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Hypertension is a very common problem. It is estimated that about 25% of adults suffer from high blood pressure and 30% of them don’t even know it.<\/p>\n
Hypertension is known as a silent killer, because it usually doesn’t give early warning signs.<\/p>\n
This condition is associated with heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems.<\/p>\n
It can also affect the blood vessels of the eyes and impair vision or even lead to blindness.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, the symptoms appear in advanced stages when it’s quite late.<\/p>\n
When the symptoms do occur, they usually include dizziness, headaches, and nosebleeds.<\/p>\n
If you are trying to lower your blood pressure using natural ways, then you will find the following tips very helpful:<\/p>\n
Try to maintain a normal weight:<\/strong> being overweight is a major risk factor because excess body fat leads to hypertension.<\/p>\n If you lose 20 pounds, it can cause a reduction of 5-20 mm Hg.<\/p>\n Indeed, for every pound, you lose you can reduce systolic pressure by at least 1 mm Hg.<\/p>\n Reduce your caffeine intake:<\/strong> drinking about 1 cup of coffee per day is generally safe.<\/p>\n However, studies show that consuming more than 300 mg of caffeine daily (2-3 cups) can have a negative impact.<\/p>\n Eat a lot of garlic: for this to work, you need rather high dosages of garlic, so it would be a good idea to take a supplement.<\/p>\n Drink a little red wine:<\/strong> moderate consumption of alcohol (1 drink for women and 2 drinks per day for men) can have beneficial effects.<\/p>\n Eliminate salt from your diet:<\/strong> most people consume more salt than they actually need. In fact, according to the estimates, the average salt intake in the population is more than 10 grams per day.<\/p>\n The daily recommended intake is about 5 grams. Reducing your salt intake to less than 3 grams per day, can decrease systolic blood pressure by 4 mm Hg and diastolic by 2 mm Hg in hypertensive patients.<\/p>\n Change your diet:<\/strong> try to consume more fresh fruits and vegetables. Eat foods low in fat, like low-fat yogurt and milk with 0% fat or 1% fat. Choose lean meat, fish, chicken and turkey without skin.<\/p>\n Eat more oranges.<\/strong> There is a myth that oranges lead to hypertension, but exactly the opposite is true. Oranges contain a lot of potassium and clinical studies have shown that potassium is very effective in treating this condition.<\/p>\n Avoid noisy places:<\/strong> a new Swedish scientific study shows that people who live near noisy roads tend to have high blood pressure.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hypertension is a very common problem. It is estimated that about 25% of adults suffer from high blood pressure and 30% of them don’t even know it. Hypertension is known as a silent killer, because it usually doesn’t give early warning signs. This condition is associated with heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems. It […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2686,3854,4990,3671,2658,76,1107,1380,2837,65,2316,1113],"class_list":["post-1766","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-blood-pressure","tag-cup-of-coffee","tag-daily","tag-drink","tag-drinks","tag-fresh-fruits-and-vegetables","tag-fruits-and-vegetables","tag-high","tag-intake","tag-moderate-consumption","tag-salt-intake","tag-studies","tag-symptoms"],"yoast_head":"\n