9 Steps to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally

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Are you depressed with your cholesterol levels report? Are these alarming? And you don’t have enough money to go for the treatment, nor are you insured for these. If this is the case read on to find 9 simple natural, inexpensive steps to lower down the bad cholesterol levels without any medications.

Exercise

Exercise is the best way of lowering down the blood pressure. You can also slowly start some aerobics with the recommendation of your doctor. If the doctor gives you the green signal for aerobics, the time can be slowly increased to bring it to a 30 minutes workout daily for at least 5 days a week.

Quit smoking

Though smoking does not directly cause an increase in blood pressure, but it adds to the overall health risks. Smoking is said to be the major cause of atherosclerosis. It injures the blood vessel walls and adds on the hardening of arteries. The risk of heart attack starts to reduce, one year after you quit smoking.

Reduce Salt Intake

As we know lowering down the salt intake lowers down the blood pressure. To control blood pressure the salt intake should be lowered down to around 2 gm of salt in a day. This should be kept in mind that processed food contains a lot of salt in them like cheese, soy sauce and canned soup etc. It is better to read the label carefully and choose the one with lower sodium content.

Fruits and Vegetables

Better add more fruit and vegetables in the diet.

Meat Free Dinner

Better have two meat free dinners in the week. Maintaining a low fat diet will help in maintaining the weight, this in turn will help in lowering down the blood pressure.

Quit or Limit Alcohol Consumption

Blood pressure can be lowered down simply by putting a check on the alcohol consumption. Men should not drink more than two 12 ounces of beer or two 5 ounces of wine or 3 ounces of liquor in one day. These quantities should be reduced to half for women.

Reduce Stress and Anxiety

Stress is also a major contributor of high blood pressure. It is not that easy to control, but certain measures can be taken to reduce it. Controlling the anger and keeping yourself cool are the initial measures. It is better to avoid the stressful situations. Breathing exercise also assist to control the anxiety which will ultimately reduce the blood pressure.

Lose weight

There is a direct relationship between the weight and high levels of blood pressure. One can lose weight by quitting junk food, snacks and sodas.

Potassium Rich Foods

It has been proven that those who consume more potassium in the daily diet have lower blood pressures compared with the ones that do not contain potassium rich diet.
By following the above mentioned 9 steps one can be on the way of lowering down the blood pressure without taking any medications.

Purchase an AED (Automated External Defibrillator)

Okay, we’ll admit that simply buying an AED won’t lower your blood pressure, but if you are at risk of a heart attack, why not have an AED on hand. There is a good chance your insurance will cover it. Even if your insurance won’t pay for an AED, prices have come down drastically and now they are quite affordable. And don’t think for one minute that learning how to use an aed is difficult, AED instructional videos are included with the system and are very easy to follow.

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