Foods that can be eaten in daily life

⑴ Celery can be eaten stir-fried or cold, and can be used to treat high blood pressure and vascular sclerosis. Regular consumption has the effects of lowering blood pressure, calming the nerves, and sedating.

⑵Eggplant Eggplant is beneficial for patients with hypertension, arteriosclerosis, hemoptysis, purpura and scurvy, and has an auxiliary therapeutic effect.

⑶ Carrots have the effect of promoting vitamin C and improving microvascular functions. They can increase coronary blood flow, lower blood lipids, and promote the synthesis of adrenaline. Therefore, they have the effects of lowering blood pressure and strengthening the heart, and have obvious effects. The blood sugar lowering effect.

⑷Shepherd's purse has the effects of harmonizing the spleen, diuresis, improving eyesight, strengthening the stomach, detoxifying, etc., and even the flowers and fruits can be used as medicine. It has certain effects on treating high blood pressure, fundus bleeding, gum bleeding, nephritis edema, etc., and has the function of lowering blood pressure.

⑸ Mussels are the shell meat of Mytilidae, commonly known as water vegetables.

⑹Sea vegetables are effective in treating hyperthyroidism; can lower blood pressure; are beneficial to weight loss; and treat constipation.

⑺Peanuts can lower blood cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and prevent cerebrovascular diseases.

⑻Persimmon has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving irritability, quenching thirst, promoting body fluids, and strengthening the spleen. It can also lower blood pressure and is beneficial to the normal activity of myocardium.

⑼ Fungus has the effects of replenishing qi, cooling blood, stopping bleeding, lowering blood pressure, and facilitating bowel movements. It has the effect of anti-platelet aggregation and reducing blood coagulation, which can reduce the formation of blood clots and help prevent and treat arteriosclerosis.

Don’t drink alcohol or smoke

People with high blood pressure should pay attention to the following in their daily diet:

1. Alcohol: Drinking alcohol can increase the heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and increase blood pressure. , can also promote the deposition of calcium salts, cholesterol, etc. on the blood vessel walls, accelerating arteriosclerosis. Heavy and long-term drinking is more likely to induce arteriosclerosis and aggravate high blood pressure. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure should abstain from alcohol.

2. Strong tea: Patients with hypertension should avoid drinking strong tea, especially strong black tea. Because black tea contains the highest amount of theophylline, it can cause discomfort such as brain excitement, restlessness, insomnia, and heart palpitations, thereby increasing blood pressure. Drinking light green tea is beneficial to the treatment of hypertension.

3. Dog meat: Although there are many causes of hypertension, most of them are caused by yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. Dog meat warms the kidneys and helps yang, which can aggravate the condition of hypertension due to yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity. Other types of high blood pressure may be caused by kidney yang deficiency, excessive disturbance of the deficient yang, accumulation of phlegm fire, blood stasis blocking the collaterals, etc. Eating dog meat or restless floating yang may aggravate the phlegm fire or help the fire dry blood, which are all detrimental to the condition. Therefore it is not suitable for consumption.

4. Too much salt: The main component of table salt is sodium chloride. The retention of sodium can cause an increase in extracellular fluid, increased cardiac output, and increased blood pressure. Therefore, patients with hypertension should limit their salt intake.

5. Spicy and refined foods: Spicy and refined foods can make the stool dry and difficult to pass, easily leading to constipation. When patients defecate, it will increase abdominal pressure, blood pressure, and induce cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, spicy and refined foods are prohibited for patients with high blood pressure.

6. Animal protein: Patients with hypertension should limit or prohibit the intake of animal protein (such as animal liver, eggs). Harmful substances produced by protein metabolism can cause blood pressure fluctuations. In daily diet, you can choose high-quality protein with high biological value, such as fish, milk, etc. Certain proteins (such as glycolic acid, tyrosine, etc.) have antihypertensive effects.

7. High-calorie foods: High-calorie foods (glucose, sucrose, chocolate, etc.) can induce obesity. The incidence of hypertension in obese people is higher than that in people with normal weight. Patients with hypertension are often overweight or obese. Therefore, patients with this disease should limit high-calorie foods in their diet.

8. Chicken soup: Chicken soup has high nutritional value, but drinking more chicken soup will increase cholesterol and blood pressure. Therefore, chicken soup cannot be blindly used as a nutritional supplement for patients, especially people with high blood pressure, who should not drink chicken soup. Otherwise, it will only further aggravate the condition and be harmful to the body.