High blood pressure /hypertension is a condition in which blood is pumped with higher pressure around your body. When a person having persistently blood pressure above 140/90mmHg is a hypertensive.
Types of hypertension:
There are two types of hypertension primary and secondary.
1. primary hypertension:
It is most common type of high blood pressure and it develops by age.2. Secondary hypertension:
It is caused by certain medicines or other medical conditions.
Risk factors of high blood pressure:
Following factors can increase the risk of developing high blood pressure:
- Older age
- Race
- Family History
- Being overweight
- Obesity
- Alcohol and Tobacco consumption
- Stress
- Pregnancy
- Taking Birth Control pills
Foods to control hypertension:
1.Carrots:
Carrots contain antioxidants and potassium and fibers that helps to control high blood pressure.
2. Spinach:
Spinach contains potassium that causes sodium to flush out from kidneys and decreases the blood pressure.
3. Oranges:
Oranges contain vitamin C which act as antioxidant and help developing high blood pressure.
4. Guava:
Guava contains potassium and it decreases bad cholesterol and rises good cholesterol.
5. Peas:
Peas contains fibers, potassium and magnesium that helps to reduce high blood pressure.
