How To Lower Your Blood Pressure (Cardiologists Explain)

Today we enjoy the benefit of input from Dr. Zalzal, Dr. Weeing, and Dr. Hefferman!

If the thought of being in an operating room with three cardiologists in scrubs doesn’t raise your blood pressure too much, the doctors in question have a lot to offer for bringing those numbers down and keeping them down! They recommend…

150 mins of Exercise

This isn’t exactly controversial, but: move your body!

See also: Exercise Less; Move More

Reduce salt

Most people eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) are getting far too much—mostly because it’s in so many processed foods already.

See also: How Too Much Salt May Lead To Organ Failure

Eating habits

There’s a lot more to eating healthily for the heart than just reducing salt, and over all, the Mediterranean diet comes out scoring highest:

• What Is The Mediterranean Diet Anyway? ← a primer for the uncertain
• Four Ways To Upgrade The Mediterranean ← includes a heart-specialized version!

Reduce alcohol

According to the WHO, the only healthy amount of alcohol is zero. According to these cardiologists: at the very least cut down. However much or little you’re drinking right now, less is better.

See also: How To Reduce Or Quit Alcohol

Maintain healthy weight

While the doctors agree that BMI isn’t a great method of measuring metabolic health, it is clear that carrying excessive weight isn’t good for the heart.

See also: Lose Weight (Healthily!)

No smoking

This one’s pretty straight forward: just don’t.

See also: Addiction Myths That Are Hard To Quit

Reduce stress

Chronic stress has a big impact on chronic health in general and that includes its effect on blood pressure. So, improving one improves the other.

See also: Lower Your Cortisol! (Here’s Why & How)

Good sleep

Quality matters as much as quantity, and that goes for its effect on your blood pressure too, so take the time to invest in your good health!

See also: The 6 Dimensions Of Sleep (And Why They Matter)

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