Hypertension is a common and quite dangerous disease because it can lead to many complications, and severe hypertension can even endanger a person’s health and life. What are the best methods for treating hypertension? Dietary therapy comes first.
It is important for hypertensive patients to focus on diet adjustments in the following four aspects:
1. Control calorie intake and avoid foods with excessive calories, such as controlling staple foods and fat intake, try to eat less or even avoid high-calorie and high-fat foods like sweets, fried foods, etc.
2. Use less salt during cooking, choose to use plant oil, and try to eat less pickled dishes.
3. Consume less or avoid fatty meat and various animal fats, and control cholesterol intake.
4. Eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, and seafood.
In addition to dietary adjustments, here I introduce a dietary therapy recipe, verified by Mr. Gao, who has had hypertension for 10 years in our community, showing very effective results in lowering blood pressure. If consumed regularly, it can save a lot of money on medication.
Lotus Seed Tremella Hawthorn Recipe
【Ingredients】100g lotus seeds, 100g tremella, 50g fresh hawthorn, 30g sugar, a small amount of Chinese yam.
【Method】Put lotus seeds in boiling water with 1g food alkali to remove skin, rinse with water until alkali taste is gone, blanch the lotus seeds in hot water for one minute. Soak the tremella in warm water until rehydrated, wash and cut into pieces. Put lotus seeds in a bowl, wash the Chinese yam, wash and remove the core from the hawthorn. In a pot, add 1000ml of water, boil, add Chinese yam and simmer for ten minutes, then add lotus seeds and simmer for another ten minutes, add tremella and cook for three minutes, then add hawthorn, sugar, cook for two minutes, remove from heat, serve in a soup bowl.
【Usage】One dose per day, ingest and drink the soup.
【Indications】High blood pressure, neurasthenia, restlessness, insomnia, dreaming, coronary heart disease in elderly and weak individuals.
In addition to this dietary therapy recipe, I also share some natural blood pressure-reducing foods for your reference.
Loofah leaf contains flavonoids, acidic substances, organic acids, amino acids, polysaccharides, tannins, sterols, saponins, and triterpenoids. These substances are very helpful in enhancing the flexibility and elasticity of blood vessels. The effective ingredients in loofah tea have low molecular weight and strong ester solubility, which are easier to be absorbed by the intestines and stomach. Loofah tea has a significant lowering effect on serum total cholesterol and triglycerides in hyperlipidemia.
Research has shown: The raw material of loofah tea is Xinjiang wild loofah, and its active ingredients act as a biological blood cleanser. Long-term consumption can significantly improve the elasticity and permeability of blood vessels, clear free radicals in the blood, eliminate toxins from long-term use of chemical drugs, lipids on blood vessel walls, heavy metals, salty alkaline compounds, cleanse the blood, delay vascular aging, and provide significant effects on hypertension, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and common conditions in the elderly such as asthma, insomnia, chest tightness, and constipation, expertly called “green human blood cleanser and vascular softener.”
Duzhong tea is currently the highest quality naturally-derived blood pressure-lowering drug with no toxic side effects. It contains the blood pressure-lowering active ingredient β-D-glucoside, and the bioalkaloids, taxifolin, and chlorogenic acid in tea all have varying degrees of blood pressure-lowering effects. It can effectively prevent and remove fats and impurities in blood vessels, keep blood vessels clear, drinking it regularly is beneficial for health, fundamentally achieving the goal of lowering blood pressure, reducing lipids, and preventing high blood pressure and lipid elevation.
Red bean and Job’s tears powder can lower serum cholesterol, increase peripheral tissue insulin receptors, and it is enriched with red beans, Job’s tears, oats, etc. Having a cup for breakfast can effectively control blood pressure and help avoid overeating tendencies.
Small sweet potatoes can balance the body’s mineral levels, reduce blood viscosity, maintain blood vessel elasticity, and are rich in elements like potassium and sodium. Eating two of them for breakfast each day can effectively control blood pressure. They are natural blood pressure-reducing ingredients for hypertensive patients.
Mulberry contains anti-inflammatory, anti-infection, blood lipid and blood pressure regulation, and can prevent and treat thrombosis. It contains a large amount of flavonoids, eating a few appropriate pieces daily can effectively promote cell division and achieve blood pressure-lowering effects.
Goji honey contains many unique components found in medicinal goji berries, such as methanol, acetone, etc., which have good blood pressure-lowering effects on humans, especially suitable for hypertensive patient population. If you can’t break away from alcohol, this goji honey is a great aid for you.
Kudzu root powder has a significant blood pressure-lowering effect with components such as flavonoids. It can effectively lower serum cholesterol, triglycerides, daily consumption can provide natural blood pressure-lowering ingredients for hypertensive patients.
