Soaring levels of blood pressure is often associated with stress. Some people are of the firm belief that de-stressing them can be a good idea to high B.P under control. It is good to be de-stressed but it is not the only solution neither gulping down medicines is. Tweaking your sedentary lifestyle is a healthier way to get the much sought after respite. 

Replace Lift With Stairs and Vehicle With a Stroll:

Now this one will not be counted as a physical stress! You are not asked to run miles dragging yourself to the finish line. The most conventional; yet most effective way to control Blood Pressure is a small stride. You need not walk miles or run along. Making a few changes to your daily routine can curb the blood pressure and help your blood veins circulate naturally!

Delight yourself with Skimmed Milk:

It truly blesses your body! Drinking heart-healthy skimmed milk will provide you with Calcium and Vitamin D — these two nutrients combine to help reduce blood pressure by 3 to 10 percent. Consuming a diet containing 1,000 to 1,400 milligrams per day of calcium from dairy foods change the way the body burns fat; it actually increased fat metabolism. So drinking skim milk help you burn fat better and lose weight, it consequently help in lowering your blood pressure!

Monitor Your Salt Intake:

The fastest way to lower your blood pressure is taking less salt. Salt’s major component is sodium which raises your blood pressure. The higher the salt intake is the higher will be your B.P.

An adult should not take more than 6g of salt a day, but most of us end up taking more than it. Salt causes your body to retain water. So, if you are taking too much salt, the extra water stored in your body raises your blood pressure. Eating too much salt may even hamper the effect of blood pressure medicines, such as diuretics. 

Cooking food without adding salt to it is the most recommended option. But, if you cannot resist your taste glands, get extra flavour with herbs and spices, and from seasonings like chilli, ginger, lemon or lime juice.

Bid Adieu to Alcohol and Cigarettes!

Drinking too much alcohol can raise blood pressure to unnatural levels. Having more than three drinks in one sitting temporarily increases your blood pressure. Also, alcohol can interfere with the effectiveness and increase the side effects of some blood pressure medications.

Include Healthy and Green Fibres: 

Try mixing fresh spinach leaves into salads or adding them to sandwiches. Spinach being low in calories, high in fibre, and packed with heart-healthy nutrients like potassium and magnesium (key ingredients for lowering and maintaining blood pressure levels) is a green leafy delight to curb High Blood Pressure.

Incorporate More Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Your Diet:

To gain the value of potassium in your diet, try to eat at least five portions of fruit and vegetables every day (a portion is close about the size of your closed fist). This portion will not only strengthen you to combat high blood pressure, it will also help you to avoid certain cancers, bowel problems and even heart attacks or strokes. Good sources of potassium comprise: potatoes, sweet potatoes, bananas, tomato sauce (without added salt or sugar), orange juice, and tuna (fresh, frozen or tinned, but avoid tuna packed in brine). 

Make sure that you consult your doctor before making these dramatic changes to your diet. Bringing these small changes to your lifestyle can result into blissful signs emanating from your blood pressure scale.