How to stay away from hypertension complications?

If hypertension is not well controlled, its complications have a high rate of disability. Complications result in 75% of patients losing their ability to work to varying degrees, which places a great burden on society and families. In addition, the death rate of hypertension complications is also high, because hypertension can damage the heart, brain, and kidney three organs, leading to cardiovascular disease and even death.

Prevention of hypertension complications can reverse hypertension on target organs such as the heart, brain, and kidney, thus reducing the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and kidney diseases.

Keep away from hypertension complications

1. Insist on taking long-term antihypertensive drugs. 

Some hypertensive patients with mild symptoms think that their condition is not serious and do not want to take medication, blood pressure is often at a high level, and over time, it is easy to cause complications. Some patients do not take medication according to medical advice, but by self-perception abuse of drugs, sometimes taking medication "three days to fish, two days to sunbathe", and sometimes overdose, this practice will often cause blood pressure is high and low, it is easy to an accident.

2. Regular blood pressure measurement, timely detection, and diagnosis of hypertension. 

Some information shows that more than half of the hypertensive patients  are undetected, and these people who have the disease and do not know it are prone to complications.

3. reasonable diet, eat less and move more. 

Patients with hypertension should pay attention to a light diet, a reasonable food mix, and eat less high-calorie food. Exercise regularly to keep the body active and delay the emergence of various complications.

4. Combine work and rest, get enough sleep, lead a regular life, quit smoking, and do not drink liquor.

Regular life can lower blood pressure and help it stabilize, while overwork, chronic lack of sleep, heavy smoking and alcohol abuse can easily cause blood pressure to increase or make it fluctuate drastically, and make it prone to complications.

5. Strengthen personality training, maintain emotional stability. 

Research shows that the mental state has a great impact on blood pressure. Bad mood, mental depression, especially frequent thunder, and lightning, can cause violent fluctuations or further increase in blood pressure, and easily induce cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, patients with hypertension should be broad-minded, not angry when things go wrong, and often keep a calm and peaceful mind.

6. Daily diet should be supplemented with more potassium, magnesium, calcium, peptide.

Daily food soybean, soybean is rich in protein, this we all know the common sense knowledge! But do you know that soybeans are rich in potassium? Every 100 grams of soybeans is rich in 1503 mg of potassium, potassium can effectively promote the body's salt and sodium discharge! Thus effectively lowering blood pressure, daily potassium supplement food are potatoes, rape, mushrooms, soybeans! 

Which herbs and teas can lower blood pressure

Hypertension is a condition in which blood pressure is outside the normal range. Normal systolic blood pressure in a healthy person ranges from 120-139 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure is about 80 mm Hg. Common symptoms of hypertension include headache, shortness of breath, dizziness, chest pain, abnormal heartbeat, and heart attack. Although medications can relieve and treat hypertension problems, they have varying degrees of side effects. Natural remedies, on the other hand, are usually the safest and most reliable way to lower blood pressure.

Turmeric: 

This is one of the most effective remedies for lowering blood pressure. Turmeric powder is a well-known ayurvedic herb that is used in most Indian households to make curry foods. Turmeric contains curcumin which is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent that helps lower blood cholesterol. In addition to this, turmeric can boost metabolism, help soothe blood circulation and strengthen blood vessels.

Ginkgo: 

Ginkgo is a herb often used in Chinese medicine and is known to have a blood pressure-lowering effect. Ginkgo controls blood pressure by expanding the arteries and promoting blood circulation.

Hawthorn Berry: 

Also known as Mayflower. It helps to dilate the arteries and promote blood circulation. Hawthorn berries improve the strength of the heart muscles and therefore can help soothe blood circulation.

Ashwagandha (dancing mushroom):

Ashwagandha is an herbal ingredient that is an important herb capable of lowering blood pressure, it balances blood pressure levels by regulating systolic and diastolic blood pressure.

Ginger: 

Ginger root is a popular digestive spice food in Asian countries and has many health benefits. Asians (especially in India) have a habit of adding ginger to their teas and dishes. In addition to promoting digestion, ginger helps blood circulation and relaxes blood vessel muscles.

Olive Leaf: 

Olive oil is known to be beneficial for immune system health. Olive leaves, on the other hand, have excellent medicinal properties. Many scientific studies have proven that olive leaves are also effective in lowering blood pressure.

In most cases, high blood pressure is associated with sedentary lifestyle habits. Regular exercise and a proper diet are important to maintain healthy blood pressure. Never wait until your blood pressure rises to solve the problem. Prevention should always be the main focus. Adopting a healthy lifestyle can be effective in reducing the risk of hypertension.

1、Chrysanthemum tea

Prepare an appropriate amount of chamomile or white chrysanthemum, each time use three grams, directly in a cup of tea to drink, take three times a day. You can also wash the right amount of chrysanthemum, licorice, and honeysuckle in a pot and decoct it to drink as a substitute for tea, which has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying as well as calming the liver and clearing the eyes, and can assist in the treatment of arteriosclerosis and hypertension.

2、Hawthorn tea

 Hawthorn has the effect of dilating blood vessels and lowering blood pressure and blood sugar and helps digestion of food.

3, lotus leaf tea

 Lotus leaf has the effect of detoxification, lowering blood pressure and dilation of blood vessels, and can also help break down fat, wash and chop the fresh lotus leaf, put it in a cup, and add water to it for 10 minutes and then you can use it.

4, Pueraria Mirifica tea

 Kudzu can improve blood circulation in the brain, can relieve dizziness and tinnitus caused by high blood pressure, waist and knee weakness, and headaches, as long as often drink kudzu tea can assist in the treatment of hypertension, wash and cut kudzu into slices, take out 30 grams directly in the water boil

5, lotus seed tea

 Although the lotus seed heart is very bitter, but has the effect of lowering blood pressure and fat, put 12 grams of lotus seed heart in a cup, use boiling water to brew tea drink, with the daily morning and evening once, not only to lower blood pressure but also has the effect of clearing heat, strengthen the heart and calm the mind

Can play a role in lowering blood pressure tea: mulberry tea, bitter melon tea, buckwheat tea, cassia seed tea, rooibos tea, lotus leaf tea, long-term adherence to the consumption of these teas, all have a certain degree of auxiliary antihypertensive effect. However, drinking these teas for the regulation of blood pressure only auxiliary effect, can not replace antihypertensive drugs, blood pressure rose seriously patients should still take antihypertensive drugs for antihypertensive treatment.

How is daily blood pressure monitored?

The picture below shows a homemade line graph of blood pressure monitoring by an elderly patient, who took and recorded his blood pressure and heart rate almost every hour, which is equivalent to doing a homemade version of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (everyone does ambulatory blood pressure at half-hour intervals in the hospital). This surprised me very much. With one line graph, the pattern of systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate can be seen at a glance, adjusting medication more efficiently and safely, and accurately. 

Of course, not everyone has to do this. The reference table I have drawn up, taking into account the latest guidelines, expert consensus, and the actual situation of the majority of patients, is as follows.

The table is suitable for the following groups.

Patients with unknown blood pressure, those diagnosed with hypertension but with unstable blood pressure, and those already diagnosed with hypertension and receiving long-term treatment.

How is it measured?

• 1. Take your blood pressure at least five times a day, divided into morning, morning, midday, afternoon, and bedtime.

• 2. record the time and date of measurement, preferably with a note if there are special circumstances.

• 3. it is recommended that blood pressure is measured at a set time each day.

• 4. if time and circumstances permit, measure both sides of the blood pressure, whichever is higher.

• 5. If the difference between the two sides is greater than 20 mmHg, prompt medical attention is needed to alert for diseases such as subclavian artery stenosis and occlusion.

