Your blood pressure may have a tendency to jump up or down dangerously. Its rapid increase is especially dangerous. If the blood pressure value exceeds 139/89 mmHg, you must be under the constant supervision of a cardiologist. When it is less than 90/60 mmHg, you are hypotonic, or hypotensive; not too dangerous, but a pain in the life.

Pressure up

When we are prone to hypertension after our ancestors, we usually only observe periodic jumps up at the beginning. This is called unstable arterial hypertension. Requires observation, sometimes taking a mildly acting drug. We can also take some actions ourselves: reduce the amount of table s alt used (it retains water in the body, increasing blood pressure), lose weight when overweight (eat less animal fats, sugar, flour dishes). Nutritionists from the USA have proven in the course of research that proper diet reduces hypertension. They developed the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) program - dietary methods to combat hypertension. It is worth using it because it is simple and effective. If you are not overweight, you can eat 2,000 calories a day.

Hypertension: eliminate stress, smoking and alcohol

Stress, smoking and alcohol abuse are bad, so you should consider changing your lifestyle. We especially need to take some time to relax, because the adrenal glands secrete less catecholamines - substances that raise blood pressure. Moderate exercise can reduce your upper blood pressure by as much as 10 mmHg and your lower blood pressure by 5 mmHg. If you have high blood pressure, don't start training suddenly or you will have a heart attack. Discuss with your doctor what activity is best for you.

Worth knowing

Downward pressure surges are not uncommon. Teenagers who are hypersensitive tend to have low blood pressure. A sudden head movement, a sudden jump out of bed can lead to an even greater fall. Then the blood flow through the cerebral vessels is reduced, and the hypoxic brain reacts with fainting. A similar mechanism can be triggered by a sudden emotion such as fear. To reduce the risk of fainting, hypotonia should follow simple rules (see box above). If the low-pressure riser faints, unbutton its collar, open the window, and put it down with its legsslightly higher than the head or sit with the head between the knees. When he recovers, we give him something cool to drink. Then we can give drops of cardiamidum or cardiol C or a tablet of glucof.

Sometimes blood pressure jumps in patients taking medications to keep it in check. It happens so with the so-called treatment-resistant hypertension. However, such uncontrolled jumps are more often associated with our carelessness. We just forget to take medications regularly at strictly defined times. Or we don't take a dose when the measurement shows that we have normal blood pressure. This is a mistake, because in an hour there may be a sharp jump.

Good diet for high blood pressure

Use a diet (DASH) and eat:

  • 7 times a day groats and cereal products - a serving is e.g. a slice of rye bread, 30 g of corn flakes, 1/2 cup of cooked rice
  • vegetables 4-5 times a day - a serving is e.g. tomato, broccoli, half a cup of cooked spinach
  • Fruit 4-5 times a day - a serving is e.g. a small banana, orange, apple, 1/4 cup of dried fruit, 1/2 cup of strawberries
  • Low-fat dairy products 2-3 times a day - a serving is e.g. a glass of milk, kefir, yogurt or 50 g of white cheese n 2 times a day lean meat, poultry, fish - a serving is e.g. 100 g of boiled chicken or stewed fish, 3 slices of lean sausage
  • 4-5 times a week nuts and seeds - a serving is e.g. 1/3 cup of walnuts, hazelnuts or peanuts, 2 tablespoons of sunflower seeds, pumpkin, 1/2 cup of boiled beans, lentils
  • Vegetable fats 2-3 times a day - a serving is e.g. a teaspoon of soft margarine from a cup, a tablespoon of olive oil

Diet and lifestyle good for hypotension

  • Do not change positions abruptly.
  • Before you get up in the morning, do a dry massage with a towel or a terry glove: first hands and feet from the toes towards the heart, then the rest of the body.
  • Take an alternating cool and warm shower, culminating in a cool stream of water.
  • Exercise regularly. Activities that make the blood vessels of the legs more flexible are recommended, e.g. swimming, aerobics, jogging, cycling.
  • Avoid standing for long periods, sunbathing and staying in poorly ventilated rooms.
  • Get some sleep, rest.
  • Do not smoke.
  • Eat more often, but in small portions - hunger can lead to a drop in blood pressure as it lowers blood sugar levels. You can also add some s alt in your food.
  • Drink 2 liters of fluid a day. In hot weather and heavy exercise, more - when you sweat, blood pressure drops.

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