| High blood pressure affects more than 50 million | | | | The lifestyle must be changed so that it contains |
| Americans and hundreds of millions worldwide. The | | | | as little stress as possible, and you must start to |
| number of high blood pressure cases keeps | | | | exercise regularly. You can also try some |
| increasing because more and more people are | | | | relaxation tehniques such as yoga. Some experts |
| living stressful lives and eating junk-food that is | | | | state that yoga can lower blood pressure in short |
| rich in fats. Those who drink alcohol and smoke | | | | time if it's done properly. |
| for a long time are also at a great risk of having | | | | If you are overweight you need to lose weight. |
| high blood pressure. | | | | Every lost pound can lower the blood pressure a |
| High blood pressure itself is not an illness that | | | | little. |
| damages the body, but if you suffer from high | | | | Finally, alcohol and tobacco must be eliminated |
| blood pressure for a long time then you are at a | | | | completely since they seriously increase the blood |
| great risk to have a stroke or a heart-attack, or | | | | pressure. |
| to develop a heart disease. Most of the people | | | | The diet must be changed so that it contains as |
| who have heart disease started with a high blood | | | | little sodium as possible. Sodium is an important |
| pressure that they did not treat. | | | | mineral that the body needs daily, but if the |
| High blood pressure doesn't have any visible | | | | needed quantity is exceeded it can raise the blood |
| symptoms, so many people have it and they | | | | pressure dramatically. Salt is the main sodium |
| aren't aware about it. It is usually discovered | | | | source. A teaspoon of salt contains twice the |
| during routine medical controls, but a single | | | | normal amount of sodium, and many types of |
| measurement is not enough to discover it, | | | | food also contain sodium, so it's easy to consume |
| because anyone can have high blood pressure | | | | much more sodium than the body needs. The |
| after a stressful event or after practicing sports. | | | | easiest way to cut down sodium is to eat very |
| If the doctor measures the blood pressure and its | | | | little salt or none. |
| values are high every time then you have high | | | | After studying the effects of several types of |
| blood pressure. | | | | food on blood pressure, scientists have developed |
| If you want to lower your blood pressure then | | | | an eating plan called DASH - Dietary Approach to |
| you have two choices: medication and natural | | | | Stop Hypertension. DASH states that you should |
| treatment. Many prefer to lower their blood | | | | eat only fruits, vegetables, grains, fish and low-fat |
| pressure without medication because the drugs | | | | dairy products, and very few red meats, sweets |
| must be taken for the entire lifetime and they | | | | and other foods that are rich in fats. |
| may not be effective or may have side-effects. | | | | It's simple to lower blood pressure without |
| If you want to lower your blood pressure without | | | | medication, but always consult a doctor before |
| medication you need to do two main things: to | | | | deciding on a diet plan or on any natural method |
| change your lifestyle and your diet. | | | | of lowering blood pressure. |