Are you one of the millions of people unknowingly living with high blood pressure? You’re not alone. About one in every three American adults deals with the condition.Research shows that about 50 percent of people with high blood pressure fail to control their condition, either because they aren’t aware of the problem or they haven’t made lifestyle changes that promote overall heart health.
Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a major risk factor for devastating health problems — including stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney disease and even dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
The good news is a high blood pressure diagnosis doesn’t mean you’re destined for a life of prescription medications. Some people do just fine making healthy lifestyle choices: reducing weight, eating properly, and getting the right amount of regular exercise, quit smoking, reduce alcohol intake and managing stress .
A healthy diet is the key natural remedy for high blood pressure. It’s completely safe, simple and works fast to improve your overall health beyond just your blood pressure.
Here are some simple guidelines of foods to eat.
You can help lower blood pressure by cooking more at home, increasing fiber consumption, lowering your sodium intake, getting more potassium, staying hydrated and practicing portion control.
Unfortunately, your blood pressure won’t send you a text message the day it decides to go up. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure checked. So do it. Regularly. If you never let Hypertension sneak up on you, you’re much less likely to become another one of its victims.
Do you need help building a solid plan to help you reach your blood pressure goal? This can be accomplished in stages through very approachable steps, such as eating more fresh produce and cooking more often. I help you slowly incorporate changes so you stick with them. Eventually each small change will add up to a bigger result.
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