Some Cooking Tips for Blood Pressure Patients
If you are baking your own pies, then make sure the crust is trans fat-free, and try to choose types that require as little added sugar as possible. Fruit crisps, like apple crisp, made from locally-grown apples, of course, are a great alternative, and are very high in anti-oxidants.
Here are some more tips!
Having three of the following five risk factors establishes the diagnosis of this syndrome: increased waist circumference (abdominal fat), low HDL or good cholesterol, high triglycerides (fats in the blood), high blood pressure, and high blood sugar. Also include whole grains, nuts, poultry and fish and goes easy on fat, red meat, and sugar. Several randomized controlled feeding trials found that this eating strategy significantly lowered blood pressure in as little as two weeks.
Maintain Glucose levels
Maintaining your daily blood glucose levels and that all important A1C is the critical component of the self management of the disease and avoiding those very nasty complications that you mentioned. Losing weight (usually only 5 - 10% of your total weight), eating 3 servings of whole grains daily (oatmeal, brown rice, whole wheat bread), 5 - 9 servings of fruits and vegetables daily, and getting 30 minutes of physical activity - can keep a pre-diabetic from becoming diabetic and can also help control those insidious complications.
What does research say?
In a recent study by the National Institute on Aging, researchers found that positive personality traits and high activity levels play a role in longevity. The study, which followed more than 2000 men and women over a period of 50 years, found that those who were the most active, emotionally stable, and organized lived approximately two to three years longer. The treatment instantly fills up the red blood cells with oxygen and the extra oxygen dissolves into the blood fluid, which builds up the tissue oxygen levels.
