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Less Salt, Less Weight
Can Control Hypertension
About one-fourth of all
Americans have high blood
pressure and about half of these
cases are serious, according to the
National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute.
High blood pressure has no clear
signs so a victim can have the
condition for years without
realizing it. That’s why it’s so
important to have your blood
pressure checked and follow
treatment if your doctor
prescribes it.
Weight loss for the overweight,
exercise and salt restriction, along
with drugs if prescribed, are
among the most important ways to
treat high blood pressure.
There is no specific diet for
people with high blood pressure,
but your doctor can tailor a plan to
fit your medical condition, food
preferences and lifestyle.
Most of the time, these diets will
be low calorie and low sodium. A
reasonable amount of sodium is
two grams daily, the equivalent of
one teaspoon of salt. Most
Americans eat two to four times
more salt than necessary by
salting their food and eating foods
high in sodium.
Some ways to start cutting down
on sodium include adding no salt
when cooking, removing the salt
shaker from the table, choosing
alternatives to heavily salted foods
like chips and pretzels, trying
more spices and herbs instead of
salt, garlic or catsup, and choosing
alternatives to processed foods
' hat are high in sodium.
Before using any salt substitute,
consult your doctor because these
can be harmful in some cases.
Losing weight, if you are
overweight, can also help keep
your blood pressure down.
Losing weight should be a
gradual process. Avoid fad diets.
Eat fewer calories and exercise
more.
Sometimes if your blood
pressure isn’t too much above
normal, these dietary changes will
be enough to control your high
blood pressure.
If you are on medication, do not
stop without talking to your doctor.
Keep on taking your prescription
for high blood pressure even if you
have lost weight and are eating
less salt.
Homemade
Cleaning Products
Spring has arrived and so has
spring cleaning time. All those
expensive bottles and boxes of
cleaning products can be left at the
Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
grocery store. You probably nave
on yopr shelf right now - vinegar,
baking soda, ammonia, chlorine
bleach and washing soda.
CAUTION: Never mix bleach and
ammonia. This combination
produces dangerous toxic fumes.
For sinks, tubs and ranges use
baking soda or washing soda right
from the box instead of scouring
power. It is an abrasive that will
clean without damaging the sur
faces of your appliances. To
remove rust or mineral spots from
old sinks, try soaking with vinegar
or lemon juice.
If you do not have a self-cleaning
oven, place a bowl of ammonia in
your oven overnight to loosen
baked-on soil.
The grout between ceramic tiles
can be cleaned with an old
toothbrush using a solution of %
cup chlorine bleach to a gallon of
water and then rinsed.
To remove soap film from
bathtube tiles, rub with a cloth
moistened with vinegar or mix 1
cup detergent, 1 gallon water and 1
cup bleach. Scrub tiles with soft
brush; let stand for 2 hours; then
rinse with clear water. If the soap
film has built up for some time it
may be necessary to repeat once or
twice.
A solution of M> cup vinegar to
two quarts of water can be used for
washing windows. Dry them with
crumbled newspaper.
Tarnish from copper bottom
pans can be removed with a
mixture of 1 cup vinegar and V*
salt. Rub pans with a cloth dipped
into the solution. Store unused
solution in a covered container.
To clean stained plastic, mix %
cup bleach, % cup baking soda and
1 cup vinegar. This mixture will
bubble when mixed. Pour it into
stained containers and let stand 5
minutes. Wash and rinse.
When it’s time to remove wax
from floor tiles or linoleum use a
solution of 1 cup ammonia to a
gallon of warm water. Wipe on and
allow to stand for five minutes,
scrub and rinse.
Lift cobwebs off with a clean old
sock on a yardstick.
Even the washing machine
needs cleaning. Fill your washing
machine with hot water. Pour in
one gallon of white distilled
vinegar. Allow the washing
machine to run a full cycle, but
without wash in it.
This will clean the built up
residue left by washing powders
and minerals in hard-water areas.
Clean your washing machine
about every six months or at least
once a year.
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