The Worst Food For High Blood Pressure

There is one ingredient we all use and need that can spike blood pressure if taken in doses that are too excessive.

In fact, it’s so dangerous that this one ingredient contributes more to high blood pressure than being obese and a majority of other risk factors.

The worst part is, most westerners consume more than twice the recommended amount.

Recently, Japanese researchers published an article in the Journal of the American Heart Association which proved that consuming a lot of salt raises blood pressure.

While medical scientists have understood for years that sodium do cause high blood pressure, this was the largest study that actually looked to comparing high sodium eaters with low sodium eaters.

The researchers followed 4,523 people with a healthy blood pressure over a period of three and a half years, during which they periodically measured their blood pressure and calculated their sodium intake via urine tests.

They also recorded details of their lifestyles, in order to ensure that some other habits did not interfere with the result.

During the study time, 22.7% of the participants developed high blood pressure (which is an alarming statistic in itself).

The blood pressure of those who consumed a lot of sodium was significantly more likely to increase than that of those who consumed less sodium.

Researchers also found that even those who were obese were not as likely to experience an increase in blood pressure as compared to who ate a large amount of sodium.

The American Heart Association recommends that we consume at most 1,500mg of sodium per day, and the average person in most developed countries consumes around 3,500mg per day.

Between 75 and 80% of our daily sodium consumption is from processed foods. This means you cannot really reduce your sodium consumption simply by reducing the amount of salt in your food at home. You must actually stop buying foods that contain it.

Unfortunately, these include almost all packaged foods, such as soup, crispy potato chips, crackers, cereal, processed deli meat, bacon, canned food, and pre-made instant meals.

The solution for minimum sodium intake is to buy primarily fresh vegetables, fresh fruit, and whole unprocessed grains.

If you already have high blood pressure, cutting down on salt may not be enough. The simplest way to lower blood pressure naturally is a set of 3 easy exercises that is guaranteed to drop your blood pressure below 120/80 – starting today – even if you binge on salt…