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Reduce Hypertension: Three Powerful Methods!

Hypertension is the medical term for a dangerous condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is too high.
If your blood pressure is considered normal it is 120/80 or less. If your blood pressure is 140/90 or greater you are believed to have high blood pressure, or: hypertension.

The great problem with hypertension, high blood pressure is that it raises the risk of several forms of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure.
Blood pressure readings between normal blood pressure and high blood pressure are considered to be pre-hypertension, which when addressed can be controlled or corrected to prevent hypertension.

Here are three powerful methods one can adopt to control and lower your blood pressure.

Walking

I was going to say "exercise" but that opens up a brand new can of worms doesn't it.

These days it is easier for many of us, me included to walk than it is to engage in many other more active forms of exercise.

Exercising can be very important in decreasing blood pressure and in maintaining a healthy blood pressure. Generally speaking, exercising can reduce your systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels by approximately 10 mm.

Knowing that walking is good to reduce high blood pressure is one thing; I am fond of it because you can walk almost any ware! Think about it, while outside walking or using a treadmill may be the best, you can walk inside as well; perhaps not so much at work but certainly you do not have to be elderly to go to a mall and walk during inclement weather. I know some folks who go on "prayer walks" so they are getting a double positive whammy if you will.

No some folks recommend walking in the morning and certainly morning walks can be very rewarding however it does not make much difference what time of day as it does just get out there and walk.

With any type of exercise it is important to warm up. Get the body pre-set, loosen the muscles a bit, and stretch out.

Most professionals will recommend walking at a steady pace for 30 minutes or for 10 minutes, three times on three to five days of the week. How fast one should walk is important. I like to think of it a walking to get your hear beating, do not just stroll, we are trying to get the blood moving; by the same token we are not doing a forced march either.

If you can get a pedometer that is a great way to gauge your walking.

Try to walk 6,000 - 10,000 steps per day, depending on activity level and ability. A good place to start is to add 2,000 more steps per day, which equates to approximately one mile, to your normal activity level.

Another good idea is to take the stairs rather than an elevator.

Take Vitamin C

This second method is something that surprised me and the idea is a welcome on as Vitamin C has so many other free radical fighting abilities.

Free radicals in the body will damage healthy cells which can include cells that take part in artery constriction and then relaxation. So many researchers are finding that free radicals could be one cause of hypertension.

So Vitamin C will fight and reduce the number of free radicals.

Potassium Rich Foods

My wife will like that one; she really pushes potassium loaded foods.
Fruits are loaded with potassium, bananas, oranges and orange juice, raisins (one of the easiest foods to snack on!)

Nuts are also loaded with potassium, maybe not as much as fruits but way up there.

Ready for this, even some meats will have potassium in them. Now that is what I am talking about!
Chicken is one and salmon is also a good choice for meets with potassium.

So these are three not so difficult or complicated things we can do to lower blood pressure and lessen the risks implied with hypertension.

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If you are concerned about reducing hypertension than this article may help. The article is written by Ken Meyer who is a writer, auther, professional career adviser, husband to the lovely Carol from down south, father and grand-father!

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