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Seven benefits of drinking coconut water. Coconut water has high nutritional value and contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, including potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and protein, which can help us quickly replenish water and electrolytes. Here are a few benefits of coconut water to the human body: 1. Lower cholesterol: Coconut water can lower LDL cholesterol levels and prevent cardiovascular diseases. 2. Lower blood pressure: According to data from the American Heart Association, proper intake of potassium in the diet can reduce the sodium content in the blood and thus achieve the effect of lowering blood pressure. Therefore, daily intake of potassium-rich coconut water can help lower blood pressure. 3. Anti-aging: Coconut water is rich in vitamin C, which can help wounds heal and reduce wrinkles. Vitamin C can also prevent skin sunburn. 4. Lose weight: The fiber-rich coconut water can help promote digestion and promote fat metabolism, which will help lose weight. 5. Impr...

New study: Antihypertensive drugs will not increase the risk of COVID-19 infection A new study provides reliable evidence for global hypertension patients. Some experts worry that treatment of hypertension drugs may increase the risk of COVID-19, but it will not happen in fact. The research team of the New York University School of Medicine analyzed 12,594 people who were screened for COVID-19; 5,894 (46.8%) of them tested positive, and of the 4,357 patients with a history of hypertension, 2,573 ( 59.1%) were positive. However, after excluding age and other factors, the analysis of patients' medication showed that there is no substantial correlation between a single drug and the positive rate and the probability of severe illness. Under normal circumstances, when the blood pressure drops, the human body will trigger a series of mechanisms to increase blood pressure through RAAS, including angiotensin I which is converted into angiotensin II by ACE, which further raises blood pressu...

Do you have high blood pressure? An estimated 1,130 million people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure. According to information released by the World Health Organization in 2019, an estimated 11,300,000 people worldwide suffer from high blood pressure, of which only less than one-fifth of the patients’ high blood pressure has been effectively controlled. Therefore, high blood pressure is the main cause of premature death worldwide one. Hypertension has a great impact on the health of the human body and easily causes complications on the body's organs. E.g: Brain (transient cerebral ischemia, stroke) Heart (angina pectoris, heart failure, myocardial infarction, left ventricular hypertrophy) Kidney (kidney failure, kidney disease) To prevent and treat high blood pressure, regular blood pressure measurement is a major foundation. People over 18 years of age should take blood pressure at least once a year and develop good living habits from a young age. If the people have a fami...

The five main advantages of DASH, weight loss, anti-depression and lower blood pressure. DASH was developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). It features high potassium, high magnesium, high calcium, high dietary fiber, less saturated fat, less trans fat and cholesterol. The main content is to eat more vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, white meat such as chickens, ducks and geese, fish, beans and nuts, etc., eat less red meat, fatty meat and sugary foods. Among them, it is very important to control the intake of sodium, because too much sodium intake will increase blood pressure. In addition to helping hypertensive patients to control their condition, DASH has other benefits that have been proven by research as follows: 1. Lose weight: Because a lot of high-fat, sugary foods are reduced, the calorie intake is also automatically reduced, so it can help lose weight. 2. Reduce the risk of cancer: Studies have shown that it can reduce the ris...

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, (DASH) Principle: 1. High potassium: Potassium is the mineral with the highest content in the cell. It can antagonize sodium ions and change the sensitivity to salt. Fruits, vegetables and milk are rich in potassium. 2. High magnesium: Magnesium participates in many enzyme functions of the body; rich magnesium can improve insulin sensitivity. Vegetables and fruits are one of the main sources, and whole grains containing bran and germ (such as brown rice, oats, oatmeal, jojoba) are also high in content. 3. High calcium: Calcium-rich foods, mainly low-fat milk or skimmed milk, followed by: dark green vegetables, sea vegetables, small fish with bones, these calcium content is also very rich. 4. High dietary fiber: It can block the rapid absorption of simple sugars into the blood circulation and improve the body of insulin resistance; fiber-rich foods include: vegetables, fruits, whole grains, roots and stems (such as: radish, taro). 5. Saturated fa...

Headache, insomnia, and tinnitus are symptoms of high blood pressure? Beware of these 10 signs of high blood pressure. Common symptoms of hypertension are as follows: -Dizzy -Palpitation -Headache -Tinnitus -Sore neck -Fatigue -Insomnia -Feel sick and vomit -Twitch -Coma Most hypertensive patients do not know that they have high blood pressure, unless an abnormality is found when measuring blood pressure. If you think, "It's just that the blood pressure is a little bit higher, it's fine if you don't have hypertension symptoms?" That's wrong! Hypertension will bring a series of complications. Hypertension not only affects normal life, but also threatens life safety. The complications of hypertension can be divided into the following types: -Heart disease: ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, coronary heart disease (such as myocardial infarction) -Arterial disease: atherosclerosis, hemangioma, arteriosclerosis, aortic dissection -Brain diseases: cerebral embo...

In winter mornings, blood pressure is most likely to spike. The doctor advises against doing these five things. The sudden drop in temperature in winter is the season when high blood pressure is prone to occur. Especially when you get up in the morning, your blood pressure is most likely to soar. The risk of stroke and myocardial infarction among young people with malignant hypertension is 3.86 times that of the average person. "Malignant hypertension" refers to a sudden spike in blood pressure caused by nerve tension, fatigue, and external stimuli on special occasions when blood pressure is normal on ordinary days. 1. Wash your face with cold water in the morning When you wake up in the morning, your body is still in a relaxed state. At this time, if you use cold water to stimulate the peripheral blood vessels such as your face, hands, and feet, the blood vessels will contract quickly and your blood pressure will rise abnormally. It is recommended to wash your face with warm...

