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How To Prevent Blood Pressure

March 26, 2009


Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure (force per unit area) exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. It is also known as Hypertension .nearly, 1/3rd of the world population suffers from blood pressure. But among them maximum are unaware of their disease .People can have high blood pressure for years, without ever having any symptoms of the same. If we are cautious about a few things, we can try to avoid blood pressure.

Always intake boiled vegetables. Try to remove spicy ingredients from your diet, and stick to fresh fruits and vegetables. Be careful about the usage of oil in your diet.

Try to use not more than 2-3 tablespoons of oil. Olive oil, mustard oil is preferable. Reduce the content of salt in your food. Do not use more than 1 teaspoon of salt in your daily diet. Do not intake too much of non-vegetarian food stuffs. You must however include chicken and fish, twice every week.

Strictly prohibit yourself from alcoholic drinks and cigarettes. Avoid coffee. Tea may be had twice a day .Use of tea-bags is more preferable.

Sulphur is essential for the health and development of our blood vessels and veins. Sulphur rich food items like cabbage, berry, mustard, lettuce, onion, carrot must be included in your diet chart.

For proper absorption of oxygen, iron is indispensable. Cherry, leafy vegetables, water melon, apple are good sources of iron.

If the body is deprived of the right amount of silicon, it can prove hazardous. It can cause mental turmoil, sleeplessness, which indirectly serves as a reason for high blood pressure. Barley, onion and tomato are rich in silicon.

Compulsory exercises need to be undertaken. Morning walks, yoga, meditation can bring in a lot of difference. Start with 10 minutes exercise and slowly try to increase it to 30 minutes.

Prevention is always better than waiting to cure.


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