Blood pressure is the force of blood pressing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood around the body. Treatment begins with changes you can make to your lifestyle to help lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. Excess body weight is correlated closely with high blood pressure, and a weight reduction program can be very beneficial for lowering blood pressure and improving the efficacy of antihypertensive medications. Controlling your weight is a very important step that you can take to reduce your high blood pressure. Losing just a few extra pounds can help lower your blood pressure.
If you are overweight, you need to lose those excess pounds. The added weight causes unneeded stress on your heart as well as on your entire body. Garlic supplements should only be used under the supervision of a qualified health practitioner. Garlic can thin the blood (reduce the ability of blood to clot) similar to aspirin. Keep your consumption of alcoholic drinks to a moderate level, which is one or two drinks per day. High- alcohol consumption has been shown to increase a person's blood pressure levels. Caffeine has also been found to cause adverse effects in people who have high blood pressure.
Ideally, you should only drink decaffeinated coffee as well as tea and soft drinks. Water can lower your blood pressure greatly; many people are using a water fast for a week to lower blood pressure. Folate is a B vitamin necessary for formation of red blood cells. It may help to lower high blood pressure in some people, possibly by reducing elevated homocysteine levels. The herb hawthorn is often used by traditional herbal practitioners for high blood pressure. Increase your daily intake of fiber. Whole-grain foods are an especially good source of fiber. Fiber has been shown not only to aid in the lowering of cholesterol levels.
Stress can cause many health problems and high blood pressure is one of them. Plenty of fresh air and exercisecan help reduce your stress level, and in turn, help to lower your high blood pressure. Several medicines also treat of blood Pressure. Alpha-blockers drugs help your blood vessels stay open. Calcium channel blockers drugs help prevent your blood vessels from constricting by blocking calcium from entering your cells.Combinations drugs combine an ACE inhibitor with a calcium channel blocker. Diuretics drugs help your body get rid of extra sodium and fluid so that your blood vessels don't have to hold so much fluid.
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