Salt-sensitive hypertension is very common, but high blood pressure can be controlled, making certain changes in lifestyle. Experts have described the ways to maintain good health in this disease, reports the journal Times Now.
High blood pressure is associated with almost all fatal heart disorders, including heart attacks and strokes. It may be due to a diet high in salt content. When a person is suffering from salt-sensitive hypertension, immune cells in the kidneys secrete reactive chemicals are a by-product of using the body’s oxygen supply. In high concentrations they destroy the kidneys and can lead to various diseases, including cancer.
Named here are 5 ways to control high blood pressure in salt-sensitive hypertension and not allow dangerous components accumulate in the body in excessive quantities.
Regular physical activity. Physical exercises increase the pulse. On a regular basis it trains the heart, which becomes stronger and can pump blood with less effort, enabling you to keep your blood pressure under control, to avoid its growth.
Weight loss. High body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of various diseases, including heart. You need to strive to keep it within the healthy range for your age and height, if necessary to lose weight. This method not only helps to control blood pressure, but also reduces the likelihood of other diseases such as type 2 diabetes, renal.
“Healthy eating and greater physical activity are the most effective way to lose weight — and both can also make the heart healthier”, say the experts.
A reduction of refined carbohydrates, added sugar. According to research, reduce high blood pressure and keep it under control effectively helps a diet low in carbohydrates, primarily refined (sugar, white flour).
“The consumption of foods that do not contain refined carbohydrates and sugar, that is, with protein and fiber, helps to lose weight and significantly reduces the risk of hypertension,” said the doctors.
Less sodium, more potassium. In salt-sensitive hypertension it is important to reduce sodium intake. To do this, nutritionists recommend you follow the DASH diet that is balanced in content of many important components of the diet (calcium, potassium, proteins, vegetable fibres) responsible for the functioning of the brain and internal organs.
“Potassium intake helps to reduce the effects of salt on the body, especially when you are sensitive to it,” — said the doctors.
A healthy way of life. Meditation, stress reduction, quitting Smoking and eating processed foods, nutrition in General, according to experts, also help to maintain good health and control blood pressure.