High Blood Pressure, the silent killer is a lethal disease with no apparent symptoms. If remain untreated it may result in heart attack, congestive heart failure, strokes, or kidney failure. The disease has insidious nature but it can be determined by getting it checked. Once diagnosed, high blood pressure is impossible to cure completely. It is only possible to control it by regular intake of proper medicines. A rich and healthy diet can also keep your blood pressure controlled at certain level and can minimize the medicines intake. A healthy diet means a proper diet enriched with essential nutrients, fiber, and food containing more electrolytes, calcium, magnesium and potassium.

Lowering your intake of salt is essential for checking high blood pressure. Salt and sodium can raise the blood pressure significantly. African Americans, diabetics and the elderly are supposed to be salt sensitive. Therefore, these people should restrict their intake of salt and sodium. Diet rich in salt and sodium may harm the heart, kidney and brain and increase the risk of death. For monitoring high blood pressure sodium intake should be less than 2400 mg or about only one teaspoon every day. Salt is the most harmful substance for high blood pressure patients at it should me minimized as much as possible Protein