How many days to measure?

It is usually recommended that if there is no significant discomfort, it is best to measure for 7 consecutive days before consultation for patients with initial or suboptimal blood pressure, and then for at least 7 consecutive days after adjustment of medication for home blood pressure, and then twice daily if the blood pressure is stable.

Some specific issues of concern to patients with high blood pressure

1 My blood pressure is 160/90. Do I have high blood pressure?

Blood pressure 160/90 is a relatively serious hypertensive disease when your high pressure reaches 140mmHg level or more or low pressure reaches 90mmHg and above is a hypertensive disease, high pressure in reaching 140mmHg, but not reach 160mmHg, low pressure reaches 90mmHg, but not reach 100mmHg, belong to hypertension grade 1. High pressure reaching 160mmHg and not reaching 180mmHg, or low pressure reaching 100mmHg and not reaching 110mmHg, belongs to hypertension grade 2. High pressure of 180mmHg and above, or low pressure of 110mmHg and above, is classified as hypertension grade 3.

At present, your blood pressure has reached hypertension grade 2, and damage to target organs such as the heart, brain, kidney, and eye may occur at any time, so your blood pressure already belongs to the more serious hypertensive disease, and you should actively control your blood pressure to reduce the chance of its complications.

2 My blood pressure is 158 / 79, is it normal?

The blood pressure reference value for normal people, systolic blood pressure 90-139mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure 60-89mmHg is normal, but the diagnosis of hypertension cannot be concluded based on one blood pressure alone. It is necessary to monitor the blood pressure several times for many consecutive days which are higher than the normal reference value and to exclude the influence of emotional tension, psychological factors, activities, and other factors on blood pressure before hypertension can be considered. If there is no family history of hypertension, it is unlikely to consider hypertension. It is recommended that you master the correct method of blood pressure measurement and take blood pressure measurement after sufficient rest before taking blood pressure measurement, preferably the blood pressure measured in the morning when there is no activity.

3 Is my blood pressure of 90 / 60 normal or too low?

Blood pressure 90/60 is critical and is not considered low blood pressure. Generally, patients with blood pressure below 90-60 mmHg are hypotensive, so 90-60 mmHg is only the threshold. It is suggested that you can take some medicine to replenish blood and Qi, eat a light and regular diet, and achieve a balanced and reasonable nutrition. It is recommended to observe blood pressure every day, and if there are abnormal symptoms, such as dizziness and palpitations, to consider the treatment.

4 My blood pressure is 110/90, is that normal?

A low blood pressure of 90 is on the line of hypertension, and if the blood pressure is 90 on 2 consecutive measurements on a non-same day, then hypertensive disease can be diagnosed. But it is important to exclude other factors that affect blood pressure, such as poor sleep, and having other diseases that cause changes in blood pressure. Such as poor sleep, high blood lipids, high work stress, mental tension, etc. If there is the latter case, it should be ruled out first. You can go to check the blood lipids, blood sugar, etc. Exercise properly, live a regular life, eat less oil and salt, do not smoke, and eat more vegetables and fruits. At present your blood pressure is just on the line of hypertension, not very high, so you don't need to take medicine first, life adjustment 1-2 months later. But usually, you need to monitor your blood pressure and measure it 1-3 times a day. For example, measure it recently in the morning, at night, and at noon to see if there are times when your blood pressure gets higher.

5 My blood pressure is 150/105, is it normal?

High pressure 150 mmHg, low pressure 105 mmHg belongs to the second level of hypertension, this blood pressure can be restored to normal through good habits or take drugs to correct blood pressure, does not belong to a very serious disease, can be appropriate to relax the pressure, cause blood pressure is relatively more reasons. For example, genetic factors, emotional excitement, poor rest, endocrine disorders, renal artery stenosis, cold, and fever, etc. The first time the blood pressure is found to be high, you can drink some corn husk tea or honeysuckle tea under the guidance of your doctor, and then recheck your blood pressure after a week. Don't think too much, keep your mood relaxed, and seek medical attention if you have any problems.

6 My blood pressure is 124/55, is that low blood pressure?

Usually, when we do a medical checkup to measure blood pressure, we are more concerned about the high and low blood pressure, but not many people may be concerned about the differential blood pressure, in fact, the size of the differential blood pressure also indicates the possibility of our body suffering from a disease. When the pulse pressure difference is detected greater than 60 or less than 20 are abnormal conditions.Your high pressure is normal and your low pressure is slightly low. In addition, the pulse pressure difference is slightly high. Surrounding environment as well as personal emotions have a great influence on blood pressure. So it is recommended to measure blood pressure several times. Also keep an optimistic state of mind every day, pay attention to rest and do not stay up late.

7 My blood pressure is 85/67, is it normal?

Normal blood pressure is 90-140/60-90mmHg, your blood pressure is 85/67 normal low level. It is recommended to measure blood pressure several times, sometimes the value of one measurement may be deviated. If your blood pressure is low and you have dizziness and other uncomfortable symptoms, you need to do blood tests to find out the cause of the low blood pressure and to treat it. You can improve this situation by eating more protein-rich foods and exercising daily to strengthen your body.

8. What happens when my blood pressure exceeds 160/110?

Blood pressure of 160 and 110, systolic blood pressure of 160, and diastolic blood pressure of 110, basically belong to the second level of hypertension. The range standard for grade two hypertension is systolic blood pressure in 160 to 179 mm Hg, diastolic blood pressure in 100 to 109 mm Hg, basically belongs to is more serious, or to pay attention to. The diastolic blood pressure is already greater than or equal to 110, which is the diastolic blood pressure standard for grade 3 hypertension. Once hypertension is diagnosed, patients still need to take antihypertensive drugs regularly for a long time to control blood pressure smoothly, only to control blood pressure smoothly can reduce the occurrence of many complications. In addition to medication, adjustments should also be made in diet and life.

5 frequently asked questions about high blood pressure

1.What state is blood pressure when sleeping？

Blood pressure decreases during sleep, and in normal people or people with hypertension, blood pressure values change in an arytenoid pattern. Blood pressure is at a high level during the day, and at night, especially during sleep, it drops and is at a lower level. This is mainly related to the excitability of the human-plant nervous system. At night, the vagus nerve tone increases, the sympathetic excitability decreases, the blood vessels are in a more relaxed state, and the blood pressure drops, which is a normal situation.

Such patients need to pay attention to the reasonable choice of drugs because the blood pressure is lower at night during sleep and higher during the day, the drug with longer effect should be selected. Early morning meditation, just after the effect of the drug to play the daytime high blood pressure down. At night, the blood pressure can still be maintained at a more appropriate level because the medication has been used for a longer period and the effect of the medication gradually diminishes.

Try to reduce the medication in the evening, especially the faster effect of antihypertensive drugs, which will cause the patient's blood pressure to fall further during sleep at night, down to an inappropriate level, and even cause cerebral thrombosis, myocardial infarction, etc.

2.Does blood pressure drop when a person doesn't eat?

Not eating can cause low blood pressure, but it is usually only people who do not eat for a long time that cause low blood pressure. If you don't eat for a long time, your body will lose weight, and if you don't have enough energy for a long time, the pressure in your blood vessels will drop, which is why people who don't eat for a long time have low blood pressure.

Long-term non-eating, the body's energy sources will be insufficient, insufficient energy sources will cause the body a series of activities to reduce, will cause the body's metabolic rate to reduce, will cause the gastrointestinal tract function to reduce, but also affect the normal work of the brain nerve center, because not eating leads to no source of sugar, the body glucose content is reduced, the brain work will be inhibited. If one or two meals are not eaten occasionally, blood pressure will not decrease, mainly because blood pressure is controlled by the central brain.

