High blood pressure: symptomatology, treatment and nutrition

High blood pressure, as the main symptom of the presence of hypertensive disease, occurs in more than 40% of the adult population. According to statistics, it is considered the main reason, because of which premature death occurs. Elevated blood pressure is a figure higher than the norm, that is, above 140/90 mm Hg. Art. In a state of rest, when there is no physical and emotional load. Short-term high blood pressure can also occur after them, which is the norm.

But the soil for this disease to become chronic, is pawned at a young age, when many symptoms are simply not seen. These include the following:

• The presence of periodic headaches, dizziness, rapid heartbeat and nausea;
• Noise and ringing in the ears;
• Pulsation in the field of the temple;
• A high level of fatigue and the appearance of flashing flies in front of the eyes;
• Possible pressing pain symptoms in the chest and nosebleeds.

In the event that no timely measures are taken, this combination of symptoms can trigger the emergence of grade II hypertension and hypertensive crisis, which will be the basis for a stroke or heart attack. The sooner the treatment begins and the diet is changed , the less chance that high blood pressure will become a constant "companion" of life.

Power at increased pressure has a number of fundamental principles:

• You should consume at least 100 grams of protein per day;
• Seafood, as well as food with a predominance of lipotropic substances (olive oil, cottage cheese, fish, beef, etc.) should be present in the diet;
• Be sure to eat foods rich in fiber, magnesium, potassium;
• In the diet should be dairy products, oatmeal and buckwheat porridge, soy flour and egg white;
• It is necessary to take a vitamin-mineral complex and fats that are of vegetable origin;
• Food should be frequent, 5 times a day, but in small portions;
• Dinner should be 4 hours before bedtime.

Be wary of eating:

• Fats of vegetable origin and digestible carbohydrates (flour products, jam, honey and sugar);
• Rice and semolina;
• A large amount of salt (no more than 5 g per day) and liquid (up to 1.2 liters per day);
• Products that contain essential oils (carbonated drinks, garlic, radish, onions, radishes);
• Mushrooms, fish and meat broths, coffee, chocolate, strong tea, seasonings, hot snacks and canned vegetables.

High pressure and hypertensive disease of the 1st degree, as the practice shows, is very well adjusted by medical nutrition. Patients are advised to make a balanced menu.

Drugs under increased pressure, which are currently produced in large quantities, are appointed by the therapist, taking into account the basic indicators:

• Age and degree of disease;
• Presence of pathologies of the cardiovascular system (violations in the rhythm of the heart, heart failure, angina);
• Existing additional, chronic diseases (bronchospasm, diabetes, obesity and so on);
• Violations in the work of other target organs (eyes, kidneys, left ventricle of the brain, brain).

But drug treatment is required in the presence of II and III stages of hypertension.

At the first, initial stage, preventive measures are needed, the purpose of which is to change the patient's lifestyle. Required:

• Weight loss;
• Ban on alcohol, caffeine-containing beverages and nicotine;
• The use of a complex of therapeutic exercises and walking;
• Reduction in the intake of fats, salts and digestible carbohydrates;
• In the event that the pressure does not decrease, but continues to hold above 140 at 90 mm Hg. You need to start taking medications.

Chronic hypertension is a disease that is easier to prevent than cure.