The 6 Best Foods for Low Blood Pressure

When you open a can of beans, one of the first things you may do is grab your colander and rinse the beans under cool, running water to decrease sodium by as much as 41%.

Canned Beans

Deficiency of vitamin B12 and/or folate can cause megaloblastic anemia, a condition in which red blood cells become extremely large but are not fully developed.

Canned Tuna

Another favorite of Ruder’s is cottage cheese. One half-cup serving of 2% fat cottage cheese provides 321 mg of sodium, making it a great base for a snack

Cottage Cheese

Both Ruder and Wallace recommend using fortified foods that pack a punch of nutrition, such as fortified breakfast cereal.

Fortified Breakfast Cereal

Olives make a wonderful addition to a diet for low blood pressure. Both Manaker and Ruder recommend including olives

Olives

Another favorite of Ruder’s is roasted salted nuts. Given the decades of research that show their heart-health benefits

Salted Roasted Nuts

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