New research has discovered that the Dash diet is an effective way to lower blood pressure for those who have slightly high blood pressure (pre-hypertension) and for those who have mild to moderate high blood pressure, or hypertension.
Diet alone cannot deal with severe high blood pressure. It needs to be combined with additional changes in lifestyle.
The Dash Diet is a dietary approach to stop hypertension as it is low in cholesterol, saturated fat and total fat.
It is also a long term approach to healthy eating which is designed at treating or preventing high blood pressure.
This diet helps you to lower sodium levels and eat various foods rich in nutrients which help reduce blood pressure, such as, calcium, potassium and magnesium.
The Dash diet specifically emphasises eating fruits, veg, whole grains, low fat dairy foods, as well as some legumes, fish and poultry.
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