3.Why hypertension cannot be completely cured？

Hypertension is the most common chronic disease, through clinical medical investigation found that hypertension can not be completely cured, of course, as long as good prevention, good control of their blood pressure, can effectively reduce the method of hypertension, and effectively reduce mortality.

There are many reasons why hypertension cannot be completely cured. First of all, the cause of hypertension is not clear at present. That is to say when the cause is not clear, it is impossible to treat the disease completely, and there are some limitations in the process of treatment. The cause of hypertension is not completely clear, from the medical point of view, often more understand the cause of hypertension, such as mental work, long-term mental stress, improper diet, often drinking, or obesity, and of course, there is a family history of hypertension and so on. These are the causes of high blood pressure, but they are not the primary cause of the disease.

In addition, patients with hypertension are also prone to atherosclerosis, which is one of the most important reasons why hypertension is particularly harmful. High blood pressure can lead to atherosclerosis, and atherosclerosis, in turn, can promote further damage from high blood pressure. Medication for hypertension did not significantly promote the improvement of atherosclerosis. Long-term hypertension will lead to the thinning of blood vessel walls in patients, resulting in a sudden and significant increase in blood pressure, which further aggravates the symptoms of hypertension in patients. And high blood pressure is also easy to cause patients to appear heart failure, cause patients to appear brain artery disease, even cause paralysis and other conditions. Hypertension can only aggravate the disease, but can not be completely cured.

For patients with high blood pressure, of course, don't worry too much about, through the clinical investigation found that patients with high blood pressure at ordinary times as long as to strengthen the prevention and timing of antihypertensive medications regularly, keep good habits of life, they will be able to maintain blood pressure at a healthy level, so to minimize the harm of patients with high blood pressure will be. For patients with hypertension, the cause of this chronic disease has not been completely clear, especially from the gene level has not been completely conquered, in the future, it is expected to be clear on this level of the cause, and then hypertension may be completely cured.

4. Can driving cause high blood pressure?

The pathogenesis of hypertension has many mechanisms, one of which is prolonged driving and sedentary driving. So here to remind the drivers who often drive, pay more attention to their precautions, if hypertension is on the road in driving the consequences are unthinkable.

When driving a person's attention is highly concentrated, especially on the highway, continuous tension will stimulate sympathetic excitation, resulting in a rise in blood pressure, vascular spasm contraction reduced blood flow, and intensify myocardial ischemia and hypoxia. When the road is congested, people's emotions are easily irritable, encounter overtaking, violations, inevitably anger from the heart, a large influx of blood to the heart, blood pressure rose sharply, at this time, I am afraid that the morning to eat antihypertensive drugs can not suppress the rising blood pressure. In addition, after the car, many people completely dependent on the car, and even go out to buy a bag of salt are to drive and walk every day even more than 500 steps. In the long run, the legs enter a "wasted" state, prone to leg aging, more serious is the lower extremity blood flow back to the heart lack of power, the heart needs to spend more effort to complete the lower extremity blood circulation. Driving is because always keep a posture, blood flow is slow especially easy to long thrombosis. If thrombosis occurs in the veins of the lower extremities, once the thrombus is dislodged, it may cause a fatal pulmonary embolism.

What should hypertensive patients pay attention to driving? 

• First, drive long distances, try to shorten the continuous driving time, rest at least 10-15 minutes every two or three hours, and have timely hydration.

• Second, in poor road conditions, road congestion to avoid fire, you can sing and listen to soothing music. Singing loudly can enhance gas exchange and provide more oxygen to the heart and lungs. In places with severe traffic jams and poor air circulation, open the windows less often, as the harmful gases emitted from a large amount of exhaust may stimulate the blood vessels, causing vascular spasms and inducing heart disease. 

In addition, control the number of times you drive, it is best to drive no more than 3 days a week. If you experience dizziness and chest tightness while driving, stop the car in a safe are

5.What is the maximum blood pressure that can be reached?

There is no maximum value for hypertension. 

Everyone's blood pressure level is different and each level of hypertension manifests itself differently. Normal blood pressure is 90-140mmHg for high pressure and 60-90mmHg for low pressure. High pressure and low pressure can be diagnosed as hypertension as long as they are above this level. It is common to have a predominantly elevated high pressure, which can be over 200mmHg, or a predominantly elevated low pressure, which can be over 110mmHg.

Each person's ability to tolerate hypertension is also different. 

Some patients with a blood pressure of 140-150 mmHg feel very strong headaches and headaches, while some patients with a blood pressure of 180-200 mmHg do not feel it. The blood pressure of hypertension is only the performance and measurement value, and its sensation and clinical manifestations are also different.

Patients with a systolic blood pressure of 200 mmHg are more dangerous. 

Whether the blood pressure rises gradually or suddenly to 200 mmHg, are more dangerous conditions. Once the systolic blood pressure is greater than 180 mmHg, it can indicate that the patient has entered a dangerous state. According to the clinical manifestations, hypertension can be divided into hypertensive emergencies or hypertensive non-emergencies, hypertensive sub-emergencies. When the systolic blood pressure of hypertensive emergencies is usually greater than 180 mmHg, the patient may experience damage to the heart, brain, kidney, and other parenchymal organs, and may suffer from impaired consciousness, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, acute heart failure, angina pectoris, and other conditions. Acute oliguria or a sharp decline in kidney function may also occur, and patients need emergency antihypertensive treatment under supervision. In addition, if the blood pressure suddenly rises above 200 mmHg without discomfort, which may not cause heart, brain, or kidney organ damage temporarily, the blood pressure should also be actively lowered and the antihypertensive drugs should be adjusted.

How to Choose the Right Blood Pressure Medicine?

1. Which blood pressure medicine are most suitable for you?

For patients with hypertension, the most difficult thing is to find the right blood pressure medicine for them. Especially for some people who just found themselves suffering from hypertension, the doctor prescribed antihypertensive drugs to eat for a while, found that the effect of lowering blood pressure is not obvious, it is a little anxious, want to try a new antihypertensive drug, but there are a variety of antihypertensive drugs on the market, and do not know how to choose. In response to this problem, today I talk to you about the advantages and disadvantages of various antihypertensive drugs.

2. A classification of antihypertensive drugs

First of all, I would like to tell you that when patients buy drugs, many of them say the trade name, such as dihydro cotrimoxazole, captopril tablets, and so on. But doctors generally classify antihypertensive drugs according to the chemical name of the drug, for example, metoprolol and bisoprolol belong to the beta-blocker class of drugs. The classification of drugs I am talking about today is also based on their chemical names. Regardless of the number of trade names of antihypertensive drugs, they can be divided into five main categories based on their chemical composition.

1. Diuretics
2. Beta-blockers
3. Calcium channel blockers
4. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
5. Angiotensin II receptor blockers

Does it feel difficult to remember? Don't worry, I'll introduce them to you one by one,then can help you choose the right blood pressure medicine.

1. Diuretics

The so-called diuretics are drugs that accelerate urination to achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure. Commonly used are double gram (hydrochlorothiazide), rapid diuretic tablets (furosemide), spironolactone, and indapamide.

Efficacy characteristics: 

• These antihypertensive drugs have a smooth and slow onset of action, but the duration of the effect is also longer, mainly for mild hypertension and moderate hypertension, for salt-sensitive hypertension, combined with obesity or diabetes, menopausal women ,and elderly hypertension effect is better.

Adverse effects:

• The main adverse effect of diuretics is that they can cause hypokalemia and affect the metabolism of blood lipids, blood sugar, and blood uric acid, and may cause an increase in uric acid, so they should be used with caution if patients have gout.

