This book will gently lead you through 12 weeks to a healthier lifestyle and diet ... to a healthy long life with normal blood pressure.
Lifestyle changes as a treatment for high blood pressure
Lifestyle changes can be very effective as a high blood pressure treatment and/or prevention. A healthy lifestyle can also help control blood pressure by controlling the risk factors which contribute to atherosclerosis, which is one of the main causes of high blood pressure.
Get regular medical check ups.
If you have high blood pressure it is important that you see your doctor regularly. They will monitor your blood pressure levels to assess
if your current treatment plan is the most effective for your condition. Stopping Smoking
Smokers with high blood pressure, have a much greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke. There are many products to help you stop smoking - from patches to hypnosis/hypnotherapy.Eat Healthy Foods
Eating a varied and healthy diet is very important. Try to include - leafy vegetables, cereals (unprocessed) and low fat & high fibre foods. If you have too much fat and cholesterol in your diet it can cause atherosclerosis, this is one of the main causes of high blood pressure.Lowering your intake of salt is particularly important as too much salt in the diet can cause high blood pressure. A key to healthy eating is choosing foods lower in salt and sodium.
Most people consume more salt than they actually need in their diets. The current recommended level is to have less than 2.4 grams of sodium a day. That's about equal to 6 grams of table salt.
The 6 grams includes
ALL salt and sodium eaten in the day, that includes salt used in cooking and salt used on the table. Recent research has shown that people
with diets of 1.5 grams of sodium had even better blood pressure lowering effects. These lower-sodium diets also can keep blood pressure
from rising and can also help blood pressure lowering drugs and medicines work more effectively.
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Maintain a healthy weight
The World Health Organisation defines being overweight as a having Body Mass Index (BMI) of at least 25 and being obese as a BMI of at least 30. If your BMI is above the recommended range you are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart disease. If you are overweight and have high blood pressure, your risk of having a heart attack or stroke is greatly increased. 
Losing weight is about reducing the number of calories you eat to
less than the calories you burn off in your normal everyday life. Around 95% of people who go on a diet put the weight straight back
on when they finish the diet and often more than when they started! There’s a very good reason for this – diets make you
crave food. Suddenly, the only thing you can think about are the very foods you can't have. So 'crash diets' don't usually work long
term, it's better to make healthy choices that you know YOU can stick to.
Daily Exercise.
Regular exercise will help to lower your blood cholesterol level, high reduce high blood pressure. It will also help keep your weight down and reduce stress and tension. (Phyisical exercise is known to lower stress levels). However, if you have high blood pressure but aren't receiving treatment, or if your blood pressure is still high despite treatment, your doctor may ask you to stop exercising until your blood pressure is under control.Lower alcohol intake
Drinking more than two alcoholic drinks a day raises blood pressure so you may need to cut back on your drinking, particularly if you are taking drugs. Your doctor will be able to advise you about how much it is safe for you to drink.Lower your stress levels
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