Limited alcohol consumption (men: max. 25 g alcohol per day; women: max. 12 g alcohol per day).
Limited caffeine consumption (max. 240 mg caffeine per day; this corresponds to 2 to 3 cups of coffee or 4 to 6 cups of green / black tea) – coffee and tea have a blood pressure-increasing effect, but only in the short term!
Aim for normal weight! Determination of BMI (body mass index, body mass index) or body composition by means of electrical impedance analysis and, if necessary, participation in a medically supervised program for the underweight.
Falling below the BMI lower limit (from the age of 19: 19; from the age of 25: 20; from the age of 35: 21; from the age of 45: 22; from the age of 55: 23; from the age of 65: 24) → Participation in a medically supervised program for the underweight.
Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
Avoidance of environmental stress:
Heat (sweating!)
Travel recommendations:
Before starting a trip participation in a travel medical consultation!
Note: Patients with hypotensive regulatory disorders are prone to heat exhaustion and are particularly uncomfortable in warm and humid climates. Tropical destinations should therefore be avoided.
Nutritional medicine
Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
Daily total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruits (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruits).
Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
Drinking 480 ml of water within five minutes in the morning; worked in 56% of patients (systolic blood pressure dropped by an average of less than 12 mmHg)
