High Blood Pressure Symptoms

VERY IMPORTANT INFO!!!!

Tips To Help You Control Your High Blood Pressure:

1. Make sure your blood pressure is under 140/90 mm Hg. If your systolic pressure (the top number) is over 140, ask your doctor what you can do to lower it.

2. Take your high blood pressure medicine, if prescribed, every day. If you have questions, talk to your doctor.

3. Aim for a healthy weight. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight increases your risk of high blood pressure. One way to determine if you need to lose weight is to find out your body mass index (BMI). If your BMI is above the healthy range (i.e., 25 or greater), or if your waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (women) or 40 inches (men) you probably have excess abdominal weight and you may benefit from weight loss especially if you have other risk factors. Talk to your doctor to see if you are at increased risk for high blood pressure and need to lose weight.

4. Increase your physical activity. Do at least 30 minutes of moderate activity, such as walking, most days of the week. You can do 30 minutes in three 10-minute segments.

5. Choose foods low in salt and sodium. Most Americans should consume no more than 2.4 grams (2,400 milligrams) of sodium a day. That equals 6 grams, about one teaspoon of table salt a day. For someone with high blood pressure, the doctor may advise less.  AVOID completely taking refined white ocean salt. Try to take only Himalaya/Rocky/Sendhu/Kala Namak natural salt.

6. Read nutrition labels. Almost all packaged foods contain sodium. Every time you prepare or eat a packaged food, know how much sodium is in one serving.

7. Keep a sodium diary. You may be surprised at how much sodium you consume each day and the diary will help you decide which foods to decrease or eliminate. (*As per survey High sodium diet causes more than 1.6 million deaths every year). Go easy on the cheese.

8. Use spices and herbs instead of salt to season the food you prepare at home.
Research says, Celery and Olive Oil are good for lowering the High BP. Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure, and Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

 9. Eat clean and organic Fruits banana, apples, watermelon, oranges; Vegetables like carrots, beetroot, spinach, avocado, celery; Sunflower seeds, quinoa, oats (gluten free) and low-fat dairy foods. *Greek Yogurt is rich in Protein also lowers High Blood Pressure.

10. If you consume alcohol at all, consume moderate amount or restrict completely.

11. Sleep! If you don't want to lose sleep over high blood pressure, then get at least 6-7 hours of sleep every night. Studies have found that the fewer hours of sleep you get, the higher your blood pressure is.

12. Stressful situations pump up the blood pressure so keep calm, or do some fun activities listen to music, go out for walk, meditate, yoga etc..

13. Say no to caffeine products. Coffee is known to increase the blood pressure, at least temporarily.  (Try taking soups to lower blood pressure).



Olives

*In the recent medical research founded that two natural plant extracts lowers blood pressure which is OLIVE LEAF, and CELERY SEED extracts safely combat high blood pressure via two different mechanisms without adverse effects.