| Are you suffering from hypertension? Maybe your | | | | extremely common and the entire point of changing |
| doctor has told you about the very real risks of an | | | | your drugs is to try and reduce them to a more |
| increased chance of dying early due to stroke or | | | | manageable level (not that I did not use the word |
| heart attack? If he hasn't already then he should | | | | "eliminate"). |
| have done! In this article, I'll explain how you can | | | | The Natural Approach |
| reduce your blood pressure safely and easily. | | | | In fact, the natural approach is also one that has |
| Remember | | | | been studied vigorously in randomised, controlled |
| In case you didn't know already, blood pressure is | | | | medical trials (studies). You can naturally lower your |
| simply nothing more than the pressure that your | | | | blood pressure quite easily using a combination of 3 |
| arterial walls feel due to blood pressing on them as it | | | | elements. |
| flows by. The various methods below usually affect | | | | First, you must look at what you eat. I do not mean |
| your blood pressure by widening the arteries. After | | | | that you should go onto a "diet" or "lose weight". It is |
| all, the wider they are then the lower the pressure | | | | much more simply than that if you are specific and |
| becomes and the less stress there is on your entire | | | | focussed and know what will work. |
| vascular (blood) system. | | | | Second, you must look at your activities. Again, this |
| The Drug Approach | | | | does not mean you need to suddenly start working |
| One way to tackle blood pressure is drugs. Of | | | | out daily. In fact, walking has been found to be more |
| course, doctors love to prescribe drugs because it | | | | beneficial for getting rid of hypertension than running. |
| makes everyone a lot of money. Typically they will | | | | There are many other similar surprises like this. |
| have 4 different classes of drugs to choose from | | | | Third, you need to look at your stress. Do not go for |
| and you will get some weird combination of 2 | | | | the typical approach to stress such as "see a shrink" |
| different classes. | | | | or "go on vacation". Most of the population has |
| But even then, you'll probably come back to your | | | | absolutely no idea how to deal with stress and only |
| doctor again and again so he can change the | | | | end up more stressed. |
| combination used. Why? Because side effects are | | | | |