222157 507 Health & Nutrition Diseases & Disorders Heart Disease true Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:47:18 -0700 /system/videos/4/20/38/26/263820.flv health,nutrition,lowering,blood,pressure,high,lower,eating,dieting,food How To Lower Your Blood Pressure http://www.howcast.com/videos/222157-How-To-Lower-Your-Blood-Pressure http://www.howcast.com/videos/222157-How-To-Lower-Your-Blood-Pressure/edit approved 127 320 240 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=222157"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=222157" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 0 Jeff_Cooper http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/bloodpressure_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 372 false false false 91052 0 26 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/26.jpg Eat less sodium and salt Consume less sodium, which contributes to hypertension. It’s not enough to just put away the saltshaker – check food labels as well. Many prepared foods, like canned soup and frozen meals, are loaded with sodium.

]]> 91053 1 41 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/41.jpg Eat potassium-rich foods Eat more baked potatoes – with the skin – plus other potassium-rich foods like acorn squash, bananas, orange juice, and halibut. Dozens of studies prove that a potassium-rich diet helps combat the blood pressure-raising damage of a high sodium diet.

]]> 91054 2 56 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/56.jpg Drink red wine Drink one glass of red wine every day, but limit yourself to just one glass.

]]> 91055 3 64 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/64.jpg Lose weight Lose weight if you need to. Obesity has been linked to hypertension. Track your steps with a pedometer. People who use them walk up to 2,000 steps more, which can help them reduce their weight and their blood pressure.

]]> 91056 4 77 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/77.jpg Get a pet Get a pet. Not only does having one lower blood pressure, petting them has been shown to increase levels of the feel-good hormones dopamine and serotonin in their owners.

]]> 91057 5 87 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/87.jpg Eat chocolate Eat some chocolate every day. The trick is to keep the portion small – say, bite-size – and make sure you’re munching dark chocolate made mostly from cocoa solids. It should taste a little bitter.

]]> 91058 6 100 Step Become a hugger Become more touchy-feely. Research indicates that people who hug and hold hands are calmer.

]]> 91059 7 108 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/222157/108.jpg Start praying Start praying. One study found that people who attend weekly religious services have lower blood pressure than those who don’t attend at all.

]]> 91060 8 117 Fact By 2025, 1.6 billion people worldwide are expected to have high blood pressure.

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