Are there additional dietary changes I can make besides reducing sodium to help with high blood pressure?
At the University of Naples, Italy, a recent study involving people with mild to moderate high blood pressure showed a positive correlation between intake of olive oil and the reduction of blood pressure. As reported in the Archives of Internal Medicine, two groups of people were fed diets consisting of 26% fat, where one used olive oil and the other used sunflower oil. At the end of the study, the people on the olive oil diet had resting blood pressures that were significantly lower, hence their blood pressure medications were significantly reduced. Just think of the increased benefits that these people would experience if they added one more lifestyle change that has also been proven to lower blood pressure transcendental meditation. Please share with me a variety of choices when it comes to healthy protein options. Ok . . . cottage cheese (low/fat free), egg whites (as an omelette or egg white salad for sandwiches, etc.), tofu, soy burgers and soy dogs, beans of all types as salads
