10 Ways to Control Your High Blood Pressure

1. Know your blood pressure. Have it checked regularly.
2. Know what your weight should be. Keep it at or below that level.
3. Don’t use too much salt in cooking or at meals. Avoid salty meals.
4. Eat a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole-grain high fiber foods according to the American Heart Association recommendations.
5. Control alcohol intake. Don’t have more than one drink a day if you are a woman or two a day if you are a man.
6. Take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Don’t run out of pills even for a single day.
7. Keep appointments with the doctor.
8. Follow your doctor’s advice about physical activity.
9. Make certain your parents, brothers, sisters and children have their blood pressure checked regularly.
10. Live a normal life in every other way.

Following the recommendations of your health care professionals is essential to lowering your high blood pressure. For more information on Hypertension click here.