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Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure So many people are suffering from high blood pressure these days. Some of the risk factors are obesity, less active lifestyle, poor diet and excess consumption of alcohol and tobacco products, stress management, Therefore, by addressing these seven areas on can lower blood pressure naturally. A little more about blood pressure so we are on the same page; the blood circulatory system is responsible for purifying oxygen depleted blood and supplying oxygen rich blood to the body organs. Blood pressure can be defined therefore as the force exerted by the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels. Blood Pressure: More Details The amount of pumped blood and resistance to arterial blood flow are factors that determine the blood pressure. When determining the blood pressure, there are two forces that are taken into consideration, namely, systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. The former corresponds to the pressure exerted when the heart contracts or pumps blood to the body cells and tissues, while diastolic blood pressure is the force exerted between two beats or when the heart is at rest. A blood pressure reading lower than 120 / 80 mmHg is considered normal, while a lower or higher figure generally implies hypotension or hypertension respectively. Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure Hypertension, high blood pressure, is a potentially dangerous life threatening situation common to all cultures; but more prevalent in some cultures, such as America. As mentioned above by addressing six factors that present a risk of causing high blood pressure, one can lower blood pressure thru these “natural’ methods. I. Maintain Weight: High blood pressure is related to excess weight or obesity. Therefore, losing weight and / or maintaining weight to normal recommended level will effectively lower blood pressure. II. Get physically active: Perform Physical Activity, sedentary or less active lifestyle is a major risk factor for causing high blood pressure. Regular exercise, at least 30 minutes per day is recommended to bring down the blood pressure to normal safer levels. III. Manage Stress: Scientific studies have shown conclusively that stress is a killer one way stress kills is by developing high blood pressure as a result of different kinds of stress. So, managing your stress by practicing healthy coping methods, such as yoga and meditation to name two. IV. Eat a Healthy Diet: Eat to live, do not live to eat! Changing unhealthy dietary and eating habits is effective to lower blood pressure. Healthy foods to lower blood pressure include fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and foods containing low fat and cholesterol. Blood pressure related healthy dieting ideas abound. V. Excess sodium content in the diet can elevate the blood pressure when other minerals in the body are deficient; it is not just salt. However, it is usually a good idea to reduce salt intake if high blood pressure can be traced to salt intake. One would be better advised to analyze the minerals working in conjunction with salt intake and any lack thereof before you reduce salt intake. VI. Limit Alcohol Consumption: Alcohol, if taken in excess amount, increases the blood pressure and REDUCES EFFECTIVENESS of hypertension medications. It is not the alcohol parse, although overdoing it obviously is bad; but too much alcohol will make other vital blood pressure medicines less effective or even nil. VII. Avoid Tobacco: Well, in addition to causing cancer and a host of other problems, smoking will elevate blood pressure. So stopping smoking is really a “no brainier” on the list of natural measure to lower blood pressure... Other approaches to lowering blood pressure can be helpful; above however are7 of the key natural things one can do to lower blood pressure and live a more healthy life!
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Concerned with high blood pressure and hypertension this article can provide some practicle ideas to help. Ken Meyer is the author of this article and he has written many others on a variety of subjecgs. Ken is a career advisor and coach, a writer, internet marketer, husband to the lovely Carol, father and grand father.
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