Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a common condition that can lead to serious complications if untreated. Studies suggest that a person’s diet and weight play an important role in the development and persistence of hypertension, and that simple dietary changes and weight loss are effective treatments for reducing blood pressure.

Foods that are high in potassium should be a part of your high blood pressure diet. They help to maintain a healthy blood pressure. Some of those foods are bananas, avocados, tomato juice, grapefruit juice and acorn squash. Then there are the foods rich in magnesium and calcium, which are also said to do their part to lower blood pressure levels. Examples of such foods include sardines (with the bones!), broccoli, green beans, tofu, spinach, and legumes.

A high-fiber diet has been shown to be effective in preventing and treating many forms of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension treatment.

The types of dietary fiber is important. Of the greatest benefit to hypertension are the water soluble gel-forming fibers such as oat bran, apple pectin, psyllium seeds, and guar gum. These fibers, in addition to be of benefit against hypertension, are also useful to reduce cholesterol levels, promote weight loss, chelate out heavy metals, etc.

Take one to three tablespoons of herbal bulking formula containing such things as oat fiber, guar gum, apple pectin, gum karaya, psyllium seed, dandelion root powder, ginger root powder, fenugreek seed powder and fennel seed powder.

Fish is something that we keep being told is a “healthy food”. Fish, particularly oily fish such as mackerel, herrings, salmon and trout, have an important protective effect against coronary heart disease and are therefore an important part of any prudent diet for people with high blood pressure. The effect is probably through omega 3 fish oils, which reduce blood levels of triglyceride, the form in which fat is transported from the gut to the liver. They can be taken as capsules if you really can’t stand the taste of fish.

Choose lean meats that are grilled instead of fried; increase your water intake to include the recommended eight glasses a day; limit white flour and sugar; and make good choices. Eating a high blood pressure diet does not mean that you have to say goodbye to your favorite foods forever. Rather, it’s a matter of making healthy choices on a more consistent basis, with specific times set aside to enjoy your less healthy but much beloved favorites.

The basic idea behind high blood pressure diet is to control the amount of salt and sodium intake, increasing the minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium in one’s diet, highlighting whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, as well, as incorporating low-fat dairy and meat products in one’s diet. Hypertension diets are shown to work fast and effectively, often displaying changes in one’s blood pressure in as few as two weeks.

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