Whether you are trying to reduce your high blood pressure or whether you are trying to stave of having high blood pressure, there are a couple of things that you can do. However, just like giving up smoking or drinking, it involves lifestyle alterations which are always very hard to instigate. Basically, safely lowering high blood pressure means exercise, diet and changing habits.

This piece will give pointers for safely lowering high blood pressure, none of which offer any risk to you unless I mention them in this piece.

The first thing to do, if you are worried about your blood pressure (BP), is to buy a BP monitor. They are not expensive but they are very comforting. Sure, you can go to your doctor to have your BP checked, yet there are reasons why this tactic is not exact.

For instance, there is something known as the ‘white coat effect’, which means that patients who are made anxious by doctors can show a 25-50 point higher reading than is the actual case. However, you ought to take your BP monitor to your doctor to check it with the one there.

Once you know what your BP should be for your age and you have the ability to get an accurate measurement of your BP, you are in a situation to check your progress in reducing it.

The first thing to do is regulate your weight. In order to do this, you will probably need to lose weight and to do this there are two tactics, both of which you should take. The first is exercise and the second is diet. The exercise constituent does not have to be arduous – my doctor told me to walk thirty minutes every morning and every evening.

The diet part is the solitary piece of advice I will give that needs checking with your GP. Sodium or table salt is definitely linked to water retention, weight and high blood pressure. However, giving up salt can be perilous if you have certain complications (especially thyroid) or if you live in a hot country. Therefore, confirm the salt diet with your Doctor.

If you smoke or drink alcohol to excess that will increase your BP. Maybe it never did while you were younger, but as your body gets older, it certainly will. Smoking and drinking to excess regularly will elevate your BP. No question of it.

Cut down on weighty foods like fatty meat. Not stop, but try to substitute more fresh vegetables and fruit. This can become incorporated into your diet easily enough.

Mood has an effect on your BP, so attempt to remain calm. This may mean taking up relaxation techniques such as meditation or yoga, but it could also only mean watching a film, going for a walk or listening to some classical music.

Swimming is very relaxing for me and lots of others as well. It is a means of relaxing but fighting the flab at the same time. Furthermore, coupled with some of the other suggestions for safely lowering high blood pressure may help keep you off medication for the remainder of your life.

Owen Jones, the writer of this piece writes on several of subjects, but is currently involved with work on high blood pressure charts. If you want to know more or check out some great offers, please go to our site at High Blood Pressure Recipes.

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