How to Naturally Lower your Blood Pressure

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By dbcomposer
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High Blood Pressure, or hypertension, impacts many people today. It stems from poor eating habits and also genetics. This article will give you some natural, drug free, methods to lower your blood pressure, and a guideline of how I went about lowering mine.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

A strong will to lower your blood pressure
A schedule to stick to
Patience

Step 1

Stop drinking coffee:

Caffeine is a large contributor to high blood pressure. The first step I took, was to eliminate caffeinated coffee and tea from my diet. I switched to decaf tea and stopped drinking coffee. There is none or very little nutrition in coffee, so I stayed only with decaf tea.
Step 2

Stop drinking soda (pop):

Soda is another large caffein source. Not only that, but it has high amounts of sugar. There are caffein free sodas, but I eliminated all soda from my diet for other nutritional reasons besides trying to lower my high blood pressure.

To make all of these changes at once would be overwhelming. I would suggest spacing out everything and changing one thing when you feel comfortable with the last change. I waited almost two months after eliminating coffee until I stopped drinking soda.
Step 3

Exercise:

Exercise is one of the best ways to lower your blood pressure. Do you have some errands to do? Walk! Don't take the car to go to the bank, post office, and buy a newspaper. Walk the golf course rathe than taking a golf cart. Even 30 minutes of walking each day starts to make a difference.
Step 4

Relaxation:

Other than exercise, lowering your stress is the other significant way to lower your blood pressure. Meditation, prayer, yoga, and tai chi are all ways to help lower stress.
Step 5

Lower sodium intake:

Salt has been linked to high blood pressure. Eat fresh or frozen vegetables, fresh meat and fish, and lower your use of packaged food such as frozen dinners, canned food, and packaged seasonings. Also, do not add salt to your food such as pasta or cereal.