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10 ways to manage high blood pressure without medicine
1. Lose extra pounds and watch your waistline
4. Reduce sodium in your diet
5. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink
7. Cut back on caffeine
8. Reduce your stress
9. Monitor your blood pressure at home and see your doctor regularly
10. Get support
1. Lose extra weight and watch your waistline
2. Exercise regularly
3. Eat a healthy diet
4. Reduce salt and sodium in your diet
6. Quit smoking
10. Control your cholesterol and blood sugar
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1. Lose extra weight and pay attention to your waist size
2. Eat healthy foods
3. Exercise regularly and stay active
4. Lower sodium in your diet
5. Limit alcohol
6. Don't smoke or vape
7. Get a good night's sleep
8. Ease stress
9. Track your blood pressure at home and get regular checkups
10. Manage your cholesterol and blood sugar
4. Reduce sodium in your diet
5. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink
7. Cut back on caffeine
8. Reduce your stress
9. Monitor your blood pressure at home and see your doctor regularly
10. Get support
1. Lose extra weight and watch your waistline
2. Exercise regularly
3. Eat a healthy diet
4. Reduce salt and sodium in your diet
6. Quit smoking
10. Control your cholesterol and blood sugar
Content
1. Lose extra weight and pay attention to your waist size
2. Eat healthy foods
3. Exercise regularly and stay active
4. Lower sodium in your diet
5. Limit alcohol
6. Don't smoke or vape
7. Get a good night's sleep
8. Ease stress
9. Track your blood pressure at home and get regular checkups
10. Manage your cholesterol and blood sugar
3. Exercise regularly and stay active
Regular aerobic exercise can lower high blood pressure by about 5 to 8 mm Hg. It's important to keep exercising to keep blood pressure from rising again. Try to get 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity or 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week.
Exercise also can help keep blood pressure that's slightly above the normal blood pressure category, called elevated blood pressure, from turning into hypertension.
Some examples of aerobic exercise that can help lower blood pressure are walking, jogging, cycling, swimming and dancing.
Strength training also can help lower blood pressure. Try to do strength training exercises at least two days a week. Talk with a healthcare professional about setting up an exercise program for you.
