Causes of hypertension
Sodium, which is contained in table salt, is one of the main culprits of high blood pressure. Studies show that when drinking large amounts of salt in our body, water is retained. The ability of sodium to attract water leads to an increase in the volume of blood circulating in the vascular bed. This leads to increased pressure - hypertension. Excess sodium in the body violates the sodium-potassium balance. Sodium, getting into the cells, displaces potassium from them. Because of the increased concentration of intracellular sodium, the walls of the arteries thicken, which leads to an increase in blood flow resistance. This is one of the causes of increased blood pressure.
A large intake of salt increases the release of norepinephrine (vasoconstrictor) and reduces the formation of prostaglandin, a vasodilator. Numerous tribes of South America, the natives of Polynesia and New Guinea, almost do not consume salt, so there are almost no hypertensive patients among them. It is proved that a decrease in salt intake leads to a decrease in the prevalence of hypertension and a reduction in the number of strokes and heart attacks.
Not all people respond equally to the excess sodium in the body. In sodium-sensitive people, the cell membrane is easily permeable to sodium, and the membrane pumps can not effectively remove it from the cells. They even moderate consumption of salt can cause an increase in pressure. In insensitive people, excessive salt intake may not cause a rise in pressure.
How to cope with hypertension
In the human body weighing 70 kg contains 100 g of elemental sodium. Daily use of 15-20 grams of salt exceeds the minimum requirement many times. Healthy people should consume no more than 2, 5 - 3 grams of salt per day. Food should be nedosalivat and limit the consumption of products such as sausage, salty cheeses, smoked meat and semi-finished products - these are recommendations for healthy people. But hypertensive patients, in order to cope with hypertension, temporarily all need to abandon salt-containing products and salt. And when the arterial pressure is normalized, include salt in the diet, but no more than 2, 5 - 3 g per day. To use sea salt is better - it has in its composition iodine, magnesium, bromine, copper, zinc, fluorine. The table salt "extra" contains only chlorine and sodium.
With a low-fat diet, add to the dishes sour juices, spices and herbs. It is best to use sea kale. It lowers the level of cholesterol in the blood, prevents fatty liver dystrophy and fatty vascular infiltration, removes salts of heavy metals and radioactive substances, inhibits the adhesion of blood platelets. Cellulose of sea cabbage is an excellent remedy for constipation. Help to cope with hypertension to yourself and loved ones - add cabbage to all dishes. Daily norm of sea cabbage 1-2 teaspoons.
With a low-fat diet for hypertensive patients, the content of magnesium, potassium and calcium is of great importance. Potassium is needed for the heart muscle. Products with a high content of potassium serve as a reliable prevention of strokes and heart attacks. A sufficient content of potassium in the body will enhance the excretion of sodium by the kidneys, increase the formation of vasodilators, improve the tone of the musculature of the vessels. Such nutrition will reduce blood pressure, will reduce the dose of medications and reduce the effects of hypertension on the heart, kidneys and the brain. A lot of potassium is found in nuts, beans, vegetables, fruits, cocoa and green tea. In meat and fish, potassium is found in less quantity, dairy products contain very little potassium. Part of the potassium is lost during cooking. However, when baking various vegetables in the peel, potassium remains almost completely. Help with hypertension to fight yourself and your loved ones scientifically - bake whole vegetables in the oven or stove.
Potassium is excreted from the body with sweat and urine. When using diuretics and with severe sweating, you need to include in the diet products containing potassium and take drugs with potassium. Sometimes in healthy people there are interruptions in the heart - it is a signal about the potassium deficiency sent by the heart muscle. Teenagers also need potassium. In adolescence, there is a rapid growth of skeletal mass, and muscle mass and internal organs lag behind in their development. Good on an empty stomach in the morning to drink a glass of raisins and dried apricots. Dried apricots and raisins can be eaten for breakfast later. At dinner, drink yogurt or kefir with dried or fresh fruit, eat nuts. Once or twice a week, prepare dishes from beans, peas, soy or lentils. Before preparing dishes from legumes, they are recommended to germinate. When a seed appears in the seed, the life awakens inside the seed and the inhibitors (substances that block the splitting of proteins) disappear, and instead enzymes appear that accelerate the chemical reactions. Proteins are converted into amino acids, complex carbohydrates into simple sugars, and fats into fatty acids. Enzymes also work in the digestive system of the body, break down food and help its full assimilation. Use the sprouted beans as soon as the first tiny sprouts appear.
Deficiency of potassium usually develops with a deficiency of a trace element of magnesium. The human body weighs 70 kg contains 26 g of magnesium. The daily need for magnesium for women is 280 mg, for men 360 mg. In patients with hypertension, the magnesium level in the blood is lower than in healthy people. Magnesium, like potassium, helps to relax the smooth muscles of the vessels and causes their expansion. And also reduces the response to vasoconstrictive effects. Magnesium, like potassium, increases resistance to oxygen starvation of the heart muscle and prevents heart rhythm disturbances.
Foods rich in potassium, and contain a lot of magnesium - it's cereals, legumes, nuts, vegetables with green leaves. Hypertonics need to eat salt-free bread, which is baked from whole-germinated corn. Bread should be bezdorozhvym, salt-free or low in salt. Spread the sprouted seeds through a meat grinder, add sesame, flax, low-grade flour. Here is the composition of the dough, from which you can bake cakes and pies with any filling. It's tasty and useful. Helping yourself to cope with hypertension, you reduce the use of tablets. Change your diet, and you will always be healthy.