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Medical Video: How To Reduce High Blood Pressure Naturally | How To Prevent High Blood Pressure Naturally
12 ounces of beer
- 5 ounces of wine
- 1 ounce 80-proof whiskey, rum, vodka
Smoke
Smoking creates conditions that are easier for cholesterol to stick to the artery wall, thus triggering clogged arteries. The National Institutes of Health provides a list of the following reasons for quitting smoking:
- Reduces the risk of having a heart attack or stroke
- Reducing the risk of lung cancer, emphysema and other lung diseases
- Able to go up the stairs and walk without getting out of breath
- Have younger skin, with fewer wrinkles
- Get rid of coughs in the morning
- Reduce the number of coughs, colds, and ear aches your child will have
- Have more energy to do your physical activities
Within twenty minutes of your last cigarette, your blood pressure and pulse have decreased. Within eight hours, the level of carbon monoxide in your blood is normal. After ten years of quitting smoking, the risk of your death from lung cancer is almost the same as someone who has never smoked. After fifteen years of not smoking, your risk of stroke or heart disease will be the same as someone who has not smoked all his life.
Focus on a healthy diet, maintaining weight, and exercise as lifestyle changes that can help lower blood pressure. Lifestyle changes
is an additional step that will help lower your blood pressure, including quitting smoking and limiting alcohol consumption.
Alcohol
Healthy alcohol consumption is no more than one glass per day for women, and two glasses for men. In addition to increasing blood pressure, alcohol is a source of minimal calories that can make it difficult for you to lose weight. Alcohol can cause an increase in triglycerides, which is a risk for other heart diseases.
Many people consume excessive alcohol in social interactions. A strategy that you can do is to take turns drinking alcohol with water or other non-alcoholic drinks. This way you still have a drink in your hand, but you don't drink alcohol.
What is considered "one glass of drink"?
So, the sooner you stop smoking, the more your body will thank you.
