The heart is a designed to force blood from the heart through the arteries out to our muscles and organs. Blood pressure depends on a combination of how forcefully the heart pumps blood around the body and how narrowed or relaxed your arteries are.
Hypertension happen when blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure. The big problems with high blood pressure is that it hardly ever causes symptoms, this means it may go unnoticed until it causes one of its later complications, such as a heart attack or stroke.
You can reduce blood pressure by making a few small changes in your lifestyle :
- Stop smoking and try learning some slow breathing and meditation techniques
- Exercise regularly, by Walking at a brisk pace can help lower your pressure and lose your weight .
- Cut down on alcohol, alcohol can also be bad for your health, consuming four or five drinks in a row can cause a sudden increase in blood pressure.
- Eat a varied diet and go for potassium-rich foods by adding sweet potatoes, tomatoes, orange juice, potatoes, bananas, peas, and prunes and raisins to your regular diet.
- Reducing your intake of salt and try substituting salt with lime, garlic, pepper or other herbs and spices
- Eat some dark chocolate, that make blood vessels more elastic.
- Reduce stress by trying different relaxation techniques or reducing the number of hours you spend in office can help lower hypertension.
These changes will reduce your risk of treat hypertension. You should also have regular blood pressure tests if there is your family tendency for hypertension.