In addition, when taking these antihypertensive drugs, patients may experience increased urine output and weakness. Potassium-protective diuretics such as spironolactone can cause hyperkalemia and should not be used in combination with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), and should be used with caution in patients with renal insufficiency. 

2. β-blockers

Most of these antihypertensive drugs have "Lol" in their trade names. For example  metoprolol, bisoprolol, etc.

Efficacy characteristics: 

• these antihypertensive drugs have a rapid onset and strong effect, and the duration of the effect varies depending on the product. It is suitable for various severity of hypertension, especially for middle-aged and young patients with fast heart rates, or patients with coronary artery disease or heart failure.

Adverse effects:

• Adverse reactions mainly include slowed heart rate, weakness, and chills in the extremities.

Beta-blockers inhibit myocardial contractility, atrioventricular conduction, and sinus rhythm, and can increase airway resistance, so they are contraindicated in patients with acute heart failure, bronchial asthma, sick sinus node syndrome, high atrioventricular block and peripheral vascular disease.

3. calcium channel blockers

Most of these antihypertensive drugs have the word "diphenhydramine" in their trade names. For example: nifedipine, felodipine, amlodipine, etc.

Efficacy characteristics: 

• These drugs have few contraindications except for heart failure and have a wide range of applications. There is no significant effect on the metabolism of blood lipids and blood sugar, and the ability to control blood pressure in the long term and compliance with medication is better.

Advantages : 

• Better antihypertensive effect for elderly patients; high sodium intake does not affect the antihypertensive efficacy; non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs do not interfere with the antihypertensive effect; significant antihypertensive effect in patients with alcoholism; can be used in patients with combined diabetes, coronary artery disease, or peripheral vascular disease; also has an anti-atherosclerotic effect during long-term treatment.

Adverse effects:

• The main drawback is that it may cause increased heart rate, facial flushing, headache, and edema of the lower limbs. Some of these antihypertensive drugs should not be used in patients with heart failure, sinus node hypofunction, or heart block.

4. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI)

Most of these antihypertensive drugs have the trade name "Pulley" in them. Commonly used are captopril, enalapril, benazepril, lenopril, cilazepril, perindopril, ramipril, and fosinopril.

Efficacy characteristics: 

• These drugs have the effect of improving insulin resistance and reducing urinary protein, and have relatively good efficacy in hypertensive patients with obesity, diabetes and impaired cardiac, and renal target organs, especially for hypertensive patients with heart failure, post-myocardial infarction, impaired glucose tolerance, or diabetic nephropathy.

Adverse effects:

• Mainly irritating dry cough and angioedema contraindicated in patients with hyperkalemia, pregnant women, and bilateral renal artery stenosis. Caution is required when using in patients with blood creatinine over 3 mg.

5. Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARB)

Most of these antihypertensive drugs have the word "sartan" in their trade names. For example: coxsartan, valsartan, irbesartan, irbesartan, temisartan and candesartan.

Efficacy characteristics: 

• These antihypertensive drugs, with increasing doses of antihypertensive effect, few adverse reactions, does not cause irritating dry cough, high compliance with continuous treatment.

Adverse reactions: 

• ARB is the same as ACEI in terms of treatment targets and contraindications and is not only a replacement drug for ACEI adverse reactions, but also has its own efficacy characteristics.

3. 5 suggestions for choose the right blood pressure medicine

1. Choose Blood Pressure Medicine that are not contraindicated

Contraindication refers to the condition that the drug is not suitable for certain diseases, conditions or specific people. For example, "renal artery stenosis" has become a consensus among doctors that "Prilosec" and "Sartan" drugs are contraindicated; "severe sinus bradycardia, atrioventricular block The concept that "beta-blockers" and other such heart-rate slowing drugs are prohibited in patients with "severe sinus bradycardia and atrioventricular block" is well known.

2. Select individualized antihypertensive drugs

I'm afraid we all agree that antihypertensive drugs need to be individualized. For example, for hypertensive patients with a fast heart rate, "beta-blockers" are preferred because they slow down the heart rate, thus slowing down the patient's heart rate while treating hypertension. The selection of medication according to the individual patient can also be targeted to improve other conditions while treating hypertension and avoid adverse side effects!

3. Choose the Blood Pressure Medicine with the least adverse reactions

There are many adverse reactions to hypertension medications, and the reactions are not the same in different people, for example, the adverse reaction of coughing occurs when using "Priligy" type of antihypertensive drugs, but some people are obvious, some are not, and most people do not react. For example, some people may experience flushing, panic attacks, headaches and ankle edema with "diphenhydramine" antihypertensive drugs, so such patients need to choose other drugs with less adverse effects instead.

4. Choose the antihypertensive drug with the best compliance

Compliance is very important because hypertension requires long-term medication, and there is no good compliance if you can't take the medication on time and in sufficient quantity, after all, being able to take the antihypertensive medication on time and in sufficient quantity is the basis for treating hypertension. According to the comprehensive situation of the patient to choose long-acting, simple oral, the number of times a day to take less, reasonably priced antihypertensive drugs.

5. Choose Blood Pressure Medicine that can lower blood pressure smoothly

The so-called stable antihypertensive is to make the blood pressure fall gradually and steadily through the rational use of drugs, so that the body gradually adapts and tolerates it, in order to avoid the symptoms of dizziness and lack of blood supply to the brain caused by too rapid a fall in blood pressure, while keeping the blood pressure at a basic constant level for 24 hours, reducing fluctuations and minimizing the occurrence of various complications.

4. When is the best time to take antihypertensive tablets? 

Blood pressure varies with the time of day. In a normal person, blood pressure is highest in the morning at 8 o'clock and then decreases slowly. It then slowly decreases and then peaks again at about 4:00 pm. 

Therefore, for general hypertension patients, it is recommended that the first blood pressure peak occurs in the morning when the antihypertensive medication is used.

Blood Pressure Medicine is usually taken at 8 a.m. However, because the state of the disease is always varied, there are some patients whose blood pressure is higher in the afternoon, and the blood pressure value of the whole day shows a reverse spoon curve. In this case, the blood pressure medicine should be taken at 4 pm.

It is recommended that patients must make some special adjustments to their medication schedule based on their blood pressure monitoring curve throughout the day. If there are no special circumstances, it is generally recommended to take antihypertensive medication early in the morning, and if there are special circumstances, medication should be administered according to the special circumstances.

Many patients forget to take the medication or take the medication habit, they want to know whether it is okay to take the antihypertensive medication at night again in the end?

It is generally not recommended to take Blood Pressure Medicine before going to bed. 

First of all, taking antihypertensive drugs before going to bed is not in line with our normal physiological rules. When the human body sleeps at night, the blood pressure is usually low. If you take antihypertensive drugs at this time, it is more likely to occur hypotensive events. Once the low blood pressure occurs, but because you can't notice that you have low blood pressure during sleep, then it is likely to cause some adverse events.

Secondly, the body position is changed because, during sleep, the body position is different from the position in daily life. This can affect the blood pressure of hypertensive patients. Therefore, taking antihypertensive drugs before going to bed is likely to cause postural hypotension to occur. Also, because when we get up, the patient is also susceptible to hypotension due to the change in position from doing it lying down. Therefore, it is not recommended that hypertensive patients go to take antihypertensive 

Before using antihypertensive drugs, you should first go to the hospital for a comprehensive examination to understand your health condition and then choose the drug treatment reasonably under the guidance of your doctor.

additional resources

• Patients with hypertension must take their medication on time and in the right amount, but also consciously adjust their lifestyle and diet.

• Patients with hypertension should control their diet as well as regulate their lifestyle, which can be combined with some non-pharmaceutical treatments, such as drinking green tea, which can remove the waste from the blood and blood vessel walls and improve cardiovascular function from the root.

