Can I adjust my diet to lower my blood pressure by staying under Recommended Daily Allowances?

outdooreli asked:


Hello.

I’m 25 years old and I recently had a physical which showed I have “borderline high” blood pressure. It is a genetic condition, but I am trying to fight it without supporting the pharmaceutical companies. My dad is able to control his blood pressure, but he uses expensive prescriptions. I get exercise and I don’t smoke, but my diet could use some tweaking.

I read on Web MD that the most important diet factors are salt, saturated fat, and cholesterol. The RDA for these (according to my milk jug) is about 2400mg/day sodium, 20 g sat. fat, and 250 mg cholesterol. Are these good numbers to stay under in a day, or do I need to be more intense (more like1800 Na, 10 g SF, 100 cholesterol)?

I know that your body needs these things to function, but I dont know how little is too little. Any ideas?

Thanks.

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3 Responses to “Can I adjust my diet to lower my blood pressure by staying under Recommended Daily Allowances?”

  1. MensaMan on October 8th, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Need to lose weight?

    Lower your salt intake. Lose weight.

  2. c w on October 10th, 2009 at 4:56 pm

    Fastest Way to Lose Weight

    most foods have some salts in them, cut out the bad salts like fast foods,soy sauce, adding more on foods, cooking with less salt than you usually do. Get some fruits. Papaya is a fruit from the Caribbean/Mexico region, get some and eat it. It is very good for high blood pressure!!

  3. JOHN F N on October 11th, 2009 at 3:43 am

    Lose weight now – Stay slim forever

    There are natural ways to normalize blood pressure. First check with your doctor to find out what the maximum amount of daily sodium intake you are allowed to have. Stay under the limit as low as possible. The doctor will probably have a blood test ordered.

    After you hear from the doc, control your sodium intake, drink plenty of water. Don’t drink soda. It is high in caffeine. Limit your coffee to no more than 3 cups per day. Too much caffeine will raise blood pressure.

    There are food supplements available to help in normalizing blood pressure. Email me for the name if you want.

    Exercise, exercise and exercise. That is very important along with the other ways mentioned.

    good luck

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