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Reducing Your Blood Pressure

By December 22, 2014 No Comments

Hypertension affects almost 3.5 million Australians. How to not be a statistic.

Making changes to your lifestyle is easier than you think if you suffer from hypertension or high blood pressure. This serious, often life-threatening condition can be kept in check simply with close monitoring and a few simple detours from your normal habits.

Reducing Your Blood Pressure

See your physician regularly

Frequent – some suggest twice-yearly – checkups with your doctor are the first line of defense when you are faced with hypertension. Those DIY blood pressure machines you find at the chemists are unreliable; you need medical expertise to decipher where you’re at with your blood pressure.

Hypertension, as common as it is among Australians (especially women), is easily treatable. If your doctor suspects your hypertension is best treated with medication, ask as much information as possible.

Ways to reduce your risk

If your doctor believes you can bring down your blood pressure without medication, here are some factors they may suggest.

Keeping active physically – exercising for at least 30 minutes daily – is huge in the prevention of high blood pressure and other cardiovascular issues. Not only does it have to be strenuous activity, but it can be as simple as walking your dog or gardening.

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