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High Blood Pressure - Treatment
About Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is more serious than many people suspect.
Hypertensives are
at greater risk for a stroke, heart attack and other dangerous diseases.
High blood
pressure is 140/90 or higher.
Even blood pressure at 130/85 needs to be lowered.
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Drugs and Other Therapies - Blood Pressure Treatment
Start Exercising
Exercise allowed 60 percent of those
taking medication to give it up. Even low-intensity exercise can help attain lower
blood pressure.
Shed Some Pounds (Weight Loss) - Blood Pressure Treatment
On the average, blood pressure increases 6.5 systolic
points for every ten pounds you gain.
Take It Easy: Stress may be a factor in hypertension - Blood Pressure Treatment
Stress-Management techniques must become habitual in order to work.
Choose Food Wisely Eat less Salt - Blood Pressure Treatment
Some people are more sensitive to salt than others. Rinsing
some foods can remove a substantial amount of salt.
Reducing saturated fats can also drive pressure down - Blood Pressure Treatment
Some fats cancel the bad effects of saturated fats.
Moderate drinkers may actually have lower blood pressure than nondrinkers
Potassium may reduce blood pressure by booting out sodium and water
To retain potassium-steam, don’t boil vegetables.
Calcium helps rid the body of sodium, which may fight high
blood pressure
An omega-3 fatty acid in certain fish may reduce blood pressure
A person with high blood pressure can cut the risk of heart attack in half by giving
up smoking
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