A: The first thing that will help lower blood pressure is lowering salt intake. Salt, or sodium, is an ingredient that is in a lot of prepared foods. A healthy sodium intake per day is 1500 mg or less. Reading nutrition labels is essential to a healthy diet that includes prepared foods. Healthy eating consists of a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat diary products.
Here are few tips to help you use food to lower your blood pressure:
- If you bite, it write it! Journal all of the food you eat.
- Limit alcohol consumption.
These foods will help lower blood pressure:
- Soybeans
- Dark Chocolate
- Bananas
- Skim or 1% milk
- Spinach
- Unsalted Sunflower Seeds
- Beans
- White Potato
Visit the BlackDoctor.org High Blood Pressure center for more.