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General measures
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; equivalent to 2 to 3 cups of coffee or 4 to 6 cups of green/black tea ).
Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
Licorice abuse (aldosterone-like effect)?
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:
A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids ) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
High-fiber diet (whole grains, vegetables).
Observance of the following special dietary recommendations:
Diet rich in potassium:
Cereals (whole-grain pasta, cereals, crispbread, multigrain bread , mixed wheat bread, oatmeal, rice, millet, edible bran).
Vegetables and salads (potatoes, lamb’s lettuce, kale, horseradish , spinach).
Legumes (peas, lentils, white beans, lima beans, soybeans).
Fruit (black currants, honeydew melon, bananas); dried fruit and fruit juices.
Fish (mackerel, halibut).
Miscellaneous (whole nut chocolate , walnuts, Brazil nuts , cocoa powder ).
Diet rich in:
Minerals (potassium; magnesium)
Selection of appropriate food based on the nutritional analysis
See also under “Therapy with micronutrients (vital substances)” – if necessary, taking a suitable dietary supplement (eg, potassium citrate; this is better tolerated than potassium chloride ; if necessary, additionally – depending on the magnesium serum level – supplementation with magnesium citrate).
Detailed information on nutritional medicine can be obtained from us.
