Five lifestyle changes which keep your blood pressure down

New Delhi : High blood pressure is one of the most common problems humans suffer across the world. Globally, 1.13 billion suffer from hypertension.

High blood pressure is also known as a silent killer as it gives no symptoms and damages the body from the inside. It can increase risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure and numerous other life-threatening problems.

While a little change in the lifestyle can make things work for you and keep the blood pressure in control. Here are five things which are beneficial:

1: Physical Activity

Blame it on our lifestyles, but we have become more of lazy and less moving humans. For people who are not used to being physically active, start with doing your favourite activity for five to 10 minutes to build an exercise habit. Progress slow and gradually to exercise for a minimum of 150 minutes of exercises in a week.

2: Weight Loss

Losing even 5% of your total body weight can show significant improvements. If you lose 10% of your body weight, can improve other health conditions like atrial fibrillation.

3: Healthy Diet

For high blood pressure patients, less salt is the way to go. Processed and packaged food is a big no-no, thanks to the high-salt and preservative content that they contain.

4. Avoid alcohol

Ideally, the best thing to do is quit it entirely or reduce its consumption to occasions only. No amount of alcohol is good for your body. It can also be a deterrent if you are trying to lose weight.

5. Quit smoking

Smoking is dangerous for high blood pressure patients. If you have hypertension and you smoke, then work towards quitting it as soon as possible.