Controlling High Blood Pressure

Medication and eating healthy are important in controlling high blood pressure, however, unless you make lifestyle changes, they work nearly as well.

Places to start
Lose excess weight : Maintaining a healthy weight will help lower your blood pressure.

• Start an exercise program and set weight loss goals with your doctor.
• Eat small food portions. Fill up on fruits and vegetables. Eat more complex carbohydrates like grain products such as whole meal bread, crackers, pasta and brown rice.
• Avoid simple carbohydrates such as sweets, refined grain such as white flour, white bread and white rice. For refined grains have been processed, which removes nutrients and fibre. In addition, avoid fried foods and other high fat foods.