If you have hypertension, you must strengthen your diet in terms of health care. Many patients with hypertension have significant differences in their views on pork. Some people believe that patients with hypertension should not eat pork, while others believe that eating a moderate amount can be beneficial to the body. The correct approach is that patients with hypertension can eat some lean pork appropriately, which has a good effect on replenishing Qi and blood and can supplement the body’s vitamin B group.

Pork is rich in iron, which is an essential nutrient for human hematopoiesis. The heme iron and cysteine in pork are substances that can improve iron deficiency anemia.

Lean pork is a good source of vitamin B, especially vitamin B12.

Vitamin B12 is not provided by vegetarian diets. If a person lacks vitamin B12, they may experience mental and psychological problems such as dull reactions, expressionless faces, and declining memory, and may also lead to anemia.

However, pork has the highest fat content among the meats we commonly eat, such as fish, beef, and chicken. Therefore, pork is not the best choice for daily consumption.

The best type of meat is fish, shrimp, and other seafood, which is known as ‘white meat’. It is tender, high in protein, low in fat, and has high nutritional value, suitable for all kinds of people. It belongs to the ‘first tier’ of meats.

Next are chicken and duck meat with the skin removed. After peeling, the fat content of chicken and duck meat is also not high, and the protein is higher than that of pork and beef. It belongs to the ‘second tier’ of meats.

Finally, pork and beef come. However, it should not be ignored that even though pork and beef are ranked at the end, they still have high nutritional value and should not be ignored. It is also not advisable to only eat fish and not pork and beef.

Recommend a simple tangerine peel hypotensive tea that everyone can make

Method: Take an appropriate amount of dried tangerine peel, pour boiling water over it, cover and steep for 10 minutes, then drink it frequently as tea. You can also use 10 grams of tangerine peel and 20 grams of hawthorn fruit, put them in a sand pot, add water and boil for 20 minutes, then remove the residue and drink the juice.