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For higher sodium any prepared products/frozen products, lunch meat. Increasing the sodium causes 2 things- you will be more thirsty thus you will drink more (water is best and not coffee and tea) which will increase the blood volume and increase you blood pressure.

Also many foods you eat out at Restaurants are higher in sodium since most restaurants don't cook from scratch anymore but use frozen or canned products at least to start with. ( do you need a prescription from you doctor to eat out hahahahaha)

Also lunch meats and ham are high in sodium. The trouble with most of the foods high in sodium as a preservative is that many are not that healthy for you but Pizza sure tastes good and Lean Cuisines etc. are very easy to use.

Passing out is not healthy for you either though and can be VERY dangerous! Do rise slowly from a sitting or reclining position! If you get lightheaded lay down and put feet on a pillow to make it higher than your heart....another thing is to sit down and lean forward and have someone gently put pressure down on your back while you put counter pressure against it going up (this is only safe with no back problems). Whenever you black out call the doctor or go the Er and with anytime you hit your head go to the ER....don't want a hidden bleed in the skull!!!

There is a licorice tea by Yogi Tea also which can often be found with supplements or healthy foods in the grocery store. And if you need to...there are meds that can be prescribed.