Hypertension is the most common chronic disease and the main risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The incidence rate tends to increase with age, and the incidence rate is higher in people over 40 years old. The dietary principles for high blood pressure are: high vitamin, high fiber, high calcium, low fat, low cholesterol, low salt diet. Vegetables are indispensable foods in our lives, so what should patients with high blood pressure eat? Can vegetables lower blood pressure? Eat these home-cooked dishes regularly to stay away from the trouble of high blood pressure and keep your family healthy. Let’s take a look below.

1. Celery

Celery has the functions of calming the liver and clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness, removing irritability and reducing swelling, cooling blood and stopping bleeding, detoxifying and relieving the lungs, strengthening the stomach and promoting blood circulation, and clearing the intestines to facilitate bowel movements. , moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, lowering blood pressure, strengthening the brain and sedating. Eating celery regularly is very beneficial to preventing high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, etc., and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

Ingredients for stir-fried celery: 400 grams of celery, 1/2 carrot, auxiliary ingredients: 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 3 grams of salt, 20 peppercorns, 2 cloves of garlic,

1. Remove the leaves from the celery, wash it, and cut it into inch-long sections, mince the garlic, and cut the carrot into thin strips

2. Boil water in a pot, add a little salt, add the celery and blanch it until the color turns dark green and is broken. Take it out and put it in cold water to cool, take it out and drain it for later use

3. Boil the water in the pot again, add the carrots and blanch them until the color becomes darker, take it out and let it cool in cold water, take it out and drain it. Set aside

4. Heat the oil in the pot, add the peppercorns and fry over low heat until slightly charred, turn off the heat, take out the peppercorns and use them

5. Put the celery and carrots on a large In a bowl, add minced garlic, salt and fried peppercorn oil, stir evenly from bottom to top with chopsticks, take out and serve on a plate

2. Eggplant

Medium eggplant The content of vitamin P is very high, with 750 mg of vitamin P per 100 grams. It can enhance the adhesion between human cells, enhance the elasticity of capillaries, reduce fragility and permeability, prevent capillary rupture and bleeding, and has the effect of reducing hyperlipidemia and lowering blood pressure

Garlic eggplant Ingredients: 500 grams of eggplant , 1 coriander Accessories: 4 cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of soy sauce

Method:

1. Prepare the ingredients, wash the eggplant and coriander

2. If the eggplant If they are longer, cut them in half and place them on a plate. For smaller eggplants, you don’t need to cut them. Add water to the steamer and bring to a boil. Add the eggplants, cover the pot, and steam over high heat for 10 minutes

3 During the period, mince the garlic and cut the coriander into small pieces

4. Put the minced garlic in a bowl, add soy sauce, mix well and set aside

5. Take out the eggplant after the time is up (if I don’t know whether the steamed eggplant is raw or cooked. Use chopsticks to pierce it. If it can be pierced easily, it means it is cooked.)

6. Tear the eggplant into strips and put it in a large bowl. Add garlic sauce and half of the coriander.

7. Use chopsticks to stir evenly, put it on a plate, and sprinkle with the remaining coriander.

3. Fungus

Fungus is rich in nutrients and is Known as "the crown of bacteria", the polysaccharides in fungus can decompose tumors, so it can improve human immunity and have good anti-cancer effects. This polysaccharide also has the function of dredging blood vessels and clearing cholesterol in blood vessels, so it can lower blood sugar, lower blood lipids, prevent thrombosis, and prevent cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, fungus is a health food for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer.

Ingredients for cold black fungus: black fungus (dry) 20 grams cilantro 1 red pepper 1 accessory: sesame oil 1 tablespoon salt 3 grams white sugar 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 1 tablespoon garlic 2 Valve

Preparation method:

1. Soak the black fungus in cold water for 1-2 hours in advance and wash the coriander

21. Put the soaked fungus Wash the selected ones and tear the larger ones into small florets

3. Cut the coriander into small sections, mince the garlic, and cut the red pepper into small sections

4. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil, add the fungus and blanch it 2 minutes, take out and let cool

5. Place in a large bowl, add coriander and minced garlic, then add all the seasonings

6. Stir evenly, take out and serve on a plate. Sprinkle with red pepper

4. Onions

Onions contain various chemical components such as sulfides, flavonoids, phenylpropanoid phenols, steroidal saponins, prostaglandins, etc. It has the functions of anti-inflammatory and antibacterial, anti-cancer and anti-cancer, diuretic and anti-diarrheal, lowering blood sugar, lowering blood lipids, lowering cholesterol, lowering blood pressure, anti-platelet aggregation, preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, antioxidant, beautifying, etc. It is rare. Healthy foods and regular consumption of onions can stabilize blood pressure and reduce blood vessel fragility for a long time.

