Potassium counteracts the effects of sodium. It's something to do with the Sodium-Potassium pump, which I can vaguely recall from A level Biology. The FSA page on potassium is here - it seems that increasing your potassium intake can help with lowering blood pressure, as well as decreasing your sodium.
Some foods which are good sources of potassium are:
- fruit and veg (apricots, grapefruit, melon, spinach, kiwi, bananas, peaches and avocados are all good)
- pulses
- nuts and seeds
- milk
- fish and shellfish
- beef, chicken and turkey
- bread
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Great post. Such useful information. Just one thing, if you're on statins, you shouldn't eat grapefruit, as it inhibits the regular absorption of the statins. Not sure whether hypertensives take statins, perhaps only if they've also got high cholesterol, which is perhaps another related condition?
I wish I'd done A level biology, it would be SO useful now
Joanna
Thanks for the tip about grapefruit Joanna - I'll look into it!
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