Saturday, August 18, 2007

How to control blood pressure


Following a healthy lifestyle is the best and safest way to control blood pressure.

Keeping blood pressure under control significantly reduces the risk of life threatening complications. To do that it is important to incorporate changes in lifestyle, eating and living habits. Incorporating these techniques will ensure that you live a happier and longer life.

Control your weight:Completely avoid the alcohol, tobacco and caffeine. identify the origins of your stress and deal with them calmly. Practise a asana and pranayam daily to control your weight and improve your tone. Maintain regular sleep patterns. Go to sleep and awake daily at the same time. And if you are a heavy smoker, decrease the count of cigarettes you smoke each day.

Water Therapy: Drink at least 10-12 glasses of water every day. After you get up from bed intake 2-3 glasses of water. Try to avoid drinking water during meal.
Even modern medicine advises that the hypertension should be treated by an increase in the daily water intake. Lack of water intake dehydrate the cells.

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