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.
Straight Edge: Beyond the Stereotype. Society's view of the typical college student stereotype is a 20-something who goes to class, spends hours reading boring textbooks and celebrates each weekend by getting drunk at a bar or house party.