• Develop a good diet, low-fat and low-salt diet, do not stay up late, do not sit still, moderate exercise, etc.

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3 most frequently asked questions about diastolic blood pressure

1.What caused diastolic blood pressure to suddenly rise? 

The possible reasons for the sudden rise in diastolic blood pressure are that it may be due to stress reflexes, that is, sudden mental stress, poor rest, and increased heart rate.

Diastolic pressure is when the human heart diastolic, arterial blood vessels elastic retraction, the pressure generated is called diastolic pressure, also called low pressure. When the heart is diastolic, the aortic pressure drops, and at the end of cardiac diastole the arterial blood pressure is at its lowest value called diastolic, the normal diastolic pressure in adults is <90Mmhg (12Kpa), some people subjectively feel dizzy, chest discomfort, and measure high diastolic pressure, which is due to increased sympathetic nerve activity and increased peripheral vascular resistance. It is an early stage of hypertension, and simple diastolic hypertension should still not be ignored, because, with the prolongation of the disease, simple diastolic hypertension can be transformed into classical hypertension. It may even progress to pure systolic hypertension.

The mechanisms of diastolic blood pressure are divided into two main categories: 

• first, impaired energy-consuming processes of calcium ion recycling into the sarcoplasmic reticulum and pumping out of the extracellular space when energy supply is inadequate, resulting in active diastolic dysfunction。

• second, impaired compliance and filling of the ventricular muscle. When these two types of abnormalities occur, elevated diastolic blood pressure can occur, mainly in the early stages of cardiac insufficiency in coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease. Severe cases are seen in restrictive cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, etc.

2.Why is my diastolic blood pressure low?

Low diastolic blood pressure is associated with many factors, such as a patient's heart valve closure insufficiency or the use of antihypertensive medication, which causes a drop in blood pressure and an increase in pulse pressure difference. Low diastolic blood pressure can easily lead to insufficient perfusion of the heart arteries and can easily cause problems such as dizziness.

Physiologically low diastolic blood pressure is also common in clinical practice and is related to family genetics and the patient's physical condition. 

It has little impact on the patient's health and life expectancy, so you don't need to worry too much about this condition and no special treatment is needed. 

If you are uncomfortable due to physiologically low diastolic blood pressure, you can take various complementary treatments and physical exercises to keep your blood pressure at a normal level. 

If patients often feel dizziness, headache, chest tightness, easy fatigue as well as body swelling and obvious weight gain within a short period, most of these conditions are pathological and should be promptly examined at a hospital to find out the cause for timely treatment.

The blood supply to the heart itself is borne by the coronary arteries, and the blood volume perfused by the coronary arteries needs to rely on the help of diastolic pressure. When the diastolic pressure is lower than 60 mmHg, the blood supply to the heart muscle is reduced by 1/3, which can seriously cause myocardial ischemia, angina pectoris, and even myocardial infarction. Excessively low diastolic blood pressure at the same systolic blood pressure level increases the risk of myocardial infarction and increases mortality.

Blood pressure measurement is affected by many factors, such as emotional stress and tension, which can affect the value. Blood pressure is considered hypertensive if it is detected at or above 140 mmHg systolic and/or 90 mmHg diastolic at least three times under quiet and awake conditions using standard measurement methods; a blood pressure below 90/60 mmHg is called hypotension. 

You should pay attention to low diastolic blood pressure, especially in middle-aged and elderly people who have low diastolic blood pressure due to pathological reasons, and should promptly seek medical control and participate in physical exercise appropriately.

3.Does anxiety raise diastolic blood pressure?

Symptoms of anxiety or anxiety disorders can lead to elevated and fluctuating blood pressure, which is a manifestation of the somatization of mental illness. That is, the presence of a state of anxiety leads to a state of sympathetic excitability that is significantly elevated.

In this case, the blood pressure is affected by sympathetic excitability, resulting in vasoconstriction and increased heart rate, leading to a significant increase in blood pressure, and such a state can fluctuate greatly according to emotions, resulting in high and low blood pressure. If the anxiety is relieved by active medication or psychological treatment, the blood pressure can be quickly restored to a normal level.

 

What is differential pulse pressure

The differential pressure between systolic and diastolic pressure is called the pulse pressure difference.

the normal value 40 mm Hg. Greater than 60 mm Hg is called excessive differential pressure, and less than 20 mm Hg is called too small a differential pressure. Whether the differential pressure value is too large or too small, there may be some kind of abnormal body changes.

What is the cause of a large blood pressure differential?

• 1. large blood pressure differential, mainly arterial valve closure insufficiency, aortic sclerosis, hyperthyroidism, severe anemia, rheumatic heart disease, some congenital heart disease with hypertensive heart disease, etc.  

• 2. hypertension and atherosclerosis, resulting in weakened arterial wall elasticity, increased systolic pressure, and decreased diastolic pressure.  

• 3. long-term hypertension, resulting in myocardial overload, resulting in heart enlargement, or arterial valve closure insufficiency.  

• 4. hyperthyroidism (hyperthyroidism) or severe anemia.

A small pulse pressure difference is most often seen in patients in the early stages of hypertension.

Due to the increased sympathetic excitability of the patient, the whole body surface small blood vessel spasm, so that the systolic pressure is not high, the diastolic pressure is relatively high, the pulse pressure difference becomes small.

(1) Any factor that can affect systolic and diastolic blood pressure can affect the pulse pressure difference. When the output per beat increases, systolic blood pressure is high, while diastolic blood pressure changes less, increasing pulse pressure difference; conversely, when the output per beat decreases, systolic blood pressure decreases and pulse pressure difference decreases. Heart rate slows, diastolic ejection time is prolonged, less residual blood in the diastolic unartery, diastolic pressure decreases, and pulse pressure difference increases; conversely, when the heart rate is accelerated, diastolic pressure increases and pulse pressure difference decreases.

(2) Common diseases that cause large pulse pressure differences include aortic valve insufficiency, aortic sclerosis, hyperthyroidism, severe anemia, rheumatic heart disease, syphilitic heart disease, some congenital heart disease, and hypertensive heart disease, bacterial pericarditis, etc. Common diseases that cause a decrease in pulse pressure difference include massive pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, severe mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, severe heart failure, peripheral circulation failure, shock, as well as due to obesity, increased blood viscosity or combined with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, etc.

(3) Common pulse pressure difference is mostly caused by a decrease in systolic blood pressure (high pressure), of which there are physiological factors, but also pathological reasons. Of the former systolic blood pressure decline is mostly seen in the body wasting or weak, the latter category is seen in shock, myocardial infarction, cardiac insufficiency, pericardial tamponade, hyperalgesia, and other diseases. Other organic lesions that cause a decrease in pulse pressure difference include pericardial effusion, constrictive pericarditis, severe mitral stenosis, and aortic stenosis.

(4) The treatment of excessive or small pulse pressure difference is mainly causative treatment. If the aortic closure insufficiency that causes excessive pulse pressure difference must rely on cardiac surgery to solve; treatment of small pulse pressure difference, such as heart failure should correct heart failure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes caused by the main take lipid, sugar and other treatment. When the pulse pressure difference is found to be significantly reduced, various organic lesions should be excluded first, such as after detailed examination, failed to find a clear cause, should be considered to belong to the physical blood pressure reduction (mainly refers to systolic blood pressure), the treatment of physical hypotension, in addition to strengthening physical strength, appropriate nutrition, but also to prevent dizziness when upright, or fall. Drugs can be used to regulate the role of plant nerve function of glutamate, vitamins, etc. The phenomenon of small pulse pressure difference without discomfort does not need to be overly concerned, because it will not have much impact on health.

