Mr VC Ajith Kumar, a physician with Ayush Ayurverdic, and Senior Physician Liu Xing from Eu Yan Sang Premier TCM Centre recommends the following tips to handle hypertension:
Ayurveda Physician Recommends that You
EAT MORE: orange, banana, guava, apple, bitter gourd, patola, bimbi
EAT LESS: hot and spicy foods, salt, hydrogenated oils
DO MORE: prayer, meditation, rest
DO LESS: late nights, lifting of heavy weights
TCM Physician Recommends that You
EAT MORE: celery, carrot, milk, walnut, fish, banana, tomato, bitter gourd
EAT LESS: alcohol, salty and highcholesterol foods
DO MORE: sleep, calligraphy, painting
DO LESS: smoking, high-stress activities
Photo courtesy of Thinkstock. This article first appeared in NATURA magazine issue No.2. Find NATURA at Eu Yan Sang retail outlets, newsstands and major bookstores in Singapore.