Which of the following dietary recommendations would work best to lower her blood pressure?

A healthy heart depends on choices such as one’s diet and one’s level of exercise. One risk factor for a heart attack (and stroke)is hypertension (high blood pressure). Imagine that you are working with a woman who doesn’t want to take drugs to lower her blood pressure. Which of the following dietary recommendations would work best to lower her blood pressure?

A) eliminate all salt from the diet from all sources
B) include 3 servings of nonfat milk, and 10 servings of fruits and vegetables daily
C) Have her replace all of the salt she would use in her cooking with a salt substitute like Mrs. Dash.
D) include 3 servings of nonfat milk per day, plus 10 servings of fruits and vegetables (3-4 of fruits, 5-6 of vegetables), including those fruits and vegetables which will boost her potassium intake, AND restrict sodium to 1.5 to 2 grams (1500 to 2000 mgs) per day

Well… The Atkins diet is reported by many to both lower blood pressure and to straighten out cholesterol numbers – and triglyceride numbers are the first to drop dramatically.

Atkins believed that the big problem that people have in today’s world is to be surrounded by a Super Abundance of highly glycemic carbohydrates for which the human animal is unprepared. They can really screw a person up.

I’ve done the Atkins for the past 10 years – it’s very good – and it does straighten out a lot of problems. Sure – you can fool with salt – can’t hurt – but it might not help either.

Atkins Diet Recipes: Low Carb Potsticker Patties


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