Q: what is a good diet to reduce high blood pressure?

Diet: A low salt diet is excellent to reduce hypertension

Q: can you reduce high blood pressure without medication?

Sometimes: The dash diet (google it) (it should be a lifestyle, not a diet, because diets are temporary) may reduce BP by 5-8 mm hg (points). Some drastic improvements in lifestyle (dash, wt loss, quit alcohol) may make meds unnecessary, but in some patients, BP will require medicine to get to safe level even with a healthy lifestyle.

Question 1

what food is best to lower high blood pressure?

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A few things to...: Keeping ideal body weight, eat healthy/no added salt, aerobic exercise regularly 4-5x/wk, reduce daily stresses, sleep well, and don't smoke etc..These are so called modifiable risk factor--you can't change genetic. Look up the dash-diet regimen (google it). Treat medical condition (chol, diabetes etc) well.If these fail to adequately lower your  BP to less than 140/90, consult your doc..Good luck.

Question 2

best foods to lower down hypertension or high blood pressure. thanks?

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Simple is better: Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grain, and less salt.  The more processed the food is, the more likelihood is that it will contain salt and other preservatives that may adversely affect bp.  Also, increasing exercise and weight loss help.   If there is any question of sleep apnea, get tested.  That, too, can increase bp.

Question 3

is it normal to always have a consistent high blood pressure?  what the cause? and what is the best practice to reduce it. thanks

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Not normal.: Consistent high blood pressure > 140/90 is hypertension.  Treatment is to avoid things that might elevate it such as alcohol and salt and to engage in active diet exercise and wt loss. Next step is to treat with medications if necessary.

Question 4

best food and suuplements for high blood pressure patients?

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Low salt and fat: Depending on the medication, you may need to add a source of potassium such as bananas. However, it is far more important to restrict intake of salt and saturated fats. See this site for more info.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-pressure/ds00100.

Question 5

what is the best time to take the medication for high blood pressure ? morning or evening? after food or before food?

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Depends: All can be taken with our without food. Take with food if causes upset stomach.  Hydrochlorothiazide should be taken in am, because u don't want to be up urinating all night. Amlodipine and Irbesartan could be taken at either time, but should be taken at around the same time each day, whichever you choose. Probably best to take one med at night, so everything is not hitting you all at once.

Question 6

what are tips to reduce high blood pressure?

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Life style modificat: Low salt diet, exercise , wt loss. Take your meds as perscribed.

Question 7

what can you do to reduce high blood pressure?

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Lifestyle and meds: Depends on how high your BP is. Start with: dash lifestyle, lose weight, walk 40 mins every day. Limit alcohol and dietary salt/sodium.  If not controlled (<140/90) you likely need medicine. Which meds to start and how much depend on other factors like your past history and other illnesses, your age, and race.

Question 8

can give a tips to reduce a high blood pressure?

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Many: Low salt diet, minimize stress (easier said than done), fresh air and exercise, healthy diet (vegitarian ideal), keep weight down, ...

Question 9

what is a good diet to reduce  high blood pressure?

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Diet: A low salt diet is excellent to reduce hypertension

Question 10

can you reduce high blood pressure without medication?

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Sometimes: The dash diet (google it) (it should be a lifestyle, not a diet, because diets are temporary) may reduce BP by 5-8 mm hg (points). Some drastic improvements in lifestyle (dash, wt loss, quit alcohol) may make meds unnecessary, but in some patients, BP will require medicine to get to safe level even with a healthy lifestyle.

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