Low blood pressure, or hypotension, can affect people differently based on their age, medical history, and overall health.
Fainting and dizziness can be caused by abnormally low blood pressure. But in severe cases, hypotension can be life-threatening.
Normal blood pressure typically reads between 90/60 and 120/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). However, in some cases values outside of this range can also be acceptable.
According to the reports, “With reading under 90/60 mm Hg and symptoms, including blurry vision, confusion or trouble concentrating, dizziness, fainting, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and light-headedness.” If you have a quick pulse, shallow breathing, and cold or clammy skin, you should seek medical attention.
Aside from medical treatment, there are some foods that can be consumed to raise blood pressure:
- More fluids: It is recommended that a person drink more fluids on a daily basis. Dehydration causes blood volume to decrease, lowering blood pressure. If one is into working out, staying hydrated during that time is essential.
- Food high in vitamin B-12: Vitamin B-12 deficiency can produce a specific type of anemia, which can lead to low blood pressure and fatigue. Eggs, fortified cereals, animal meats, and nutritional yeast are all good sources of vitamin B-12. Apart from this, chicken breast, ham, yogurt, trout, salmon, clams, and beef liver also have a high quantity of B12 vitamin.
- Food high in folate: Folate is a nutrient of the vitamin B complex, which is required by the body in a little amount to function and stay healthy. Folate is a B vitamin that aids in the formation of red blood cells but can also cause anemia. Citrus fruits, asparagus, lentils, beans, leafy greens, eggs, and liver are all high in folate.
- Salt: Salty foods can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise. Canned soup, cottage cheese, smoked fish, pickled items, and olives. Increasing the quantity of salt in regular food can also help.
- Caffeine: Caffeinated tea and coffee can potentially briefly raise blood pressure. It stimulates the cardiovascular system and increases a person’s heart rate.
In addition to altering your diet, you may also be able to raise your blood pressure by making lifestyle changes like avoiding spending long amounts of time in saunas, hot tubs, and steam rooms which can cause dehydration, avoiding prolonged bed rest, wearing compression stockings, which help blood move back upward from your legs and feet and so on.
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