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health food options to lower blood pressure
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Dr. Clarence Lyons answered
20 years experience Family Medicine
Food and exercise: Cardiovascular exercises and avoid salty foods.
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Dr. Bennett Werner answered
44 years experience Cardiology
None: Avoid salt and optimize weight.
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Not alone.: Whole grain foods alone do not independently lower blood pressure. But, when combined with an overall healthy diet and exercise program, whole grain ... Read More

Dr. Mark Stern answered
46 years experience Cardiology
Not enough: Not enough to avoid medicines if they are necessary.
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Dr. Jon Fishburn answered
30 years experience Ophthalmology
Hypertension diet: A great guideline for Dietary recommendations for lowering blood pressure, is the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, include reducin ... Read More
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Dr. James Eitner answered
34 years experience Family Medicine
Immediately, No: You can reduce your blood pressure by eating foods that are low in sodium, saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol, and high in fruits, vegetables, ... Read More
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Dr. Martin Fried answered
36 years experience General Practice
High Potassium: Findings also show that potassium, magnesium, and fiber may effect blood pressure. Fruits and vegetables are high in potassium, magnesium, and fiber a ... Read More
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Dr. Nathan Ritter answered
24 years experience Cardiology
Examples: Foods that contain a lot of potassium: http://potassiumrichfoods.Com/potassium-rich-foods-list/
calcium rich foods (avoid the cheese):
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Dr. Ruben Altman answered
60 years experience Cardiology
Low salt intake: IF bPIS ELEVATED iWOULD RESTRICT SODIUM INTAKE TO 1500 TO2000 MG/DAY AND IF IF I WAS OVERWEIGHT WOULD GO ON A LOW CALORIE WEIGHT REDUCTION DIET WITH ... Read More
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Dr. Christopher White answered
43 years experience Cardiology
Avoid salt: Avoid sodium and lose weight.
A 32-year-old member asked:

Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
51 years experience Cardiology
Blood pressure: The most important step is minimizing the salt in your diet to less than 3gram a day.
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