In our life, there are many factors that can lead to hypertension, such as environmental factors, daily diet, etc., and genetic factors can also lead to hypertension, which will increase the incidence of hypertension, and suffering from hypertension, daily vegetable selection is also very important, so which vegetables can lower blood pressure?
1 celery
Celery is definitely a magic weapon for people with high blood pressure. I believe many people know that celery has the effect of lowering blood pressure, especially for headache and head swelling caused by high blood pressure.
2. Tomatoes
Tomatoes are the best source of vitamin C, and this vitamin C is protected by organic acids, which is not easy to be destroyed when cooked and easily absorbed by the human body. Tomatoes also contain a large amount of carotenoids such as lycopene, which has the effects of antioxidation, eliminating free radicals and slowing down the formation of atherosclerosis, and is beneficial to preventing cardiovascular diseases and hypertension. Eating tomato juice regularly has the effects of slowly lowering blood pressure, diuresis and detumescence. Tomatoes can be eaten as fruit and fried. Wash with boiling water before eating to avoid eating bacteria and parasites by mistake. Tomatoes should not be eaten on an empty stomach, otherwise it is easy to increase stomach acid and produce uncomfortable symptoms such as heartburn and abdominal pain. Tomatoes can be eaten raw, sweet and sour cold, or fried.
3. Bitter gourd
Bitter gourd contains carotene, nicotinic acid, anti-bad M acid, crude fiber and momordicin, which are various nutrients needed by human body. Its nature is bitter and cold, but it has the effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials, clearing away heart-fire, improving eyesight and lowering blood pressure. Bitter gourd can be used for wringing juice, cold salad, cooking soup and cooking. The oxalic acid contained in bitter gourd will hinder the absorption of calcium. Before cooking, you should first blanch bitter gourd in boiling water, and then fry it after removing oxalic acid. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should eat carefully.
4. Spinach
Spinach is rich in iron, protein, vitamin A and vitamin C, and its bare root contains vitamin K which is lacking in common fruits and vegetables, which helps to prevent bleeding tendency of skin and viscera. Spinach can be fried, cold, stuffed or simmered in soup, and it is more suitable for people with hypertension accompanied by constipation, headache, dizziness and flushed face.
5. Onions
In Europe, onion is known as the "queen of vegetables", which is rich in nutrition and contains ascorbic acid and 18 amino acids. Modern research has found that onion contains many chemical components, such as sulfide, flavonoid, phenylpropanoid phenol, steroidal saponins, prostaglandins, etc. It has the functions of anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, diuretic and antidiarrheal, lowering blood sugar, blood lipid, cholesterol, blood pressure, anti-platelet aggregation, preventing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, antioxidation, beauty and so on. It is a rare health food and can stabilize blood pressure and reduce blood vessels if you eat onion regularly.