Is There Such a Thing As a Blood Pressure Diet?

While there isn't a specific blood pressure diet, what you eat does play an extremely important role in whether you maintain healthy blood pressure levels or not.
Many nutrients will affect your blood pressure directly while others just help the body maintain overall health.
There are things that you probably need to eat more of and other things that you should eat less of to maintain a proper balance, at least going by the typical diet of the modern world.
Eating less meat and more vegetables is a really good way to start.
Most people eat far more meat than is necessary for good nutrition and therefore are getting way too much of the stuff we shouldn't have - like fat and cholesterol.
With most meats, a piece roughly the size of a deck of cards is all you need so that 12 oz.
sirloin is actually about 3-4 servings! It's much better to fill up more on vegetables for all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber you will get out of them.
Most of us consume far more than the daily recommended allowance of sodium.
Even if you don't normally salt your food before you eat, much of what we term "convenience" foods are way overloaded with sodium.
Go to your cabinet and check several boxes in there and you will probably be shocked at how much sodium you are actually consuming on a regular basis.
High sodium levels in the blood contribute to fluid retention which in turn can raise your blood pressure.
Many people, particularly women, do not get enough calcium and vitamin D in our diets.
That's mostly because we've been told for so long that dairy products are fattening.
Fortunately today, we have low fat and fat free options such as skim milk that can give us these important nutrients while not adding extra fat or calories.