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How to lower blood pressure

How to lower blood pressure


Your diet, exercise levels and weight have a real effect on your blood pressure. If you have high blood pressure, you can start lowering blood pressure today by eating more healthily and being more active.


Your blood pressure readings are what you eat. Reducing your salt intake, eating more fruit and vegetables and keeping to alcohol limits will lower your blood pressure:

Being more active and taking regular exercise lowers blood pressure by keeping your heart and arteries in good condition. Use the links to build exercise and activity into your day:

Being the right weight lowers blood pressure because your heart doesn't have to work so hard. Losing weight if you need to will help to reduce your blood pressure and heart strain:



How to lower your blood pressure

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"Once it was obvious that my high blood pressure was here to stay, I decided to take action. I set about eating more healthily"

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