Monday, October 13, 2008

Easy Ways To Lower High Blood Pressure


I wanted to show you that there are easy ways to lower high blood pressure. A lot of people out there have this problem, but there doesn't seem to be a real concern about it. People still eat the wrong foods and refuse to do any exercise when their own doctor tells them that this what they need to do. It's sad really. The problem is that the flow of blood through the body is getting obstructed. This is caused by the bad type of cholesterol that we eat. Our arteries fill up and it gets harder for the heart to push blood through the body. Eventually this will lead to problems with the heart and cause strokes. I'm going to show you ways to lower high blood pressure that aren't as hard as you'd assume they would be.

The first thing you're going to have to do is put a plan in place to lower your cholesterol. There are many methods of doing this and it is all done through changes in the diet. I'm a big fan of consuming essential fatty acids (EFA). This means you take fish oil or flax seed oil because they will reduce it for you. Other people look for something simple. Having a bowl of cheerios every morning has been proven to reduce cholesterol. It's important to stick with something that you know you can do consistently.

One of the easiest ways to lower high blood pressure is to start doing light exercise. You don't have to act like a world class athlete when you start. As you do this consistently, you'll build up stamina. As you start getting your body into a more active and healthy state, you'll notice that the fat on your body will start to disappear, making it much easier on your heart to pump blood.