What should people with high blood pressure not eat? Why?

When people reach a certain age, they are prone to deal with diseases such as the three highs, which brings great troubles to many middle-aged and elderly people. So what are the things that people with high blood pressure should not eat in life?

Alcohol: Drinking alcohol can increase heart rate, constrict blood vessels, and raise blood pressure. It can also cause calcium and cholesterol to accumulate on the blood vessel walls, accelerating arteriosclerosis. Drinking alcohol in large quantities and for a long time can easily induce arteriosclerosis and aggravate hypertension. Therefore, patients with hypertension should quit drinking alcohol.

Strong tea: Hypertensive patients should avoid drinking strong tea, especially strong black tea. This is because black tea contains the highest amount of theophylline, which can cause brain excitement, restlessness, insomnia, palpitations and other discomforts, thereby increasing blood pressure. Drinking light green tea is beneficial to the treatment of hypertension.

Dog meat: Although there are many causes of hypertension, most of them are of the nature of Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity. Dog meat warms the kidney and helps Yang, which can aggravate the condition of Yin deficiency and Yang hyperactivity type hypertension. Other types of hypertension may be caused by kidney Yang deficiency, Yang disturbance, phlegm and fire accumulation, blood stasis, etc. Eating dog meat may agitate Yang or aggravate phlegm and fire or help fire dry blood, which is not good for the condition. Therefore, it is not suitable for consumption.

Excessive salt intake: The main component of table salt is sodium chloride. Sodium retention can cause an increase in extracellular fluid, increased cardiac output, and increased blood pressure. Therefore, patients with hypertension should limit their salt intake.

Spicy and refined foods: Spicy and refined foods can make stools dry and difficult to pass, which can easily lead to constipation. When patients defecate, abdominal pressure and blood pressure will increase, which may induce cerebral hemorrhage. Therefore, spicy and refined foods are prohibited for patients with hypertension.

Animal protein: Hypertensive patients should limit or forbid the intake of animal protein (such as animal liver and eggs) because harmful substances produced by protein metabolism can cause blood pressure fluctuations. High-quality protein with high biological value, such as fish, milk, etc., can be selected in daily diet. Certain proteins (such as aminoethyl acid, tyrosine, etc.) have a blood pressure-lowering effect.