Tips to control high blood pressure

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Eat less salt:
If you have high blood pressure. So, you need to reduce your sodium intake. Sodium not only comes from salt, but it is also present in processed and canned foods. You should read the food label carefully before buying food. You should limit your sodium level to 1500 mg every day. Try to avoid chips, frozen seafood, mustard, ketchup and pickles.
Skip Caffeine:
Coffee has some health benefits, but lowering blood pressure isn't one of them. Caffeine can cause short-term spikes in blood pressure, even in people without hypertension. If you have high blood pressure, it’s a good idea to moderate your caffeine intake to about two cups of coffee per day. You can check whether you’re sensitive to caffeine’s blood-pressure-boosting effects by checking your blood pressure before and within a half hour after consuming your caffeinated beverage. If it increases by 5 or 10 points, you could be caffeine sensitive.
Limit Alcohol and Sugar in Your Diet
You must limit your sugar and alcohol consumption if you want to keep high blood pressure at bay. This is because sugar and alcohol tend to increase the level of blood pressure. You must also eliminate carbonated beverages, foods containing saturated fat and trans-fat. These food products will complicate the disease and damage the vessels of your heart.
Low Fat Dairy Items:
A high blood pressure does not mean you have to give up on your favourite dairy items, but you must immediately switch your dairy products to fat free or low fat. Milk, yoghurt, cottage cheese and other low fat cheese must be included in your daily diet.
These are some tips for high blood pressure patient to control it. I hope you all enjoy this informative post. Thanks!

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