High Blood Pressure? Six Ways You Can Lower It, Naturally

I used to work for a local hospital. I worked in Research/Family Medicine. Our team conducted health fairs a few times yearly.

We gave free blood pressure checks at local events, and we also offered free classes to those who were interested in lowering their blood pressure.

I've included a question I received yesterday in my email. It's a question I've been asked several times throughout the years.

Question: I have a friend that needs to lower his blood pressure how can he do this naturally?

I Just Didn't Know
According to recent statistics, one in three adults has high blood pressure but doesn't even know it. This is why high blood pressure has often been called the silent killer.

It's important to get your blood pressure checked to make sure it falls within the normal range. If it goes left unchecked high blood pressure can lead to stroke, kidney failure, heart attack, or kidney failure.

How Do You Know If You Have High Blood Pressure?
The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to get it checked.
Six Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally

1. Lose the Weight

Almost everyone will see a reduction in their blood pressure if they shed a few pounds. A complete change doesn't work for everyone start slowly by gradually eliminating the wrong foods from your diet, gradually add exercise into your routine. Be consistent you want eating and exercise to become a habit.

2. Add Dash to your daily eating habits

Dash stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. How are you going to do this? Increase the fresh vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and low fat or fat free dairy products in your eating lifestyle. You want to reduce the cholesterol causing foods, fat, red meat, and sodium. Start reading labels.

Why does this "diet work"? This diet is packed with vitamins and minerals that are naturally good for your body and effective for preventing blood pressure combining them together gives your body the much needed nutrients it needs and it helps lower your blood pressure.

3. Reduce the sodium/salt