How to drink water correctly in patients with hypertension

　　Water is good for health, and for hypertension patients, water should be scientific and healthy, in order to better control blood pressure.

　　Drinking time

　　Hypertensive patient wants scientific water, can use a few times method, had better be before sleeping half an hour, midnight awakes and drink a few plain boiled water after early morning gets up.

　　The amount of water

　　First, people with high blood pressure should not drink too much water. If people with high blood pressure drink too much water at once, the water will quickly enter the blood, raising blood pressure. Especially pure water, blood and cell absorption rate faster, prone to dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms. Of course, the amount of water should not be too little. Too little water can thicken the blood, leading to blood clots that can lead to brain clots or heart attacks.

　　Drinking temperature

　　The water temperature should not be too hot or too cold. If the water temperature is too hot, easy to damage the digestive tract mucous membrane, will also accelerate blood circulation, thus aggravating the heart burden. And too cool water, easy to make gastrointestinal vascular stimulation and contraction, reflex caused by the contraction of the heart and brain, causing insufficient blood supply to the heart and brain.

　　Types of water

　　In patients with high blood pressure on the basis of strict restrictions on sodium intake, water restrictions may not be too severe. Under normal circumstances, the daily drinking water of 1500~2000 ml, each time not more than 2500 ml. Drink water rich in minerals such as calcium and magnesium, which have been shown to help prevent hardening of the arteries and reduce excessive blood pressure to normal levels. When sweating too much, can be appropriate to supplement light salt water, try not to drink pure water, because pure water to remove beneficial substances for the body, not suitable for hypertension patients to drink. The mineral content of tea is also rich, but it is best to drink green tea, light tea.