Peanut can not only be eaten raw, fried and boiled, but also be made into peanut oil, which has very high nutritional value. Peanut is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins, lecithin, calcium, iron and other trace elements. Eating peanuts regularly can not only lower blood pressure and cholesterol, but also prevent arteriosclerosis and coronary heart disease.

2. Walnut

Walnuts have the effect of strengthening the brain. I believe everyone knows this, but do you know that walnuts are still an ideal tonic for moistening lung and tonifying kidney, tonifying kidney and strengthening yang? Walnut can reduce the absorption of cholesterol in intestine, effectively prevent cell aging and improve memory. For the elderly with hypertension and coronary heart disease, you can eat more walnuts, which is good for your health.

3. Cashew nuts

Cashew nuts have high nutritional value and very sweet taste. They can be eaten as snacks or made into exquisite delicacies. The vitamins and trace elements in cashew nuts have a very good effect on softening blood vessels, protecting blood vessels and preventing cardiovascular diseases. Eating cashews can also relax bowels, delay aging, beautify the skin, effectively improve the body's resistance and make the elderly healthier.

4. Sunflower seeds

Sunflower is born in the sun, and it follows the sun wherever it turns, absorbing the essence of the sun the most, so sunflower seeds have a good yang-supplementing effect. Sunflower seeds are rich in vitamin E, which is a powerful antioxidant. It can protect blood vessels, promote metabolism, enhance body resistance, improve blood vessel elasticity, delay cell aging, and help delay the development of arteriosclerosis. Old people suffering from insomnia, forgetfulness, palpitation, chest tightness and other symptoms caused by arteriosclerotic arterioles can eat sunflower seeds raw, as long as they take 30 grams of sunflower seeds before going to bed every night and chew them carefully.

Second, what should the elderly with hypertension eat?

1, garlic

Long ago, garlic was widely used to lower blood pressure in China. Giving people with slightly higher blood pressure a dose equivalent to two cloves of garlic can reduce diastolic blood pressure. Garlic, like onion, contains a lot of adenosine, which can relax smooth muscle, dilate blood vessels and lower blood pressure.

2. tea

Drinking more tea will greatly promote the prevention of hypertension. Tea contains tea polyphenols, and the content of green tea is higher than that of black tea. It can prevent the oxidation of vitamin C, help the utilization of vitamin C in the body and eliminate harmful chromium ions. In addition, it also contains trace elements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc and fluorine. Therefore, brewing 4-6 grams of tea every day (equivalent to 2-3 cups of tea bags) is beneficial to the human body for a long time.

3. Lotus plumule

Lotus plumule has obvious antihypertensive effect. Usage: take lotus plumule1~ 2g, and brew with boiling water without drinking tea.

4. Mung beans

Mung beans have a good fire extinguishing effect and are also of great benefit to patients with hypertension. Not only does it help to lower blood pressure and relieve symptoms, but eating mung beans regularly can also prevent the increase of blood lipids.

5. Auricularia auricula

Wash auricularia auricula, soak it in clear water overnight, steam it, add a proper amount of rock sugar, and take a bowl every day, which can cure hypertension and arteriosclerosis.

Step 6 water chestnut

Take 30-60g of Eleocharis tuberosa and 30g of jellyfish head (after washing away the salt) and make soup, and take it 2-3 times a day to prevent and treat hypertension.

7.celery

Celery is a fine vegetable, which is very helpful for hypertension. Patients with headache and head swelling caused by hypertension often eat fresh celery to relieve symptoms.

Third, what can't the elderly eat with high blood pressure?

1, coffee

Many people like to have a cup of coffee and enjoy the petty bourgeoisie in their spare time, but this is not suitable for the elderly with hypertension. Caffeine helps to raise blood pressure. Caffeine can raise blood pressure by 5 to 15 mm Hg. For example, after taking caffeine, people whose blood pressure is 120/60 may rise to 135/75. In addition, frequent drinking of coffee in hypertensive patients with slow caffeine metabolism will increase the risk of early diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes.

2. Animal protein

According to some laboratory studies, excessive intake of animal protein will greatly hinder the smooth recovery of patients with hypertension. Patients with hypertension should restrict or ban animal protein, because harmful substances produced by protein metabolism will cause blood pressure fluctuation. Normal diet can choose high-quality protein with high cost, such as fish and milk. Some protein have antihypertensive effects.

Step 3: strong tea

Some herbal teas that are beneficial to lowering blood pressure are effective methods for daily nursing of patients with hypertension, and patients with hypertension should actively use the antihypertensive effect of herbal teas. However, it should be noted that patients with hypertension should avoid drinking strong tea, especially strong tea. Because the theophylline contained in black tea is the highest, it can cause brain excitement, anxiety, insomnia, palpitation and other discomfort, thus raising blood pressure, and drinking light green tea is beneficial to the treatment of hypertension.

4. High calorie food

One of the important methods of effective adjuvant therapy for patients with hypertension is to control their weight within the normal range, so patients with hypertension should strictly limit the intake of high-calorie food. Because high-calorie foods (glucose, sucrose, chocolate, etc. ) can induce obesity, and the incidence of hypertension in obese people is higher than that in normal weight people. Hypertensive patients are often complicated with overweight or obesity. Therefore, patients with this disease should limit high-calorie foods in their diet.

5, warm food

Elderly hypertensive patients should be especially careful when taking supplements. Some warm tonic foods are not conducive to the recovery of hypertensive patients. Such as Lycium barbarum, Lycium barbarum is not only a traditional precious Chinese herbal medicine, but also a nutritional tonic. Lycium barbarum fruit is rich in natural carotene, vitamin C, Lycium barbarum proteoglycan, betaine, linoleic acid, iron, phosphorus, calcium and other nutrients, and has the functions of tonifying deficiency, calming nerves, improving eyesight, expelling wind, nourishing kidney, moistening lung, protecting liver and resisting tumor. However, due to the strong warming effect of Lycium barbarum, people with high blood pressure or impatience had better not eat Lycium barbarum.