don’t automatically replace prescribed medication.
Sometimes improved readings mean your treatment—including your medication—is working.
Continue taking medication as prescribed unless the healthcare professional managing your treatment tells you to change it. The American Heart Association recommends combining appropriate lifestyle changes with correct medication use for people who require treatment.
What About Potassium?
Potassium-rich foods can be beneficial as part of a heart-healthy diet because potassium helps counter some of sodium’s effects.
Fruits, vegetables, beans, and certain dairy products can provide potassium.
However, deliberately increasing potassium or using potassium-containing salt substitutes
