Eating four kinds of vegetables regularly helps to lower blood pressure.
First of all, eggplant
Eggplant is a popular vegetable. There are many cooking methods, such as frying, frying, stewing and cold salad. Eggplant not only tastes good, but also has a very good blood pressure lowering effect, so patients with hypertension can eat more eggplant, but it is best not to choose braised fried eggplant, stir-fried eggplant or cold shredded eggplant to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Second, spinach.
Spinach is also one of the common vegetables, and there are many practices. Scrambled eggs with spinach is a common practice in life. The medical efficacy of spinach has long been recognized. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica records that eating more spinach can promote blood circulation, quench thirst and moisten explosion. Both spinach leaves and spinach roots have good effects of lowering blood pressure and tonifying qi and blood.
Third, shepherd's purse
Shepherd's purse is a wild vegetable. In most people's minds, the nutritional value of wild vegetables is relatively high. There are many ways to eat shepherd's purse, some are fried and some are stuffed. Of course, shepherd's purse can also be stir-fried, and scrambled eggs are very popular. Related studies have found that the pure extract of shepherd's purse has a good antihypertensive effect.
Fourth, celery.
Celery contains very high cellulose content, and it is also a kind of food often seen on the table. Celery is not only rich in cellulose, but also contains a variety of plant crude fiber and mineral elements, such as potassium and calcium. Potassium plays a great role in maintaining the stability of the internal environment, so it can achieve a good effect of lowering blood pressure.
Celery not only contains the above nutrients, but also contains apigenin, which can inhibit the proliferation of blood vessels and smooth muscle cells, so it can also prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as hypertension. Moreover, celery can prevent calcium ions from entering, so it can relax blood vessels and reduce blood viscosity.
Although some foods can achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure, we can't simply eat these foods and need to develop healthy eating habits.
Three things should be paid attention to in hypertension prevention and treatment.
-increase the intake of coarse grains
Now most people choose refined white rice flour, but in fact, coarse grains have higher nutritional value and lower calories than refined white rice flour. Because it contains zinc and chromium, it can also prevent atherosclerosis.
-Eat less salt
The occurrence of hypertension is directly proportional to the salt intake, so it is necessary to reduce the salt intake so that blood pressure can be controlled. Under normal circumstances, the intake of blood pressure should not exceed 6 grams a day, and it is best for patients with hypertension not to exceed 5 grams.
-Eat less fat.
If you eat too much food with high fat content or high cholesterol content, you will not only gain weight, but also increase blood viscosity, increase the probability of thrombosis and trigger a series of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.