As seen above, a pulse pressure difference, whether too large or too small, indicates the presence of an underlying disease. If you once find your pulse pressure difference is normal, should enhance self-care awareness, prevention before it is too late: regular review of blood pressure, find problems in time to correct, to achieve regular life, normal living, pay attention to diet, active exercise, adhere to medication, find ways to control blood pressure within the more desirable range.

7 ways to lower blood pressure without drugs

1. Lose excess weight and watch your waistline

Many people high blood pressure is caused by obesity, that is to say, blood pressure will increase with weight, and being overweight will also lead to interrupted breathing during sleep (sleep apnea), which will further raise blood pressure so that the vicious circle will make our blood pressure remains high.

Then, weight loss is one of the most effective ways to control blood pressure in obese people. If an overweight or the obese person loses even a relatively small amount of weight, there will be a significant drop in blood pressure. In general, for every kilogram of weight lost, blood pressure can be reduced by about 1 mmHg.

It is also important to pay attention to your waist size. Generally, people with abdominal obesity have a higher risk of hypertension. Men's waist circumference is more than 90cm, women's more than 80cm belong to the abdominal obese people.

2. Regular exercise

It is recommended that hypertensive patients should exercise regularly. You can set a standard, such as 150 minutes of exercise per week or about 30 minutes most days of the week, so that regular exercise can help us to reduce blood pressure by about 5 to 8 mmHg. It is important to stick to regular exercise because if you interrupt exercise, blood pressure will rise again.

Exercise can help us to avoid high blood pressure if we are in the stage of elevated blood pressure. In the case of people who already have high blood pressure, regular physical activity can bring it down to a safer level.

Exercises to lower blood pressure include aerobic exercise whenever possible, including walking, jogging, bicycling, swimming, or dancing. You can also try high-intensity interval training and strength training are also exercises that can help lower blood pressure, but these exercises still need to be moderate.

3. Eat healthily

If you can control the structure of your diet can also lower blood pressure, try a diet rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and low-fat dairy products that can lower blood pressure by 11 mm Hg. This diet plan is known as the diet to suppress hypertension diet.

4. Reduce sodium in the diet

A diet high in sodium can cause high blood pressure, and it is important to control salt intake if your blood pressure is high. Some medical studies have also shown that reducing salt intake in normal people in daily life can prevent hypertension and that limiting salt intake in people with hypertension can improve the treatment of hypertension.

5. Stop smoking and limit alcohol

Drinking alcohol raises blood pressure, and the more alcohol you drink, the more your blood pressure rises. Cigarettes can raise your blood pressure within minutes of inhalation. Quitting smoking not only helps restore blood pressure levels but also reduces the risk of heart disease and improves overall health.

6. Get enough sleep

Too little sleep can also cause a rise in blood pressure. To keep your blood pressure normal, it is important to get regular rest and not stay up late.

7. Reduce stress

Although there is no clear research to show how much stress affects blood pressure, it does affect blood pressure if you are under too much stress for too long. Especially if you like to use overeating, drinking and smoking to relieve stress, these bad habits will inevitably lead to high blood pressure.

3 main causes of high blood pressure

1. What is the exact principle of the increase in blood pressure caused by salt?

• The main component of salt is sodium chloride. Sodium and chloride ions are found in the extracellular fluid. Potassium ions are normally found in the intracellular fluid acting to maintain homeostasis. With an increase in sodium and chloride ions, the extracellular fluid increases due to changes in osmotic pressure, the resulting water, and sodium retention, the increase in intercellular fluid and blood volume, along with an increase in return blood volume, ventricular filling volume, and output, and an increase in blood pressure. 
• In the extracellular fluid sodium ions increase, the concentration gradient of sodium ions inside and outside the cell increases, so that the intracellular sodium ions increase, and the intracellular sodium ions increase, which leads to cell swelling, and the smooth muscle cells of small artery wall swelling, on the one hand, can narrow the lumen and increase the peripheral resistance; on the other hand, the small artery wall reacts to the blood constricting substances (such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, angiotensin) increase, leading to Small arteries spasm, and then the resistance of small arteries throughout the body increases, prompting an increase in blood pressure.

Salt restriction is beneficial, both from the perspective of treatment and prevention of hypertension patients.

Data on the relationship between salt and hypertension worldwide show that salt intake and sodium urinary excretion (an indirect response to sodium intake) are positively correlated with hypertension, that is, the higher the salt intake, the higher the blood pressure level. For patients with hypertension, salt restriction can be helpful. It has been proven that in the early stages of hypertension or mild hypertension, salt restriction alone can bring blood pressure back to normal. In severe hypertension, restricting salt intake not only improves the efficacy of other antihypertensive drugs but also leads to a reduction in the dose of antihypertensive drugs, which can greatly reduce the side effects of antihypertensive drugs and drug costs.

People only need 0.5 grams of sodium chloride per day to meet their physiological needs, but in fact, the daily salt intake of people in daily life is more than 10 grams. According to the data, the average blood pressure level of the population is related to salt, and the incidence of hypertension is high in areas with high per capita salt intake. Areas with low per capita salt intake have a low relative incidence of hypertension. It should be noted that only 1/3 of patients with hypertension experienced a decrease in blood pressure after strict salt restriction, indicating that there are two types of hypertensive patients, salt-susceptible and non-salt-susceptible and that the increase in blood pressure due to excessive salt intake is mainly reflected in salt-susceptible individuals.

2. There is an indirect relationship between hypertension and weight. 

It can be said that weight affects the incidence of hypertension. The excess fat in the body of people with high body weight is large, and the distribution of a large amount of fat in the vascular parts of the body and heart parts gives rise to local vascular compression or compression, which can easily make the blood circulation abnormal and cause abnormal blood pressure.

Overweight, obesity is one of the important causes of hypertension.

The incidence of hypertension in obese people, significantly higher than in lean people, and the degree of obesity of a person is proportional to the incidence of hypertension, it can be said that half of the people who have more than moderate obesity will get hypertension, and obese people have a greater chance of suffering from hypertension compared to their normal-weight peers, the impact of obesity on hypertension, is through increased blood volume load, the insulin resistance, changes in peripheral resistance vessels, the renin-angiotensin system in the body, changes in atrial natriuretic hormones, and differences in steroid hormones, all of which play an important role in the development and exacerbation of hypertension. Obese people have thicker subcutaneous fat, which will make the capillaries expand greatly and increase blood volume, and the blood circulation volume also increases relatively, thus increasing the blood volume load, and the heartbeat out volume increases greatly under the normal heart rate, and the heart and blood vessels are overburdened for a long time, which will induce the left heart hypertrophy and lead to the increase of blood pressure.

Weight and hypertension show a clear relationship

Excessive weight gain indicates that the patient's fat content is relatively high, this population is easy to lead to primary hypertension, and like men's waist circumference > 90cm, women's waist circumference > 85cm, is also related to obesity hypertension. For people with hypertension, if their weight is excessively high, they must actively control their weight. Generally speaking, the body mass index is recommended to be below "24kg/m2", which is the minimum standard and does not meet the standard of overweight. Patients should also actively control their weight, generally by limiting dietary intake and exercising appropriately, and they must keep their blood pressure within a good range before exercising.

3. Long-term alcohol consumption is prone to cause hypertension.

Alcohol has a vasodilating effect. Many people say that drinking alcohol relaxes the mind, and many people's emotions are soothed after drinking alcohol, in which case it will make our blood pressure lower to some extent. What is the reason for this? Is it possible that drinking alcohol can lower blood pressure? It is not true.At the beginning of drinking alcohol, the arteries of the whole body expand and the blood volume relatively decreases, and at this time, the blood pressure is often measured to below. Although the heart rate increases and cardiac output increases, the resulting increase in blood pressure is not enough to offset the vasodilating effect. However, the vasodilating effect of alcohol is not long-lasting, and thereafter, blood pressure gradually returns to its previous state. The use of alcohol in this way to lower blood pressure is unreliable, and drinking alcohol can only briefly relieve our inner emotions.

