Green Leafy Vegetables
Green leafy vegetables are great because they contain potassium. Potassium, if you didn’t know, has the ability to help the kidneys get rid of sodium. Here’s a quick lesson about sodium (one of the elements that make up salt): when we eat too much salt, the body holds onto water to try to dilute it. The extra water in our blood means the heart has to work harder because it’s pushing more liquid through the blood vessels. The harder the heart works, the more force is exerted on our blood vessels. Over time, this leads to high blood pressure. That’s why it’s important to find foods that help combat sodium- foods like arugula and lettuce.