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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
1. Lose extra weight and pay attention to your waist size
Weight loss in people who are overweight is the strongest lifestyle factor that can lower blood pressure. If you're overweight or have obesity, losing even a small amount of weight can help lower blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, blood pressure might go down by about 1 mm Hg with each kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of weight lost.
The size of the waistline is important, too. Having too much weight around the waist can raise the risk of high blood pressure. The greater the waist measurement, the greater the health risk, including high blood pressure.
In general:
- Men are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 40 inches (102 centimeters).
- Women are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (89 centimeters).
