How to Prevent Hypertension.

These tips to Prevent High Blood Pressure are important and should be followed to the “T”. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources has recommended these tips for Preventing High Blood Pressure.

1.     Weight should be maintained at a healthy level. If you are overweight, do exercise and control your calorie intake. Burn more calories than your intake. To maintain your weight, eat calories to the amount that you burn.

2.     Diet to prevent High Blood Pressure should contain fruits and vegetables. Low fat dairy products should be preferred and foods containing saturated fats, Trans Fats and cholesterol should be avoided. DASH Diet (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension)  is ideal.

Examples of such foods that contain saturated fats and   triglycerides and are to be avoidedare:

Avoid

a) dairy products such as cream, cheese,  butter  and Ghee.

b) Animal meat such as tallow, lard and fatty meat.

c) Oils such as coconut oil, cotton seed oil and palm oil.

d) Chocolates.

3.     Salt intake should be restricted to one teaspoon per day (ie.2400mgm) Avoid taking that extra salt at the table. Fast foods, canned foods or processed containing low sodium content should be preferred.

4.     Avoid Smoking:Smoking is the second most common cause , after high blood pressure, in causing a heart attack.

5.     Alcohol should be in moderation and restricted to 2 pegs for men and one peg for women.

6.     Exercise for about 20 to 30 minutes and can be in the form of a brisk walk or cycling or aerobics or some such exercise that will burn your calories.

7.     Check your blood pressure at your physician’s clinic at regular intervals and seek his  advice  on the status of your health and whether any further preventive steps or medication is required.

8.     Natural medicines for High Blood Pressure such as one small piece of raw garlic can be eaten with dinner. This will also help in keeping your cholesterol levels from rising. A  herbal preparation of Hawthorne berries is also very useful.

9.     If any medication for hypertension has been ultimately prescribed, take it religiously and follow up with your doctor for regular check ups. Sometimes, a change in the medicine or its dosage may be required.

It is important to remember that complications of hypertension can be lethal. Many a time, hypertension   does not show any symptoms and is detected only when lethal complications develop. It is therefore, called “The Silent Killer”. Preventing High Blood Pressure therefore becomes important.

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