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As more and more people are falling in the ambit of the problems created by high blood pressure, they are in the same pace opting for ways to handle the problem naturally. The reason being that hypertension or high blood pressure not only affects the heart and the veins carrying blood, but it also has considerable damages on the kidney and the pancreas. And when you along the natural way to cure your blood pressure, the other organs are quite saved.

High blood pressure is predominantly a lifestyle-related disorder. So the best way to fight it is to include the lifestyle changes that will have positive effects on the body.

Eat healthy
One of the most common causes of developing high blood pressure is being over-weight. Obesity is a direct consequence of bad eating habits and binging on non-rich diet plan. Consuming healthy food leads to a healthy body and in turn to normal blood pressure levels. Your diet should include more and more fruits, fresh vegetables and food rich in roughage content. You should keep your diet low on saturated fats. Always try to cook your food in the oils that are rich in monosaturated oils like olive oil.

Exercise
Besides eating good and healthy food, exercising is also an important part for maintaining healthy blood pressure levels. You can follow any of the exercising patterns depending on your comfort ability. Practicing of yoga and meditation also has been known to have positive effect on people suffering from hypertension.

Reduce Sodium Intake
Besides this, reducing salt intake in your meals also helps in lowering down your blood pressure to a great extent. Sodium present in salt increases water retention in body, which in turn increases the pressure of the blood. So to counter the increased sodium level in the body, you should involve foodstuffs, which are rich in potassium, as it helps in the reduction of sodium in the body.

Eat Natural Elements That Lower Blood Pressure
Similarly, element “magnesium” is also effective in lowering down high blood pressure. Nuts and whole cereal grains are rich in magnesium content. Naturally occurring element calcium is also vital in fighting hypertension. Some of the dairy products like kale is also a good defense against high blood pressure.

Vitamin C Also Helps
Various studies have also shown that there are some vitamins that also work in direction of reducing high blood pressure. Of them Vitamin C is of grave importance. It is a crucial vitamin in maintaining normal blood pressure levels. This vitamin makes the blood vessels strong and healthy.

Adopt Good Lifestyle Habits
Staying away from tobacco and alcohol also has strong and immediate effects on the problem of hypertension. Sleeping regularly and not indulging in too much of stress and tension also help in countering increasing blood pressure problems.

By now, you would be clear about how to deal with high blood pressure problem. The mantra only remains a simple and a healthy lifestyle.

Ashish Jain
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When it comes to keeping your blood pressure low, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the most important thing

What you should know:
•Healthy lifestyle reduces the risk of high blood pressure
•Fruits and vegetables with potassium lower blood pressure
•Monitor blood pressure regularly in relaxed environment

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Hi, I’m Melvin Smith and I’m a CVS pharmacist. When it comes to keeping your blood pressure low, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is the most important thing you can do. Here are a few things to remember.
First, stay active. Any regular exercise that gets your heart pumping faster, such as brisk walking, biking, or jogging can reduce your blood pressure and strengthen your heart. Also, watching your diet is very important. Making sure you have a mostly low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-salt diet will reduce blood pressure and prevent clogged arteries. Adding fruits and vegetables that contain potassium like oranges, bananas, or tomatoes, will help lower blood pressure, And if you drink, drink sensibly. One alcoholic drink a day may help lower your blood pressure, but too many will increase it. Cigarettes greatly increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Also, if you feel chronically depressed, seek treatment. Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have concluded that depression and anxiety can more than double a person’s risk of developing high blood pressure.
In addition to certain lifestyle changes, you should keep a watchful eye on your blood pressure, monitoring it regularly. If you have severe hypertension, you may want to get a blood pressure monitor to use at home periodically. By repeatedly measuring your blood pressure in a relaxed environment, you’ll learn what your average pressure is and if your lifestyle changes are working.
Before a doctor prescribes any medicine, lifestyle changes are recommended as a first step. However, if your blood pressure remains high, it may be time to consider medication.
I hope these tips will be help you manage your blood pressure. If you have any questions, talk to your CVS pharmacist. We’re happy to help.

Source: CVS Caremark Health Resources

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If only it were that simple…

You could try lifestyle changes first, so lose weight if you are overweight, stop smoking, limit alcohol consumption, reduce the amount of salt you eat and exercise. Sometimes this is enough to reduce BP to a satisfactory level, if not, and your BP is within treatment range, anti-hypertensive medicines are the only other option. Poorly controlled hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease.

It’s always worth having secondary causes (e.g., hormone or kidney problems) excluded too.

Caveat: In case "thenoseknows" comes along and tells you to take some weird naturopathic crap or recommends magic water aka homoeopathy, ignore her/him/it. He/she/it isn’t a medical professional and has no idea what he is talking about. As I said before, poorly controlled hypertention can cause serious problems and AltMed has nothing to offer.

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