It’s clinically proven that our blood pressure has correlation to environmental temperature. In fact, a 1ºC decrease in temperature is associated with a rise of 1.3mmHg systolic blood pressure and a rise of 0.6 mmHg diastolic blood pressure.
As spring is a season when temperatures fluctuate widely from dawn to dusk, many high blood pressure patients may suffer from headache, dizziness, and sleep loss caused by the fluctuation of the blood pressure.
Aside from wearing proper clothes to keep a stable body temperature, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners suggest that we can do more: eat spinach. Why? Spinach not only is a rich source of iron; Vitamin A, C, E, and K; magnesium; and several vital antioxidants; but also “cold in nature” and has the function of “nourishing blood and moistening dryness,” which can help easing the problems of high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, diabetes, and anemia.
Try this simple and delicious dish: Spinach Served with Sesame Oil.
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