Ingredients for onion mixed with fungus: 1 onion, 10 grams of fungus, 1 coriander, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 2 grams of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of rice vinegar, method:

1. Prepare the ingredients, soak the fungus in advance, wash the coriander, and peel the onion

2. Cut the onion into shreds and cut the coriander into small pieces

3. Pot Add water to boil, add the fungus and blanch it for 1-2 minutes, take it out and put it in cold water, drain it, and tear the larger ones into small florets

4. Put the fungus, onion, and coriander in In a large bowl, add sesame oil, salt, sugar, and rice vinegar, stir evenly with chopsticks, and serve on a plate

5. Radish

Radish can enhance the body's immunity. It can also inhibit the growth of cancer cells, which is of great significance for cancer prevention and anti-cancer. The B vitamins and minerals such as potassium and magnesium in radish can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and help eliminate waste from the body. Regular consumption of radish can lower blood lipids, soften blood vessels, stabilize blood pressure, and prevent coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, cholelithiasis and other diseases

Ingredients for roasting radish with minced meat: 1/2 white radish, 50 grams of shrimp skin, oil Appropriate amount of salt, 1 section of green onion, 1 slice of ginger, 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of dark soy sauce

Method:

1. Peel and wash the white radish. Cut the white radish into hob pieces and wash the dried shrimps

2. Heat oil in the pan, add chopped green onion and minced ginger and sauté until fragrant, then add dried shrimps and stir-fry until fragrant

3 .Add in the radish cubes and stir-fry evenly, add water to make it even with the radish cubes, then add salt, light soy sauce and dark soy sauce, bring to a boil, (do not cover the pot) and cook over medium-low heat

4. When there is a little soup left, stew the radish until soft and glutinous, take it out, and sprinkle with chopped green onion.

6. Bitter melon

Bitter melon contains niacin, crude fiber, and ascorbic acid. , carotene, and bitter melon are various nutrients needed by the human body. Its nature is bitter and cold, but it has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, clearing the heart and relieving summer heat, improving eyesight and lowering blood pressure.

Bitter melon mixed with peanuts Ingredients: 1 bitter melon, 150 grams of peanuts, 1/2 carrot, auxiliary ingredients: 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 4 grams of salt, 20 peppercorns, 2 star anise , 2 cloves of garlic

Method:

1. Prepare the ingredients and soak the peanuts in water for 1 hour in advance

2. Add water to the pot and add Peanuts, star anise, cook for ten minutes, cook the peanuts, take out and let cool for later use

3. During this period, cut the bitter melon in half, scrape the bitter melon flesh with a spoon, and put it in the Cut the bitter melon into cubes

4. Soak the bitter melon cubes in water for 10 minutes, peel the carrots, wash them and cut them into cubes

5. Add water to the pot and bring to a boil. Add a little salt, add diced bitter melon and diced carrots and blanch until the color of the diced bitter melon turns dark green, take it out, put it in cold water to cool, remove and drain and set aside

6. Heat the oil in the pot, add Add the peppercorns and fry over low heat until slightly charred. Remove the peppercorns and leave them alone

7. Place the diced bitter melon, diced carrots and peanuts in a large bowl, add the fried peppercorn oil, sesame oil and salt. , minced garlic, stir evenly with chopsticks, scoop out and serve on a plate

7. Kelp

Kelp also contains a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids and dietary fiber, which can be quickly eliminated Excess cholesterol on the blood vessel wall, the fucoidine in kelp has a blood pressure lowering effect, starch is a polysaccharide, which has the effect of lowering blood lipids

Cucumber dried tofu mixed with kelp Ingredients: kelp, cucumber, Dried tofu, accessories: chili oil, sesame oil, garlic, salt, light soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar,

Method:

1. Soak the kelp in cold water in advance, and cut the kelp into pieces Shreds

2. Cut dried tofu into shreds, cut cucumber into shreds

3. Add water to a pot and bring to a boil, add dried tofu shreds and blanch until soft, remove and place in cold water Let it cool in the middle, take it out and hold it in clean water for later use

4. Boil the water in the pot again, add shredded kelp and blanch it for a few minutes, take it out and put it in cold water to cool, take it out and drain it. Set aside

5. Place cucumber shreds, kelp shreds, dried tofu shreds, and minced garlic in a large bowl, add 1 tablespoon chili oil, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, salt, 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, and 3 tablespoons rice vinegar. , 1 tablespoon of white sugar

6. Use chopsticks to stir evenly from bottom to top, then scoop out and serve on a plate

8. Cucumber

Cucumber can be Blood pressure can also lower blood lipids. Especially obese hypertensive patients should eat more cucumbers, which not only lowers blood pressure but also helps lose weight. The best way to eat cucumbers to lower blood pressure is to eat them raw, such as raw cucumber juice or cold cucumbers. Cucumbers are also vegetables rich in potassium, which is one of the reasons why cucumbers can lower blood pressure.

Ingredients for cucumber patting: 2 cucumbers, 1 coriander, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 3 grams of salt, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar,

Method:

1. Rinse the cucumber and coriander, mince the garlic, and cut the coriander into small pieces

2. Place the cucumber on the cutting board, crack the cucumber with the back of a knife, then cut the cucumber in half lengthwise, and then Cut the cucumber into segments with a diagonal knife

3. Place the cucumber in a large bowl, add minced garlic, coriander segments, sesame oil, salt, and rice vinegar, stir evenly with chopsticks, and serve on a plate.