Fighting against hypertension can be achieved through small, simple daily actions such as changing your diet. Indeed, by adopting certain healthy habits, particularly in terms of diet, you can certainly reduce your hypertension. Discover this vegetable rich in vitamin C that deserves your full attention!
Hypertension is a chronic disease that affects a large number of people in France. Did you know that almost 20% of the adult population, or around 1 in 5 people, suffer from this pathology? 17 million French people who fight as best they can to lower their blood pressure and therefore improve their overall health. Arterial hypertension is characterized by an abnormal increase in blood pressure in the arteries leading to numerous health complications and more particularly to the heart.
This is why it is essential to pay attention to this increasingly common scourge which worsens with age, a sedentary lifestyle, being overweight, but also with poor diet. Lifestyle habits and good dietary hygiene are therefore essential points that will allow you to fight against the risks of high blood pressure. Certain foods are therefore more appropriate than others, such as blueberries or even flaxseed oil, but do you know this vegetable rich in vitamin C and potassium which is also an excellent anti-tension ally?
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Hypertension: the benefits of fennel
Hypertension is often categorized as the disease of “too much “ : too much salt, too much fat, too much industrialized food, too much sugar, too much stress, but also too many pounds! So why not put all the chances on your side by adopting a healthy diet based on healthy products that are particularly effective against hypertension? It is in this context that fennel comes into its own! In addition to benefiting from a very high content of vitamins including vitamin C, it is also an excellent source of potassium, a mineral which plays a very important role in balancing hypertension.
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Indeed, potassium is essential to properly regulate blood pressure. Fennel, which contains a good content, therefore helps prevent disease while helping to produce red blood cells, which is essential for blood pressure. But that’s not all ! Fennel also contains nitrates which will have the effect of relaxing and dilating blood vessels and therefore reducing hypertension as well as having anti-inflammatory properties.
How to eat fennel?
Root vegetable, fennel is an anti-waste vegetable since everything can be eaten! From the bulb, to the stem, to the leaves of this vegetable, everything can be prepared. Whether you want to eat it raw or cooked, it’s possible with fennel! Raw, it will be perfect in a salad with coriander leaves and an olive oil vinaigrette or even simply on a stick with nothing on the side! Its leaves, called plumes, are also very good used as aromatic herbs to flavor your dishes.
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Cooked, you can try steam cooking for those who wish to integrate it into a light diet, and finish it with a little browning in a pan in a little olive oil. Otherwise, it will be even better, braised or candied or even in a cake or a savory tart, the fennel and parmesan tarte tatin is killer! So we no longer hesitate and enjoy a good pan of vegetables accompanied by fennel!
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