Weight reduction and regular aerobic exercise (E.g: Jogging) are recommended as the first step in treating mild to moderate hypertension.
Regular mild exercise improves blood flow and helps to
reduce resting heart rate and blood pressure.
These steps are highly effective in reducing B.P.
Reducing sodium (salt) in diet is proven very effective it
decreases BP in about 60% of people. Many people choose to use a salt
substitute to reduce their salt intake.
Additional changes beneficial to reducing BP includes the
DASH diet (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) which is rich in fruits and
vegetables and low fat or fat free dairy foods.
In addition, an increase in daily calcium intake has the
benefit of increasing dietary potassium, which theoretically can offset the
effect of sodium and act on the kidney to decrease blood pressure. This has
also been shown to be highly effective in reducing blood pressure.
Discontinuing tobacco use and alcohol consumption been shown
to lower BP. The exact mechanisms are not fully understood. But BP (especially
systolic) always transiently increases following alcohol and/or nicotine
consumption.
Besides abstention from cigarette smoking is important for
people with hypertension because it reduce the risk of many dangerous outcomes
of hypertension, such as stroke and heart attack.
Coffee Drinking (Caffeine ingestion) also increases BP
transiently, but doesn’t produce chronic hypertension.
Reducing stress for example with relaxation therapy, such as
meditations and other mind body relaxation techniques.
Reducing environmental stress such as high sound levels and
over-illumination can be additional method of ameliorationg hypertension. Several
studies provide evidence that a program using resperate, a medical device that
guides patients breathing, reduces hypertension.
Although during therapy is still necessary for many patients
with moderate or severe hypertension bring their BP down to safe level.
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