The dangers of alcohol abuse are even greater, such as somatic symptoms and psychiatric symptoms. Alcohol abuse by patients can lead to various diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, gout, etc. It affects the health of the patient, especially the damage to the patient's body, which may further aggravate the patient's somatic diseases.

In addition, long-term heavy alcohol abuse can also lead to psychiatric problems, especially after alcoholism, such as agitation, temper, tremors, thirst for alcohol, and other symptoms of dependence, in addition, after withdrawal often appear physical discomfort, such as tremors, sweating, or hallucinations, delusions and other content, therefore, in clinical alcoholism is very large social problems, psychological problems.

Studies have shown that one glass a day is good for the heart and also raises the level of a type of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the body called benign cholesterol, but this beneficial protective effect immediately disappears once you drink more than two glasses of alcohol. So make sure you control it and don't get greedy.

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The dangers of asymptomatic hypertension

Hypertension is a common and frequent disease. 

Hypertension generally develops slowly and patients are often asymptomatic in the early stages or only have symptoms such as dizziness, headache, palpitations, tinnitus, etc. On the surface, it appears to be an independent disease, but in fact, it is an important risk factor for cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and renal pathologies.

Having hypertension and not feeling it does not mean there is no damage. 

In the early stages of hypertension, some physical symptoms are not easily detected, such as spasms of fine arteries throughout the body, and as the disease progresses, the fine arteries gradually harden. 

Medium and large arteries develop intimal lipid deposits, forming atherosclerotic plaques and thrombi. 

This change, mostly in the coronary arteries, cerebral arteries, renal arteries, so that hypertension does not have symptoms, does mean no harm, it will slowly destroy the patient's heart, brain, kidney organs, known as the "invisible killer" health.

Clinical data show that about 50% of young adults with hypertension are asymptomatic or have occasional dizziness, headaches and other atypical symptoms, many people do not know they have the disease. Not knowing, not paying attention, plus busy work all day and night, taking care of the family, often delayed until the condition out of the deterioration of the medical treatment. But by this time, there is often already damage to heart and kidney function or even stroke and heart attack, leading to disability, death, and some other consequences.

Patients who develop symptoms of hypertension tend to be more conscious of seeking help from their doctors and actively treating them. However, patients with asymptomatic hypertension have poor medical compliance even if they know they have hypertension, and do not treat it or do not adhere to it.

Patients with asymptomatic hypertension, especially young people, should figure out that the danger of hypertension lies not in the presence or absence of symptoms, but the fluctuation of blood pressure levels.

If left untreated for a long time, the harm of hypertension will be maximized. Persistently high blood pressure can damage the heart, brain, kidneys, and aorta, eventually leading to serious complications such as brain hemorrhage, heart failure, and kidney failure, which can seriously affect health and even life. Therefore, hypertensive people are recommended in the diet to "coarse tea and light meals", often eat some coarse food, often drink some free tea, can play a better prevention and treatment effect, while strengthening sports, to learn to regularly measure blood pressure, the best conditions at home with their sphygmomanometer, pay attention not to measure blood pressure after exercise, this situation is a normal blood pressure rise.

10 best seafoods for people with high blood pressure

Simple hypertension can eat moderate amounts of sea fish, shrimp, shellfish, etc., if hypertension combined with hyperuricemia, is not allowed to eat seafood. 

Like sea fish, shrimp, shellfish, etc. are rich in protein, unsaturated fatty acids and calcium, zinc, potassium, and other trace elements, can prevent atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, supplement the body protein, improve sodium and water retention, enhance disease resistance, and the fat content of this seafood are generally not high, moderate to eat some will not have a major impact on blood pressure.

1. sea shrimp

Sea shrimp contains a lot of protein, a small amount of cholesterol, relatively rich in nutrients, hypertensive patients can occasionally eat sea shrimp, but do not eat too much. Because the sea shrimp contains a certain amount of cholesterol but also belongs to the saltwater organisms, the body contains more salt.

2. squid

Hypertension patients can eat squid in moderation, squid is rich in high-quality protein and some trace elements, minerals, squid ate in moderation, the body and blood pressure will not cause a great impact, but it is best not to eat too much!

3. cuttlefish

The fat of cuttlefish contains a large amount of highly unsaturated fatty acids, plus the meat contains high amounts of taurine, which can effectively reduce the cholesterol accumulated in the walls of the blood vessels. For the prevention of vascular sclerosis, the formation of gallstones has a certain effect. It also can replenish brain power and prevent Alzheimer's disease. For people who are prone to cardiovascular diseases, cuttlefish is a portion of good food for health.

4. Sea cucumber

Sea cucumber has high nutritional value and has a certain effect of lowering blood pressure. It is suitable for people with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, and arteriosclerosis. Modern scientific research proves that sea cucumber has high nutritional value, including protein content of more than 55%, 18 kinds of amino acids, taurine, chondroitin sulfate, mucopolysaccharide, and other components, and arginine is the main component of male sperm cells and the main raw material for synthesizing human collagen, which can promote the regeneration of body cells and repair of the damaged body, as well as improve the immune function of the human body. It can also improve the body's immune function, prolong life and eliminate fatigue.

5. sardines

Sardines contain more linoleic acid, which is useful for increasing the elasticity of microvessels, preventing blood vessel rupture, and preventing hypertension complications.

6. pomfret

The nutritional value of pomfret is very high because it is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, often eaten has the effect of lowering cholesterol in the body, and can also play a role in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, for hypertension patients have some benefits. Regular consumption can also prevent cancer and delay the effects of aging

7. Hairtail

The fat content of Hairtail  is higher than that of ordinary fish, and it is mostly unsaturated fatty acids, which have a long carbon chain and have a cholesterol-lowering effect. The Hairtail and silvery-white oil layer of scallops also contain an anti-cancer ingredient, 6 thioguanine, which is beneficial in the treatment of leukemia, stomach cancer, and lymphoma. Regular consumption of Hairtail has the effect of tonifying the five organs. A Hairtail is rich in magnesium, which has a good protective effect on the cardiovascular system and is good for preventing cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction. Regular consumption of Hairtail also nourishes the liver and blood, skin, and hair beauty benefits.

8. salmon

Salmon contains a lot of protein, vitamins, trace elements, and minerals, especially lecithin and a variety of unsaturated fatty acids. Lecithin has the effect of removing plaque from the blood vessel wall; and unsaturated fatty acids have the function of blood lipids, improving the coagulation mechanism, increasing high-density lipoprotein, but not increasing triglycerides, thus reducing the formation of cardiovascular thrombosis, preventing atherosclerosis, and reducing the complications of hypertension. However, not all sea fish can be eaten by hypertensive patients, and a reasonable diet is most important for hypertensive patients.

9. kelp

Patients with hypertension can eat some kelp, but not in excess. Kelp is rich in nutrition, containing iodine, iron, calcium, protein, fat, as well as starch, mannitol, carotene, vitamin B1, nicotinic acid, fucoidan, and other nutrients required by the human body. The mannitol in kelp works synergistically with iodine, potassium, and niacin to prevent and treat arteriosclerosis and hypertension. However, kelp is seafood and contains a certain amount of salt. Patients with hypertension should have a low salt, low fat, and low cholesterol diet, so they should not eat more than they can, and excess will trigger high blood pressure.

