Here's what you should to control blood pressure without medicines

Control blood pressure without meds: here’s what you should do

For a health issue like high blood pressure, it's important to consult a doctor. But you can increase the efficacy of medicines and may gradually reduce your dependency on them if you do the following.

By Editorial Team Published on: October 7, 2019 9:32 am

Tags: Cure for High BP High Blood Pressure

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According to a research presented (in 2018) at the 70th Annual Conference of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI), ‘one in every five young adults in India has high blood pressure.’ This total could be more than entire UK’s population. Experts believe that in India, blood pressure screening starts a little late, after 30 years of age, and that’s perhaps adding to these numbers. They also believe that the lifestyle changes—sedentary life and food high in salt—have put Indians at higher risk of diseases like high cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes. This condition doubles the risk of high blood pressure. While early medical intervention is needed, there’s a lot that you can do by bringing out a positive change in your lifestyle.

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More potassium and less sodium: If your kidneys are fine, you must include potassium in your diet. Cutting on salt and replacing it with potassium is a double win situation. Potassium not only helps in lowering the blood pressure levels but also eases tension in blood vessels. There are foods that are naturally high in potassium like yogurt, bananas, spinach and sweet potatoes.

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