How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
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Which is important because acccording to Reader Digest's, there are over 60 million Americans suffering from high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. Lowering your blood pressure should be a top priority, since high blood pressure can lead to other fatal diseases. So, if you or someone you love is one of the statistics, read on.
Background Information on Blood Pressure
What is high blood pressure and why do we want to lower it?
Our blood pressure fluctuates high and low daily, but for high blood pressure, it is caused by our body's small arteries, known as arterioles, become narrow and constricted. This cause the heart to pump bloods more into these arteries, where the pressure increases. This prolonged elevated of blood pressure is what we call as high blood pressure.Various diseases have been linked to high blood pressure including coronary heart disease, kidney disease, stroke, and blindness. Because of this, the need to lower your blood pressure to acceptable level is important
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Easy on the Salt if You Want to Lower Your Blood Pressure
You also need to limit your salt intake as high consumption of salt has been linked with increased blood pressure. This is more dangerous to certain people that have the tendency to retain sodium in their body. According to mayoclinic.com, even reducing a small amount of salt can significantly reduce your blood pressure from 2 to 8 mm Hg.Some suggestions for reducing your salt
1) Keeping track of the amount of salt consumed daily by keeping a food diary
2) Eating more raw foods, since many processed foods that are loaded with sodium
3) Boosting potassium intake to decrease the negative effects of sodium. Some potassium rich foods are raisins, bananas, avocadoes, onions, dried apricots, pistachios and other nuts, baked potatoes (and their skin!)
4) Check the food labels carefully containing the word 'sodium' hidden in the ingredients
Do You Know Your Blood Pressure?
If you don't have any way to measure your blood pressure currently, you maybe want to consider buying, Omron Bp652 7 Series Blood Pressure Wrist Unit
Lower Your Blood Pressure with Healthy Choices
Walking and other moderate exercise can lower your blood pressure. Try to make a habit of going out for a walk each day. Finding a friend generally makes it more fun and easier to remember to go, but whether alone or in company, get out and walk. And while it's nice to go for a walk some scenic place, I've had some great walks where I made a point of smiling and saying hello to the people I saw during my walk. And why walk again?
It is proven that the increase of your blood pressure is related to increased of weight. Staying active is a fun way to manage your weight.
Medications to Lower Your Blood Pressure
When medication is perscribed to reduce blood pressure, you must be careful to take it as directed.
Lower Your Cholesterol with Tomato-Based Food and Drink
Several Tomatoes a Day Keeps the Doctor Away??
Comsuming tomato-based products -- chili, tomato sauce, will reduce blood pressure according to a number of sources. Tomatoes contain a chemical called lycopene, which is thought to play a role in preventing cancer. Note that it is easier for the body to use lycopene that comes from tomato products, such as tomato paste or tomato juice, than from fresh tomatoes, which is why the recommendation is to consume v8, chili, tomato-based sauces, such as spaghetti sauce.
A study which demonstrates the short-term blood pressure reduction from tomato consumption is at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16368299 . The Mayo Clinic's endorsement of this idea seemed tepid at most, saying: idea "There is some evidence that short-term treatments of lycopene may reduce blood pressure. More research is needed, especially to examine the long-term effects of lycopene on blood pressure." (source: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lycopene/NS_patient-lycopene/DSECTION=evidence
Did you know that managing your blood pressure is the most important thing you can do to help reduce your chances of suffering from a stroke?
It is! according to American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
More Info about Lowering Blood Pressure
The Mayo Clinic's Steps to Reduce Blood Pressure
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Read this guide to reducing blood pressure
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