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While there isn’t a clear-cut cause for high blood pressure, there are certain lifestyle factors that can increase your risk. One of the most influential is diet. This may seem a little daunting, thinking you may need to completely change the way you eat, but instead think about the fact that food can actually aid you in lowering your blood pressure. Research shows that certain plant-based foods containing specific nutrients help decrease high blood pressure.
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Blood pressure the pressure created each time your heart beats as blood is pushed through a “network of tube-shaped blood vessels, which include arteries, veins, and capillaries” and more specifically, high blood pressure, is an important indicator of health.
High blood pressure or hypertension a condition “when your blood pressure … is consistently too high” can cause harm to the body by “increasing the workload of the heart and blood vessels.” Eventually this “force and friction … damages the delicate tissues inside the arteries.” On top of that, hypertension can also “lead to plaque buildup of unhealthy (LDL) cholesterol,” a condition referred to as atherosclerosis.