Around us, people with high blood pressure have these characteristics: they dare not leave their blood pressure medication, and they cannot eat whatever they want. Hypertension is a common disease, and a proper diet can help lower blood pressure. For example, tomatoes and seaweed are part of a blood pressure-lowering diet!
[Name]
Tomato and Seaweed
[Recipe]
1. Thaw the seaweed sprouts naturally and rinse them with water. Wrap the seaweed in salt and then replace it with clean drinking water. Soak for 5 minutes and then remove and squeeze out the water. Although the seaweed seems to have a lot of salt, it is not actually salty. Soaking for five minutes is just enough and does not require additional salt for seasoning. If soaked for longer, it will completely lose its salty taste.
2. Cut the seaweed sprouts into small pieces or use scissors to cut them into small pieces. Mix them with 1 tablespoon of seaweed and fish powder, and chopped dried red chili pepper. Cover and let it marinate in the refrigerator overnight. The amount of sugar and vinegar used here is not important, but the 1:1 ratio is crucial. Vinegar is suitable for removing the fishy smell of seaweed.
3. Taste it before eating. If it tastes too light, you can add a little salt for seasoning, and then mix it with sesame oil.
[Benefits]
Seaweed contains abundant taurine, which combines with bile to form taurine bile acid. It increases the solubility of fat and cholesterol, lowers cholesterol levels in the blood and bile. Taurine also inhibits platelet aggregation, lowers blood lipid levels and cholesterol content, thus reducing blood lipids and blood pressure.
[Nutritional Value]
Seaweed contains rich carbohydrates and various trace elements, especially iodine. In addition to this, seaweed also contains crude protein, dietary fiber, sugars, mannitol, amino acids, gelatin, and more than 40 active ingredients such as vitamins A/D/C/B1/B2/B5/B6, which are known as "vegetables of the sea".
Seaweed and tofu are the most common dishes in Japan and are considered as elixirs of longevity. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, Japanese women rarely suffer from breast cancer, while the probability of breast cancer in American women is very high. This is because Japanese actresses often eat seaweed, while American women eat very little.
[Precautions]
1. Patients with hyperthyroidism should not eat seaweed.
Seaweed is rich in iodine, and eating seaweed can worsen the condition of hyperthyroidism patients.
2. Seaweed should be consumed in moderation.
Eating too much seaweed may lead to excessive iodine intake, which can affect health. In addition, seaweed also contains arsenic, which is a toxic heavy metal.
3. Seaweed should be soaked in water before consumption.
Due to environmental and seawater pollution, seaweed may contain toxic heavy metals. Therefore, it should be soaked in water for 2-3 hours in advance, but not for too long, otherwise it will lose its nutrients.
