Wednesday, December 12, 2012

TIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR BP


TIPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR BP:

  1. Do not stop your medications without consulting your Doctor.
  2. Weight reduction helps lower your blood pressure. Loosing as little as 4-5 kg may help you enough to lower your blood pressure. It may also enhance the effect of your medications.
  3. Reducing your stress also helps – talk to someone/ take rest/ practice slow breathing/ exercise daily.
  4. Increase your physical activity.
  5. Quit Smoking
  6. Cut down on visible & invisible salts. Visible – cooking salt. Invisible salt – present in canned, packed & preserved foods. Therefore always check the nutrition labels for the presence of additional salts. Avoid foods which have high salt content like pickles, pappads etc.,

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