High blood pressure, often called the “silent killer,” affects 30% of people around the world. It is the top risk factor for heart disease, the number one cause of death in developed countries. It’s often called “silent”, because it can cause damage to your body for years without any noticeable symptoms, increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia.
Unfortunately, more than half of people with high blood pressure, struggle to control it effectively, often because they do not know which foods to avoid. In today’s video, we’ll go over five types of common foods you should avoid, IF you have high blood pressure, or hypertension. This means, your blood pressure reading is consistently 140 over 90 millimeters of mercury, or higher.
These delicious foods are laden with added sugar, salt, vegetable oils, and other additives, that can harm your arteries, causing them to narrow, stiffen, and weaken, which can make your hypertension worse.
Salt is well known for increasing blood pressure – especially in people with already high levels