Should we blame high blood pressure on 10 foods? Maybe.
salt
Considering how tasty and readily available salty foods are, talking about foods and high blood pressure is never an enjoyable conversation for anyone.
…Don’t be salty: Reading food labels can help you lower your sodium intake
Witnessing a fellow doctor almost have a stroke made me focus more on my intake of sodium
When I was a resident working in a clinic with a respected physician, he started having a severe headache. I thought he was just having a migraine or he was dehydrated. All of a sudden, he just said his blood pressure was probably up. He then asked one of the nurses to check his blood pressure in between seeing patients. The nurse looked at the blood pressure monitor and said, “Damn.” His pressure was higher than the crowd at Coachella.
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