Diet Tips for Hypertension Patients

Rejekine. High blood pressure is a common problem, because many people who are suffering, although they did not know it at all. Problems encountered in the early diagnosis is often the symptoms do not appear in general.

Actually whether it is hypertension?
In general, hypertension is a condition without symptoms, in which abnormally high pressure in the arteries leading to increased risk for stroke, aneurysm, heart failure, heart attack and kidney damage. On examination the blood pressure will get two points. Higher rates obtained when the heart contracts (systolic), a lower number obtained when the heart relaxes (diastolic). Blood pressure is written as systolic pressure diastolic pressure slash, eg 120/80 mmHg, read one hundred twenty over eighty. Adult blood pressure considered normal is 120/80.
Dietary goals for hypertension that is, help lower blood pressure and helps eliminate fluid retention in the body (edema or swelling).

What foods are recommended?

Fresh food: a source of carbohydrate, vegetable and animal protein, vegetables and fruits that contain lots of fiber.

Foods that are processed with no or little use of salt, sodium, MSG, broth powder.

Source of animal protein: use of the aging / chicken / fish at most 100 grams / day. Egg chicken / duck 1 egg / day.
Fresh milk: 200 ml / day.
Food / beverages and fruit juice in containers.
Foods that need to be restricted, namely the use of table salt and use of food ingredients that contain sodium, such as baking soda.
Foods to avoid:
Brain, kidney, lung, heart, meat goats.
Foods that are processed using a sodium salt, such as biscuits, crackers, crackers, chips, salted and dried foods.
Food and beverages in cans like sardines, sausages, corned beef, vegetables and fruits in cans.
Preserved foods such as beef jerky, shredded, salted fish, salted eggs, dried shrimp.
Butter and cheese.
Foods that contain alcohol, such as durian and tape.
How is her diet tips?
Fresh flavor can be improved by adding brown sugar / sand, onion (red / white), ginger, kencur, greetings and other seasonings that do not contain Na salt.
Pan-fried food, fried, roasted without salt.
Put salt on the table while eating, use iodized salt (30-80 ppm), not more than 1 tsp / day. Can use low-sodium salt.
When consuming food / beverage supplement, consult with your doctor first.