Onion Can Lower High Blood Pressure for PKD patients

2014-04-05 05:45

Onion is a common vegetable for people, which has many benefits for people, so it is favored by many people all over the world. As the study shows that onion is good for people with PKD, and it can help lower high blood pressure for PKD patients.

Onion can help lower high blood pressure for PKD patients.

As we know, high blood pressure is a common symptom for PKD patients and the unwell controlled high blood pressure will cause further damage to kidneys. So patients need to control their high blood pressure firmly. Diet therapy is a useful treatment which can help lower high blood pressure naturally.

Onion is the only known food that contains prostaglandin A, which can expand the blood vessels and reduce the blood viscosity, all these can help lower high blood pressure, reduce the peripheral vascular and increase the blood volume in coronary artery, and prevent the formation of blood clots. So PKD patients can take onion with certain amount in their daily diet, which can help lower their high blood pressure.

Some other benefits of eating onion for PKD patients.

1. Lower high blood sugar

Onion has the function of refreshing, which can help the cells using glucose in blood, and help lower high blood sugar, which is good for people with diabetes.

2. Strengthen the bone

Onion is also high in calcium, which can help strengthen the bones. Because of the kidney damage, PKD patients will suffer from bone problem, so eating onion will be helpful for them.

3. Prevent cancer

There is a substance in onion which is a natural cancer prevention for people, which can help prevent the kidney cancer for PKD patients.

Besides, there are also some other benefits of eating onion for PKD patients, so patients can take it with no worry. But patients need to take onion depending on their own illness condition and take proper amount in their daily diet.

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