2009-08-20

High blood pressure, potassium and salt - it is an alternative to the low salt diet?

There is no solid evidence of the causes of high blood pressure, most doctors agree that NaCl, or sodium salt plays an important role. Most people who are less than 3 grams of salt per day from high blood pressure or hypertension. But not vice versa. Most people, 3-6 grams of sodium not RAP. The missing element is potassium.


Our bodies are incredibly complex, and which are effective if they meet certain equilibria. A balance between the salt and potassium. People, the greatest amount of salt and hypertension is probably not a greater contribution to potassium, which is the balance in check.


Western diet, in contrast to Europe, are very difficult and a little potassium salt. Doctors routine hypertension in patients with a diet without salt. This means that the consumption of potassium is constant and the balance can not be achieved, reducing the intake of salt.


What to do if the increase in potassium? The question here is not of itself, but the salt and the salt of the quantity of potassium in our body. Is it difficult, more potassium?


Although the salt is in the United States, a can of soup with chicken has 33 times the amount of sodium potassium potassium is also in abundance, but we can not recognize.


Visit your local supermarket in the alley and see if one of them are currently in your pantry or at home:


Bananas
Raisins
Apricots
Figs
Potatoes
Beet
Tomatoes
Plums
Oranges


Not only are they the fruit and vegetables rich in potassium, but some are rich in antioxidants and fiber, too.


Think about what you have eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner from yesterday. How many servings of this group of foods that you eat? If you're like most Americans have, without doubt, a slice of tomato in the hamburgers, with French fries. If you is probably in the pasta sauce, too. Other than that is probably not heard.


You can not overdose of potassium. You can eat as much as you want. Bananas, raisins and dried figs and snacks are available for potassium. Try a little change in their lives and begin Münchingen in chips. Thank your blood pressure.


Rachel Willson issues in research on natural health and fitness.