Pregnancy-induced hypertension  Hypertension in pregnancy is an unpredictable and high-risk disease during pregnancy. If the blood pressure exceeds the standard, it must be controlled to ensure the health of the fetus and the pregnant woman. Therefore, a better understanding of pregnancy-induced hypertension is helpful for future judgment and treatment. Pregnancy-induced hypertension means that a pregnant woman does not have a history of hypertension, but after 20 weeks of pregnancy, it can be defined as Pregnancy-induced hypertension if the symptoms of hypertension are found on examination. If the pregnant woman has a related medical history, the symptoms of hypertension during pregnancy are not pregnancy-induced hypertension. If you have symptoms of hypertension before 20 weeks of pregnancy, it is possible that the pregnant woman is a hypertensive patient, but has not been previously diagnosed. After 20 weeks of pregnancy, there will be an item to measure blood pressure in the ob...

 5 foods that people with high blood pressure should avoid 1. Bread Baked foods usually contain a lot of saturated fat and sodium, which can easily increase arterial blood pressure, and eating too much can lead to weight gain and even diabetes. 2. Caffeine Drink Caffeine-containing beverages such as coffee and strong tea can easily stimulate the sympathetic nerves and increase blood pressure. 3. Seasoning sauce Including salad dressings or other condiments and sauces, most of them contain a lot of sodium, eating too much can affect the metabolism is not conducive to blood pressure control. 4. Butter The high sodium and high fat of butter and margarine will affect arterial health and increase bad cholesterol (LDL), which can easily lead to the worsening of high blood pressure. 5. Dessert Desserts can cause weight gain and cause diabetes, which should be avoided in patients with high blood pressure. Read More: Eating with High Blood Pressure: 10 good foods to lower blood pressure. Re...

  Early symptoms of hypertension Not easy to find early Patients with high blood pressure usually have no symptoms in the early stage. When they start to have headaches, dizziness, stiffness and pain in the neck and shoulders, palpitations, chest tightness, and weakened vision, it means that other organs have been damaged. Therefore, high blood pressure is also known as a silent killer. Hypertension is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease For example, myocardial infarction and stroke also affect kidney and retinopathy. Therefore, blood pressure must be controlled within an ideal range to avoid complications caused by hypertension. In the past, people thought that high blood pressure was a disease of the elderly, but nowadays, due to changes in living and eating habits, insufficient exercise, and high pressure in life, the incidence of hypertension tends to be younger. Many people think that blood pressure is normal if the body is not abnorm...

  Why do young people have high blood pressure? 1. Genetic factors play a very important role in the occurrence of hypertension. People whose parents have hypertension have a significantly higher risk of hypertension. About half of hypertensive patients have a genetic background. Therefore, if parents have high blood pressure, they should strengthen prevention. Blood pressure increases with age. Many people have normal blood pressure when they are young, but they increase when they are old. 2. Obesity is one of the common and important causes of elevated blood pressure. Weight gain of 20 kg and weight loss of 20 kg have a very significant effect on blood pressure. Nowadays, patients with overweight and obesity abound. Obesity can lead to metabolic disorders in the body, fat accumulation, hardening of the blood vessels and increased blood pressure. For many hypertensive patients, weight loss is very important. 3. Too much salt in daily diet. Salty diet is an important reason, becaus...

Eating with High Blood Pressure: 10 good foods to lower blood pressure. 1.Coriander Antihypertensive nutrients: potassium, calcium, folic acid. Lowering blood pressure effect: Coriander is rich in folic acid, which helps reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. A hypertension study of more than 20,000 people in China, with hypertension patients without a history of stroke or heart disease as the object, one group took 10 mg of blood pressure lowering drugs, and the other group was supplemented with 0.8 mg of folic acid. The follow-up time was long In 4.5 years, it was discovered that patients with hypertension combined with folic acid supplementation reduced their stroke risk by 21%. How to eat it: Coriander will lose folic acid when heated. It is recommended to add coriander after cooking, or use coriander as the main ingredient of the sauce, especially for its strong aroma, which can reduce the use of seasonings to reduce salt intake. 2. Tomato Antihypertensive nutrients: p...

What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the lateral pressure on the arterial wall when blood is sent from the heart. Imagine: motor, water, water pipe. The heart of the body is like a motor, and blood vessels are like water pipes. When the heart pumps blood into the arteries, the pressure is the  systolic blood pressure. When the heart relaxes, the pressure of the blood returning is called the diastolic pressure. The cause of high blood pressure? More than 95% of hypertension is suffering from unexplained primary hypertension, which may be related to genetics, environment, and diet. In addition, less than 5% of hypertension is secondary hypertension caused by endocrine, kidney disease or vascular disease. Symptoms of high blood pressure? Hypertension may be asymptomatic. Occasionally feel headaches and tight back neck. When the blood pressure is very high, it is likely to cause damage to the eyes, brain, heart, kidneys, and large blood vessels and cause the following symptoms: bl...

According to the latest The New Blood Pressure Guideline issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2019, the normal range of blood pressure is integrated ◎ Normal blood pressure As long as the blood pressure is below 120/80 mmHg and is not in a hypotensive state (systolic blood pressure is less than 90mmHg, or diastolic blood pressure is less than 60mmHg), it is considered a normal blood pressure range. But don’t neglect because your blood pressure is in the normal range. Continue to maintain regular exercise habits, a balanced and nutritious diet, and avoid excessive intake of trans fats and salts. ◎ Elevated When the systolic blood pressure is between 120-129 mmHg and the diastolic blood pressure is lower than 80 mmHg, it is considered prehypertension. It is necessary to start blood pressure control as soon as possible, because prehypertension is very likely to turn into hypertension. ◎ Hypertension Stage 1 Refers to continuous measurement of systolic blood pressure between 1...