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When
diet is high in salt sodium is retained in
cells with a large amount of water. An abundant amount of potassium is necessary to displace
accumulated sodium in
cells. If potassium is not present,
tissue cells retain water with
sodium. For this reason doctors prescribe diuretics, commonly called "water pills" in order to remove
water. When diuretics are taken to lower
blood pressure, they work by removing sodium from
body. But when sodium is removed, potassium is also removed. For this reason potassium supplements are usually prescribed in conjunction with
hypertension drug.
Celery contains a natural diuretic substance and has been used traditionally in treating obesity because it tends to eliminate water weight. But
balance between sodium and potassium is not unbalanced as it is when synthetic drugs are taken.
For people who have blood pressure which is only mildly or moderately high,
eating of celery may be all that is needed to lower it to normal levels. But even for those who have extremely high blood pressure readings, celery can be helpful. Celery is an excellent diuretic that can improve
effectiveness of high blood pressure medication, meaning that
dosage of medication may be reduced.
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