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 refers to a youth movement in which individuals choose not to drink alcohol, do drugs or partake in promiscuous sexual activity. Being straight edge is a self-proclaimed title. Ross Haenfler is a sociology professor at the University of Mississippi.