Hypertension: 6 Good Habits to Lower Your High Blood Pressure

I got 2 out of the 6. I don't use salt very much and don't drink sodas. I have to increase my exercise, lessen smoking until i quit, balance diet and less STRESS.

How bout you? How's your blood pressure?

Here are 6 good habits to cultivate:

#1. Reduce your sodium intake:

We have been taught for generations that a table is not properly set unless there is a cruet set. The mustard pot might be empty, but never the salt and pepper cellars! We need to unlearn the habit of adding salt to our food at the table. It is generally accepted that we get enough naturally occurring sodium in our diet without the use of salt. If more is needed it can be added at the cooking stage. Adding more salt at the table will cause our blood pressure to spike to alarming levels.

Obesity as a disease?

These two pictures show body scans of two women approximately the same age and height. The one on the left weighs 113 kg (250 lbs), while the one on the right weighs 54 kg (120 lbs). Accumulated adipose tissue is not the only difference between the two; the obese woman has an enlarged heart and her lungs are somewhat restricted.

Trouble Sleeping?

I have this problem for the longest time. The first thing I can think of is drink warm milk ... heard it many times. But the thing is I'm not a milk drinker. So what I did was to ask the oracle ... hahaha. Seriously I consulted Google the all knowing and found this tips.

Hope this helps someone like me who has trouble sleeping. 

 Before going to bed, stretch out. The day’s tensions are held in your body, so a gentle, relaxing stretching session – even a brief one – can do you a world of good.