Tips for Lowering blood pressures

Most people can adopt simple lifestyle changes to prevent high blood pressure through the following tips:

• Have your blood pressure checked regularly
• Eat nutritious foods,including whole grains,fresh fruits,vegetables and low-fat dairy products
• Take medications as prescribed by your doctor
• Maintain your ideal body weight
• Exercise regularly
• Stop Smoking
• Manage stress through relaxation techinques excercise and development of a positive attitude.
• Cut down on added salt and avoid high-sodium foods such as chips,processed meats,fast food and chinese cuisine.
• limit your daily cholesterol and caloric intake to not more than 100 mg per 1000calories of food(use a diet chart and maintain a daily intake diary)
• Restrict saturated fat.