My father blood pressure 160/90. What kind of diet help him out from high blood pressure .he take two times blood pressure medicine cilakart 40 mg .but pressure is always high .what we should do for him please suggest .what kind of diet help him .we have done his complete lipid profile where LDL is higher than normal .and sugar p.p 101 .his weight 78 kg. Height 5'5 inch.in his daughter feeling very worried.

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High blood pressure is mainly due to excess salt intake or too many tensions in life. Advise him to take enough sleep for 7-8 hours. And indulge in yoga, meditation. Exercise also helps to relieve tension and decrease bp. Hence he should start with a 10 mins brisk walk and slowly increase to 30 mins per day. Regarding diet. Salty things lead to high bp. Reduce the intake of salt per day. Salt intake should be less than 2.5gms (1/2 teaspoon). Strictly avoid all chutneys, pickles, papad, samosa, bajjis, mirchi, chips, fryums, other deep fried snacks, processed foods etc. All together diet and exercise and relaxation practices if monitored strictly will reduce bp my 10 mm. LDL is increased only if you consume alot of dalda, meat, deep fried foods and other processed foods as mentioned above. Cut down on oil consumption by consuming everyday dal (pulses) rather than fried vegetables. Example. Palak dal (spinach dal) is preferable than palak sabji (fried spinach curry) Hence make side dishes where you loose less oil only for seasoning and not for cooking. For further more tips you can consult online.  

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