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Step 1
High Blood pressure can be lowered by eating healthy. Many foods we eat will help lower your blood pressure. But first you should avoid certain food types.
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Step 2
Avoid sodium and refined or processed foods with sodium added on the nutrition label. Our body needs sodium. The problem is we have far too much in our diets. Even if you do not add salt to your foods the high levels of sodium in processed foods will cause us to have too have high blood pressure.
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Step 3
The amount of sodium we have in our bodies is high only when we do not get a necessary amount of potassium. Your should have at least 5 times as much calcium that sodium daily in your diets. Most Americans have 2 times more sodium in their diets. This is the reason for the high incidence of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity (sodium cuases your body to retain water) and many other diseases. A diet rich in fruit and vegetables can easily produce a ratio of 100:1 potassium to calcium because all fruit and vegetables have a ratio of at least 50:1.
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Step 4
Drink Plenty of Water and get regular physical exercise. These activities help you lower your blood pressure and lose weight. Excess weight is also a cause or symptom of high blood pressure, its a mean circle.
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Step 5
Take a good multivitamin and see your doctor regularly.
Comments
maryellen1001 said
on 2/13/2009 Great tips for lowering blood pressure!
lastgunslinger said
on 2/12/2009 My family is known for high blood pressure! Better start up on this before it gets to me. Thanks for sharing! 5*