High blood pressure is serious. It refers to the pressure of blood against artery walls. Hypertension can cause heart and kidney disease, stroke and other serious health problems.
Seventy-five million American have high blood pressure and a good percentage don’t realize it because it has no symptoms. Your age, family history, gender and race put you at risk, but so does your diet.
Eating to control blood pressure is fairly simple and doable. First, you need to cut out salt (sodium). Second, you need to eat a diet rich in potassium, magnesium, and fiber. Happily, you don’t need to cut out a lot of your favorites.
You just need to add the following foods to your diet. Most of them you will love!
