How to Decrease Blood Pressure With Food

Hypertension can be part of the aging process. Prescription drugs control hypertension effectively. When blood pressure is too high, following a low-sodium diet also helps provide control. Sodium drives water into the body, increasing fluid retention. This eventually causes pressure to build in the blood vessels, leading to hypertension. Sodium and water flow in the same direction controlled by cells in the body that have sodium-potassium pumps. Sodium flows into the cell and potassium flows out of the cell. Having a low-sodium diet can help lower blood pressure but so can having a diet rich in potassium.

Instructions

Foods Rich In Potassium

• 1

  Young coconut water is rich in potassium

  Drink young coconut water daily. Drinking a glass of natural young coconut contains as much potassium as two small bananas.

• 2

  Potassium keeps minerals balanced in the body

  Eat three bananas every week. Bananas are excellent source of potassium. Potassium helps keep balance of minerals within the body at the same time reducing blood pressure.

• 3

  Edamame is a healthy choice for hypertension.

  Eat a handful of soybeans daily. Eating soybeans either steamed or roasted is another source of potassium. When potassium is high in the body it rids the body of sodium naturally, causing decrease in blood pressure.