10. seaweed

High blood pressure can eat purple cabbage, purple cabbage taste sweet, salty, cold. Soft and hard, clear heat and phlegm, diuretic. Porphyra contains protein, fat, carotene, vitamin b1, b2, b12, c, niacin, choline, amino acids (alanine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, etc.), iodine, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and other components. Porphyrins are generally suitable for everyone, so people with high blood pressure can eat nori, but seafood (sodium chloride) has a high salt content and should not be consumed in large quantities

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17 vegetables that are the best for people with high blood pressure

Hypertension is a very common and difficult to cure disease, so in order to effectively control hypertension, in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs, but also pay special attention to the diet, eat more food to lower blood pressure.

1 Onion

Onion contains protein, sugar, dietary fiber, calcium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin C, carotene, niacin, and prostaglandin A. It is beneficial to hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease. Especially the prostaglandin A in onion can dilate blood vessels and reduce blood viscosity, which can prevent thrombosis.

2 Tomatoes

Tomatoes are rich in vitamin A and vitamin C. Eating tomatoes regularly can enhance the function of blood vessels and prevent the aging of blood vessels. The flavonoids in tomatoes have the effect of reducing the permeability of capillaries and preventing their rupture, as well as the special effect of preventing vascular sclerosis, which can prevent cervical cancer and bladder cancer. It is also useful in the treatment of hypertension and anemia. Therefore, patients with high blood pressure can eat more tomatoes, which are useful for patients.

3 Potatoes

Potatoes are rich in dietary fiber, with some sources indicating that they contain as much as apples. Therefore, the gastrointestinal absorption of potatoes is slower, and after eating potatoes, they stay in the intestine for a longer time, with a sense of satiety, and also help take away some grease and body waste, with a certain laxative and detoxifying effect. Potatoes are very good high potassium and low sodium food, very suitable for edematous obese people, plus its rich potassium content, almost the highest in vegetables.

4 Celery

Celery has a very good antihypertensive effect, he also has a very good laxative effect, and rich in a variety of vitamins, a and vitamin c can supplement the body needs the level of vitamins, and the role of celery regulation of blood pressure is relatively significant, but also has a certain detoxification diuretic effect, for patients with hypertension is very good celery also contains a butyl phenyl peptide substances, can The celery also contains a butyl phenyl peptide, which can effectively inhibit the secretion of adrenaline, so that the blood pressure will also be properly stabilized.

5 Black fungus

Black fungus has four functions: anti-coagulation, anti-platelet coagulation, anti-thrombosis, and anti-lipid, etc. These functions can reduce the body's lipid viscosity, reduce the cholesterol content, soften blood vessels, reduce the narrowing and hardening of heart vessels, and make blood flow smoothly, so often eat black fungus can not only lower blood pressure but also have a certain effect on the treatment of coronary atherosclerosis, vascular sclerosis, and other cardiovascular diseases.

6 White gourd

White gourd contains low sodium and less than 2% sugar, which is most suitable for diabetic patients to eat when they are hungry. It has a good therapeutic effect on diseases such as arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, hypertension, nephritis, and edema. Scientific research has also found that winter melon contains malonic acid, which has a certain inhibitory effect on the conversion of sugar into fat and therefore has the effect of weight loss and fat reduction.

7 Mushrooms

The crude fiber, semi-crude fiber, and lignin contained in mushrooms, which are difficult for the human body to digest, can keep the water in the intestine and absorb the remaining cholesterol and sugar, and expel them from the body, which can prevent constipation, intestinal cancer, and arteriosclerosis. It is suitable for elderly patients with diabetes, leukopenia, infectious hepatitis, hyperlipidemia, vitamin b2 deficiency, etc. It is suitable for the elderly with low immunity, hypertension, and diabetes.

8 White radish

White radish is rich in vitamin C, which has a vasodilating effect and can help lower blood pressure; its potassium content has a protective effect against vascular damage and helps counteract the blood pressure-raising effect of sodium. The amylase, oxidase in white radish can break down the fat and starch in food and promote fat metabolism, which can lower cholesterol and prevent coronary heart disease.

9 Cabbage

Patients with high blood pressure can eat cabbage, eating cabbage is very good food. Because there are b vitamins in cabbage, rich in vitamin C, calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, are relatively high. Cabbage contains crude fiber, not only can laxative, laxative, but also effective detoxification, promote intestinal peristalsis of an occurrence. It can nourish the essence, nourish the stomach, produce the body and remove annoyance, quench thirst, diuretic, laxative, for lowering blood pressure is also very good effect.

10 Broccoli

Broccoli is also a good vegetable that can regulate blood pressure, broccoli is rich in magnesium and calcium, and potassium, three very high minerals, can play a role in reducing blood pressure. Eating more broccoli can lower blood pressure and reduce the chances of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

11 Garlic

Garlic is rich in nutrients, containing protein, carbohydrates, iron, thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, allicin, citral, and trace elements such as selenium and germanium. Garlic not only has strong antiseptic power, which is effective against colds, diarrhea, gastroenteritis, and tonsillitis caused by bacteria but also promotes metabolism and appetite, prevents arteriosclerosis, and stabilizes blood pressure.

12 Eggplant

Eggplant not only tastes good, rich in nutrients but also has a good effect of reducing high blood pressure. Especially the content of vitamin P is high. Every 100 grams contains vitamin P 750 mg. Vitamin P can make the blood vessel wall maintain elasticity and physiological function, protect cardiovascular, ascorbic acid, this substance can enhance the adhesion between human cells, enhance the elasticity of capillaries, reduce capillary brittleness and permeability, prevent microvascular rupture bleeding, so that cardiovascular maintain normal function, prevent hardening and rupture.

13 Spinach

It is possible to eat spinach, which is rich in potassium, because the proper intake of potassium is beneficial for the excretion of sodium in the body, so it is more suitable for patients with high blood pressure to eat. And often eat some spinach, it can promote intestinal peristalsis, to prevent constipation, can also avoid blood pressure, because constipation may cause the rise of abdominal pressure, causing increased blood pressure, for hypertensive patients, appropriate to eat some vegetables, for blood lipids, as well as intestinal peristalsis, can play a complementary therapeutic effect, can improve the body's condition, for the control of this hypertension, is also more beneficial The following is a list of some of the vegetables that can be eaten.

14 Carrot

Carrots have carotenoids and anthocyanins inside, which can promote capillary permeability and have the effect of lowering blood pressure and diuretic, as well as lowering blood lipids, preventing atherosclerosis, and promoting blood circulation. Carrots are useful for improving high blood pressure and have a therapeutic effect.

15 Corn

Corn is a nutritious food, containing protein, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, zinc, and other minerals, and is rich in vitamins and amino acids, and is beneficial to the health of patients with high blood pressure when eaten in moderation, and does not raise blood pressure. Corn also has the effect of enhancing the body's metabolism, beauty, and skincare.

16 Cucumber

Cucumber contains protein, fat, sugar, fiber, vitamin B2, vitamin C, vitamin E, carotene, cucurbitacin C, malonic acid, thiamine, as well as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, magnesium, and other nutrients. Cucumber is a low-fat, low-sugar, low-calorie food, and the malonic acid it contains can effectively inhibit the conversion of sugar substances into fat. The fiber in cucumbers can also lower cholesterol, so eating cucumbers can lose weight and prevent the occurrence of coronary heart disease. Cucumber is suitable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and other patients to eat

17 sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are rich in starch, dietary fiber, carotene, vitamins A, B, C, E, and potassium, iron, copper, selenium, calcium, and more than 10 kinds of trace elements and linoleic acid, etc. The nutritional value is very high, known by nutritionists as the most balanced nutrition of health food. These substances can maintain the elasticity of blood vessels.

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