Preventative Management of High Blood Pressure
Reducing High Blood Pressure
With Potassium, Magnesium and L-Arginine
You have high blood pressure and need to monitor these levels closely.
As a result you Google “Hypertension” “High Blood Pressure problems” to discover high blood pressure can lead to things such as a heart attack, kidney & heart disease, sexual dysfunction, vision loss or worse… a stroke.
Your provider suggest changing your diet as the first step in fighting HBP. They know the Standard American Diet is high in processed foods and refine. So, what’s the first step?
First, working towards eating a whole foods plant based or Paleo diet will reduce these contributions. We know that potassium reduces blood pressure and your average American does not eat enough. Furthermore, a result of increasing the amount of potassium in your diet to 4,800 – 5,000mg will decrease BP levels and increase life expectancy. Combining that with a diet high in Magnesium and L-Arginine amino acids only betters your chance of lowering that high blood pressure. Thrive Wellness is dedicated towards treating the cause of problems rather than the effects of the disease. These helpful charts identify foods high in potassium, magnesium and L-Arginine
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Food |
Measurement |
Potassium, mg |
Potato, baked, flesh and skin |
1 potato |
1081 |
Halibut, cooked w/dry heat |
1/2 fillet |
840 |
Plantains, cooked |
1 cup |
716 |
Rockfish, cooked w/dry heat |
1 fillet |
696 |
Sweet potato, baked, flesh and skin |
1 potato |
694 |
Beet greens, boiled |
1/2 cup |
654 |
Sockeye salmon |
1/2 fillet |
632 |
Parsnips |
1 cup |
573 |
Pumpkin |
1 cup |
564 |
Kohlrabi |
1 cup |
561 |
Roasted duck |
1/2 duck |
571 |
Mushrooms, white |
1 cup |
555 |
Bananas |
1 cup |
537 |
Tomatoes, canned, stewed |
1 cup |
528 |
Food |
Measurement |
Magnesium, mg |
Leafy Greens |
1 cup |
157 |
Nuts / Seeds |
1/2 cup |
150 |
Beans |
1 cup |
148 |
Whole Grains |
1/2 cup |
43 |
Fish Mackerel |
3 oz. |
83 |
Food |
Measurement |
L-arginine, gm |
Turkey Breast |
3 oz. |
2 |
Pumpkin Seeds |
1/2 cup |
7 gm |
Soybeans |
1/2 cup |
4 gm |
Chickpeas |
1 cup |
1.3 gm |
Lentil |
1 cup |
1.3 gm |
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