the table.
-Choose foods labelled 'no added salt', and avoid processed foods as much as possible.
-Eat a healthy diet
-Briefley, this means:
-AT LEAST five portions, and ideally 7-9 portions, of a variety of fruit and vegetables per day.
-THE BULK OF MOST MEALS should be starch-based foods (such as cereals, wholegrain bread, potatoes, rice, pasta), plus fruit and vegetables.
-NOT MUCH fatty food such as fatty meats, cheeses, full-cream milk, fried food, butter, etc. Use low fat, mono-, or poly-unsaturated spreads.
-INCLUDE 2-3 portions of fish per week. At least one of which should be 'oily' such as herring, mackerel, sardines, kippers, pilchards, salmon, or fresh (not tinned) tuna.
If you eat meat it is best to eat lean meat, or poultry such as chicken.
If you do fry, choose a vegetable oil such as sunflower, rapeseed or olive oil.
-Low in salt.
A healthy diet provides health benefits in different ways. For example, it can lower cholesterol, help control your weight, and has plenty of vitamins, fibre, and other nutrients which help to prevent certain diseases. Some aspects of a healthy diet also directly affect blood pressure. For example, if you have a poor diet and change to a diet which is low-fat, low-salt, and high in fruit and vegetables, it can lower systolic blood pressure by up to 11 mmHg.
Watch your sodium intake. Check the food labels. Most prepared food items have a horrendous amount of salt in them, which aids in high blood pressure.
Also consider switching to sea salt instead of regular salt.
you should go to your GP first and foremost
i think I'd go and seek some help with that one
You need to go back to your doctor who can control it with tablets, if you have headaches go back.im on tablets for the rest of my life.
Lose weight if you are over weight dont eat to much red meat
Don't drink alcohol. Drink enough water. Cut the amount of salt in your diet to about half. If it is very high, you should probably go to a doctor or emergency room.
Avoid caffeine and super hot weather.
go straight to your doctor..
these things don't just disappear
You've probably already been told to watch your salt levels and when you start looking on the labels of everything you eat you will realise that you shouldn't eat any of it.Its really tough.My husband has it and he's 32 but he's overweight and as he loses the weight his bp comes down.On the positive side though, my grandad has been on medication for high bp for forty years and he eats what he wants,he's 89!
I am 47 and found out I had high blood pressure when I was 17. I've been on medication for it since then. You need to see a doctor and see if medication is needed. You need to eat a LOW SALT diet and get plenty of fluids. Eat lots of veggies and fruits, stop eating red meat, and stop eating high fat foods. You also need to exercise-just start out walking if you haven't been active in the past. Just walking every day will make a big difference over time. If you are having headaches, you really, REALLY need to get to the doctor and get some help! High blood pressure will kill your organs-heart, kidney, brain etc. If your organs die, then you die. Don't put this off-take care of yourself!
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