Potassium counters the effects of sodium. Eat foods that contain high levels of potassium, like fruits and vegetables, or use vitamin and mineral supplements. Some examples of potassium-rich foods are: Raisins (1/2 cup): 618 mg Orange juice (1 cup): 496 mg Bananas: 422 mg Spinach (2 cups): 334 mg Eating 4 stalks of celery every day could help you reduce your blood pressure. Phytochemicals inside celery called phthalates can reduce blood pressure by relaxing the tissues in the walls of your arteries, which increases blood flow. So, chop up and eat 1 cup of celery for a healthy snack each day. Caffeine can increase blood pressure in people who rarely consume caffeine and especially in people who are already diagnosed with hypertension. Caffeine creates a big jump in the stiffness of arteries, causing the heart to pump harder which increases blood pressure. To see if caffeine affects your blood pressure, drink a caffeinated beverage and check your blood pressure within 30 minutes. If your blood pressure has increased by 5 to 10 mmHg, then caffeine likely causes an increase in your blood pressure. Confirm this with your doctor. Drinking alcohol can raise your blood pressure temporarily. Long-term heavy alcohol use can have a sustained impact on your blood pressure, so limit your alcohol intake. Different people have different alcohol limits. Ask your doctor how much you should drink. Drink alcoholic drinks that are lower in sodium and salt than others. This will make you more aware of the food you are consuming. Use an app or pen and paper to record quantities as well as what kind of foods you eat. You might be surprised by how much, or little, of one food you eat. Write down everything you eat, how much, and when you eat. After you have maintained this food diary for a week or so, review your entries and see if you are happy with what food you are eating. If there are any meals, snacks, or food items that you think you should cut out, do so. Keep up the food diary and use it as a source of information about your diet.
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One-sentence summary -- Eat 2,300-3,400 mg of potassium each day to balance your sodium levels. Increase your celery intake because it may improve blood flow. Consume less caffeine because it can worsen hypertension. Drink less alcohol because it raises your blood pressure. Keep a food diary so you know what you're eating.

CBT is a type of psychotherapy which has shown very positive effects on conditions such as depression. However, when it comes to pregnancy, CBT is very useful even if you are not feeling depressed, as it will help you accept and understand your new situation better and can truly prepare you for the new joy in your life the baby. This approach has been constructed around the belief that our thoughts influence our actions and therefore negative thoughts result in negative actions. However, this therapy is not simply a "positive thinking" approach; it goes much deeper than that. CBT examines the thoughts that you tend to have and helps you build a positive outlook on life, which is incredibly useful when it comes to fighting depression. Negative thoughts, such as "Why does this always happen to me?", result in negative experiences and behaviors, such as falling victim to depression. That is why CBT aims to transform negative thoughts into positive and more realistic ones, such as "Yes, this situation isn't the easiest one, but instead of feeling defeated, what can I do to feel happy?" CBT can also be very helpful when preparing you for the arrival of your child as this life event, as exciting as it is, can also be very stressful and overwhelming and could, in itself, be the cause of depression. In these cases your therapist will help you find the deeper meaning behind thoughts such as "I am afraid I won't be a good mother" and transform them to healthier views such as "Everyone makes mistakes and I will probably make some too with my child, but that's OK because I will always do my best to be a great parent." As we mentioned above, depression during pregnancy is often the result of relationship problems or an inability to understand and accept the new situation you are in. CBT can be really useful here because it finds the underlying reasons for your problems and helps you turn things around. This depression treatment approach is relatively new, but it does hold promise and it is safe for pregnant and breastfeeding women. This type of therapy is especially useful in the winter season, or when your condition will not allow you to expose your skin to sunlight for too long. Basically, bright light therapy means exposure to very bright lights, using a special light box (simple home lighting is not enough) at illumination level of 10,000 lux, most commonly for 30 to 40 minutes. The operating principle of this therapy is based on the fact that our body works in an interesting way light stimulates it to release hormones that make you feel happy and even euphoric. If your living situation allows it, you can choose the natural way spend more time in the sun and in nature. The scientific explanation behind this interesting phenomena is that people are able to function best during the day and are very dependent on the warmth of the sun. That is why over time our brains have adapted to seek light and to ensure that we do that, we have evolved to feel pleasure when exposed to it. Even though bright light therapy has not yet be proven successful in all depression sufferers, it does help over half of the people who try it, as was discovered by a study conducted by the Medical Journal of Psychiatry in 2005. So, if you are a pregnant woman suffering from depression, give it a try.
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One-sentence summary -- Try Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to change your thinking. Turn to CBT to prepare you for your child, too. Try bright light therapy. Alternatively, spend more time outside.

Order some of an item at 99GP, some at 97GP and some at 95GP. If the price goes up and you flip the item, you'll make a bigger profit overall. Set orders starting at 5 percent below the GE price. Slowly increase your offer until someone bites. You'll find out the floor price for which others will sell the item, and you'll save GP. Set your price at 5 to 10 percent percent above the GE price. Then, drop it gradually until someone makes the buy. For example, buy 1 lobster and test the price instead of buying 100 lobsters before you know the direction that prices will go. Most people will set prices on even numbers, like 20,000GP. If you set your price at 19,997GP, you'll beat their offer. If you're lowering your offer on an item that you want to sell, always lower it in odd increments. If you have enough extra GP and one of your items starts to free-fall in price, then make a huge order for the item to stop the price from decreasing. Then, when you've cornered the market, sell your items gradually to avoid causing the price to drop dramatically again. Don't always try to guess what the hottest item will be. Get to know 2 or 3 items and become familiar with their price ranges. For those items, you'll be able to spot a good deal quickly. When you invest in a certain item at 150GP, keep buy orders in the exchange at 140GP and sell offers at 180GP. When your buy or sell offer hits, you'll be able to predict the path that prices are headed, and you can decide whether to sell out quickly or whether to keep buying. Choose an item that will go higher in price on the GE site. Buy it between -5% en the GP price. Now wait a little bit. When the items are loaded, you can put it on your bank for 2 or more days. Sell it at GP between the GP price and the +5% price. Wait and take your profit. Good luck!
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Use price averaging. Buy high-value items below price. Sell high-value items above price. Buy single commodities to test prices. Use odd pricing. Set a price floor. Specialize in a few items. Set a hedge. Flip.