1. What affects do the minerals Iron, Calcium, Vitamin E, Potassium, and Magnesium have on your blood pressuressure? By Hadin S. and Liam M.

2. About High Blood Pressure High Blood pressure is a condition when the force of blood on a artery wall is to high. Hypertension is defined as a blood pressure over 140/90 Often high blood pressure had no symptoms, but often leads to other diseases like strokes, heart attacks, and peripheral, arterial disease(PAD) Blood pressure is measured by a sphygmomanometer

3. About Low Blood pressure Low blood pressure can cause Strokes, Heart attacks, and kidney failure. Symptoms include lightheadedness, dizziness, and fainting. A common cause of low blood pressure is a low amount of blood. Low blood pressure is when the force of blood on a artery wall decreases below 90/60.

4. How blood pressure is read Blood pressure readings have two numbers, for example 140/90 mmHg. The top number is your systolic blood pressure. (The highest pressure when your heart beats and pushes the blood round your body.) The bottom one is your diastolic blood pressure. (The lowest pressure when your heart relaxes between beats.)

5. What minerals help keep blood pressure normal Through our research we found out that multiple sources said that calcium, potassium,vitamin e, magnesium, and iron help lower and higher your blood pressure That led us to another question, which was what foods should you eat that have a lot of potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and vitamin e and if you had those foods that had those minerals and vitamins would it significantly reduce your blood pressure or raise it. To find out what foods you should eat based on the amount of the listed minerals and vitamins we made a chart for each mineral and vitamin to see what foods had the most potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and vitamin e

6. Potassium's effect on blood pressure Potassium lowers blood pressure through Salt. Potassium in the body helps balance the overall amount of salt in your body. Without potassium, Salt is excessive in the body. The salt then reduces the ability for your kidneys to get out extra fluid. This extra fluid then remains in your blood stream. With more fluid it puts more stress on your arteries and leads to higher blood pressure. So with Potassium, the kidneys continue to work properly and remove extra fluid, allowing for your blood pressure to stay at a good level.

7. Potassium Chart From this chart we made the conclusion that you should have food like sun dried tomatoes, bananas, potatoes, kidney beans, raisins, and spinach FoodPotassium amountPorortions of (100g) Bananas422mg approx.(118g)224.46 Potatoes897mg approx.(varies)(213g) 421.12 sun dried tomatoes1,722mg approx.(varies) (110g) 1,565.45 kidney beans2,587mg approx.(184g)1405.97 avocado708mg (146g)484.93 tuna275mg(85g)323.53 catfish296mg(87g)340.23 Salmon719 mg (198g)363.13 Acorn Squash486mg(140g)347.14 Raisins322mg(43g)748.84 Dried Fruit(banana chips)152mg(28.4g)535.21 Milk366mg(244g)150 Chicken312mg(140g)222.86 Beef270mg(85g)317.65 Spinach167mg(30g)556.67 Duck286mg(140g)204.29 Pork360mg(85g)423.53

8. Calcium's effect on blood pressure Calcium's effect on the body works with magnesium with the smooth muscles. Calcium helps it contract while Magnesium helps it relax. Without calcium this process can’t happen. Without the muscles contracting and expanding it results in high blood pressure.

9. Calcium Chart FoodCalcium amount(per 100g) Cheese721mg Yogurt110mg Milk125mg Sardines382mg Spinach99mg

10. Magnesium's effect on Blood Pressure. Magnesium's effect with blood pressure has to do with the muscles contracting and relaxing including the muscles on your Veins and arteries. With magnesium it helps these muscles relax. Without Magnesium the muscles can’t relax and stay contracted. This closes up the space for the blood to move through the veins resulting in high blood pressure. Therefore, Magnesium is needed for the muscles to relax and let blood flow through.

11. Magnesium Chart From this chart you should have foods like pumpkin seeds, almonds, black beans, dark chocolate, spinach, and chard FoodMagnesium amountPorortions of (100g) Spinach24mg(30g)80mg Pumpkin Seeds168mg(64g)262.5 Chard29mg(36g)80.55 Yogurt19mg(170g)11.17 Kefir Almonds75mg(28g)267.85 Black Beans294mg(184g)159.78 Avocado42mg(146g)28.76 Figs26mg(261g)9.96 Dark Chocolate41mg(28.4g)144.36

12. Irons effect on blood pressure Iron actually helps keep your blood pressure up. An low amount of Iron can lead to things such as anemia. This is when there isn't enough hemoglobin in the blood (a iron-protein compound used in red blood cells to transport oxygen) or not enough red blood cells. Usually this is because of an low amount of Iron. That means that Iron helps us form low blood pressure.

13. Iron Chart From this chart you should have foods like liver, soybeans, and black beans Food Iron Amount Porortions of (100g) Liver 15.2mg(8 5g) 17.88 Oysters 6.1mg(88 g) 6.93 ChickPeas 0.8mg(12. 5g) 6.4 Fortified Cereals ? Pumpkin seeds 2.1mg(64 g) 3.28 Soybeans 29.2mg(1 86g) 15.7 Black Beans 16mg(184 g) 8.69 Lentils 0.4mg(12. 3g) 3.25 Spinach0.8mg(30 g) 2.67

14. Vitamin Es effect on Blood pressure Vitamin E has an effect through the veins. Vitamin E is essential because it reduces the oxidation of lipids and fatty acids in the body. It also prevents the breakdown of other nutrients by oxygen. But, oxidation of these lipids can lead to cellular and tissue radiation and damage which then leads to chronic inflammation, especially vascular inflammation. This means that there is a buildup of plaque within artery walls. Like the muscles contracting, this reduces space which then leads to high blood pressure. So, Vitamin E doesn’t allow for vascular inflammation.

15. Vitamin E Chart FoodVitamin E amountPorortions of (100g) Cooked Spinach 3.74mg 1.8mg Almonds 6.03mg 576mg Sunflower Seeds 12.31mg(100g) 12.31mg Avocados 3.11mg per avocado 278 mg Shellfish 8mg(127g) 7.6mg Rainbow Trout Olive Oil 1.94mg per TBS 17.44mg Broccoli 4.1mg per serving 2.2mg Pumpkin 2mg(280g) 0.014mg Kiwifruit2.6mg(177g) 0.406mg