it's usually best to get calcium, magnesium, and potassium from food. Are you getting enough?
A healthy, balanced diet plays a major role in blood pressure control. And you should consume some specific minerals on a regular basis for good blood pressure management: calcium, magnesium, and potassium. But do most of us get enough of these? "If you're eating a healthy diet, you probably have nothing to worry about. But people eating a diet of processed and canned foods might need to be concerned, as well as people taking certain medications," says Dr. Randall Zusman, director of the Division of Hypertension at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center.