How to lower blood pressure?

Now that people's living standards have improved, their eating habits have also undergone tremendous changes, which in turn have caused many complications. For example, hypertension is extremely common and is beginning to appear among younger people. Some young people in their 30s have also developed hypertension. It seems that the problem is really serious and must be actively treated. Experts say that if you want to truly lower blood pressure, you cannot rely solely on drugs. You must walk 6,000 steps a day, consume no more than 5 grams of salt, quit smoking and limit alcohol, drink 1 pound of milk a day for calcium supplementation, etc. In addition, you must change your bad eating habits in time, focus on light food, and try to eat less greasy, spicy, and irritating food.

1. Walk 6,000 steps every day . Excess fat will increase the burden on the heart and vascular resistance, and induce high blood pressure. Studies have shown that for every kg of weight loss, blood pressure will drop by 1 mmHg. Eating less and exercising more is the best way to lose weight.

2. No more than 5 grams of salt. Epidemiological surveys show that the more salt a region consumes, the more patients with hypertension there are. Therefore, to stay away from high blood pressure, the first thing to do is to control salt intake. The World Health Organization recommends that 5 grams per person per day is sufficient. The method of reducing salt is very simple, such as not adding salt when cooking, and adding it when taking the pot off the stove; making full use of natural ingredients such as vinegar, sugar, bitter gourd, and chili to adjust the taste; "quit salt" for one day every month; be wary of "invisible salt" in food, etc.

3. Quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption. People always say "deep feelings, one gulp of wine", but little do you know that as you drink glass after glass of wine, you are gradually moving towards high blood pressure. Nicotine (nicotine) in tobacco can excite the central nervous system and sympathetic nervous system, accelerate the heart rate, and also prompt the adrenal glands to release large amounts of hormones, raising blood pressure. Studies have shown that systolic blood pressure will increase by 10-25 mmHg after smoking a cigarette.

4. 1 pound of milk provides calcium. Some people are more sensitive to salt, and the sodium in their bodies cannot be excreted easily. Even if they eat very little salt, their blood pressure will rise. Eating more calcium-rich foods can change this situation. Eating more calcium-containing foods, such as milk, dried shrimps, kelp, red dates, walnuts, etc., can also dilate peripheral blood vessels and promote diuresis.