Be careful with Hypertension

the heart and blood vessel disorders that are
considered as the number one
killer in Indonesia have often
originated from hypertension or
high blood pressure. Therefore,
hypertension should be avoided. Statistics show that 3 out of 10
people suffering from
hypertension Indonesia.
Hypertension is included in the
disease which kills silently (the
silent disease) because people generally do not realize they get
their blood pressure checked
hypertension before. High blood pressure is a condition
in which a person's blood
pressure above normal limits, ie
above 120 mmHg for systolic
(blood pressure when the heart
pumps blood into the arteries), and 80 mmHg diastolic (blood
pressure when the heart
expands or relaxation). Prolonged increase in blood
pressure can damage blood
vessels in most of the body. In
several organs such as heart,
kidney, brain, and eyes will be
damaged. Damage to a number of organs that can cause
cardiovascular problems (a series
of disorders that attack the
heart and blood vessels),
including heart attack and
stroke. The older person, the risk for
hypertension is also higher
because the more rigid blood
vessels so the pressure is high
sistoliknya. However,
hypertension also affects many young people. Usually the main
risk factor is diet. Too much salt intake increases
the risk of hypertension. Actually
not taste salty to be avoided
but the sodium content. The
recommended sodium intake is
less than 6 grams, equivalent to one teaspoon per day. According to Susan from
Nutrifood Fendy Research
Center, not just sodium
contained in salt as a spice in
cooking but is also found in fast
food, processed food such as sausages, instant noodles,
tomato sauce and soy sauce.
"Sodium can also be found in
foods such as donuts or sweet
soy sauce," he said. To create savory taste in
cuisine, we can get around the
use of salt with spices or choose
low-sodium food products.