How to Control Your Blood Pressure
People with high blood pressure should take precautionary
measures to not only control their blood pressure, but they
should take steps to lowering their blood pressure through
fitness programs, nutrition and dietary schedules and taking
proper medication throughout a certain period of time.
The medical term for high blood pressure is 'hypertension' and
high blood pressure is a result of the force of blood pressing
against artery walls. In actual fact, everyone's blood pressure
goes up and down throughout the day. But in people with high
blood pressure, the blood pressure stays consistently high
throughout the day.
Although high blood pressure is what doctors consider to be a
hereditary condition that can be passed down from generation to
generation, there are lots of high blood pressure factors that
you CAN control easily, for example, cholesterol level in food,
smoking, diabetes, weight and physical activity. In order to
control your blood pressure, the first thing you MUST control is
your food intake because the type of food that you take has a
direct relation to the high blood pressure that you're
experiencing. The more cholesterol you consume, the more
uncontrollable your high blood pressure condition will become.
One thing that you can do at home is to learn how to monitor
your own blood pressure at home. The doctor, of course, has all
the equipment needed to measure and monitor your blood pressure,
but if you want to lower your blood pressure, you'll need to
learn how to monitor your own blood pressure at home.
The more obese and overweight you are, the higher your blood
pressure will be, therefore, develop a weight-loss program that
you can stick to. But we're not talking about a crash diet.
We're referring to a consistent weight-loss program that can
help you lower your blood pressure.
The second thing you need to do if you want to lower your blood
pressure is to engage in physical activities for at least 30
minutes 3-5 times a week. It need not be strenuous exercise, but
moving around actively will help lower your blood pressure. And
if you are serious about lowering your blood pressure, you
should monitor what you eat too.
You should work closely with your doctor to come up with a
feasible plan to lower your blood pressure slowly over time.
Your blood pressure have a direct impact on the kind of
lifestyle you live, the sooner you lower your blood pressure,
the better your life will be. So, make lowering your blood
pressure a focus and your goal.
Dakota Caudilla, journalist, and website builder Dakota Caudilla
lives in Texas. He is the owner and co-editor of
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