The DASH diet encourages you to reduce the sodium in your diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower blood pressure, such as potassium, calcium and magnesium. By following the DASH diet, you may be able to reduce your blood pressure by a few points in just two weeks. Over time, your systolic blood pressure could drop by seven to 12 points, which can make a significant difference in your health risks.
push/drive somebody over the edge. if an unpleasant event pushes someone over the edge, it makes them start to behave in a crazy way She had been driven over the edge by the separation from her husband.
(ÉdÊ) n., v. edged, edgâ¢ing. n. 1. a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edge of the road. 2. a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster. 3. any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges. 4. a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet. 5. the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon. 6. the sharpness proper to a blade: The knife has lost its edge. 7. a quality of sharpness or keenness: Her voice had an edge to it.