It is very dangerous to have a blood pressure over 120/80 mmHg, controlling your blood pressure is very important for your health. Having a blood pressure over 120/80 mmHg can cause heart and kidney diseases, in worst case it causes strokes.

When being on diet and having high blood pressure, salt and sodium should be avoided. Eating a lot of fruits and grains is vital to get your blood pressure down. Also, when having high blood pressure and wanting to lose weight, you need to exercise. At least 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Fat food have to be avoided at 100%, unless it is good fats like olive oils or omega-3 fats that can be found in fish.

Don’t put butter on your sandwiches, no more bacon, burgers, fries, or soft drinks! If you still going to eat this, there is no point of continuing, cause it is this that made you overweight and having high blood pressure. Your diet should be fruits, vegetables, no more white bread it is just empty calories, only grain.

If you’re blood pressure don’t drop while being on a diet, check in with your doctor regularly. Increasing you’re potassium intake. Potassium can be found in potatoes, tofu, bananas, and beans. You have to stop drinking alcohol, and a very important thing, if you are a smoker, smoking is a “have-to” also. Smoking makes you blood pressure go off the charts, STOP SMOKING.