What are some lifestyle changes that can help reduce high blood pressure?

Answer 1

Daily exercise is the most important, and the only one you can't NOT do.

Answer 2

Findings from multiple randomized clinical trials indicate that exercise lowers blood pressure as much as do some drugs. People with mild and moderately elevated blood pressure who exercise 30 to 60 minutes three to four days per week (walking, jogging, cycling, or a combination) might be able to significantly decrease their blood pressure
Ancient relaxation methods that include controlled breathing and gentle physical activity — such as yoga, Qigong, and Tai Chi — are beneficial.
People with mild hypertension who were taking CoQ10 experienced a significant drop in their blood pressure without appreciable side effects compared with those taking inactive placebo. In addition, CoQ10 supplement appears to reduce blood pressure by a different mechanism than major antihypertensive drugs.
Current evidence suggests that modest reductions of blood pressure might occur with significantly higher doses of omega-3 fatty acids.
It has been suggested that the diet supplement L-arginine might lower blood pressure. L-arginine is an amino acid that is a precursor to nitric oxide, a gas that relaxes blood vessels and lowers blood pressure. The few studies conducted to date were small and not well-controlled, and suggest that L-arginine might lower blood pressure for only a short period of time. Another amino acid, L-taurine, might also have blood pressure-lowering qualities.

Talk to your doctor before starting any medicine, including these supplements

Answer 3

I had high blood pressure. Stay at your correct weight for one. Try to be fairly active. Eat right. Garlic is a help when reducing blood pressure. Get proper sleep. Sleep is hard to figure out so I just let myself wake up when my body figured it was time to wake up. And dont fall back to sleep. It helped me immensley. I tried to get 8hrs of sleep but I woke up with headaches and even more tired than when I went to bed. With my body callin the shots I get about 6 hrs now and I feel great. My pressure is now on average 125/80

Answer 4

Lose weight unless you are already skinny. I find my BP is directly proportional to weight above my ideal. Exercise or hard physical labor. Avoid stress. If that doesn't work, see a doctor, and ask for atenolol. It has the least side effects and calms you down, It is an adrenalin supressor. Kind of lowers anxiety.

Answer 5

(1) Diet, (2) Exercise, (3) Pets, (4) A glass of red wine, (5) Laughter, (6) Time with family (if you get along), (7) Relaxation tactics (meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery), (8) Peaceful weekends away. Good luck!

Answer 6

Eat less salt, and any other source of sodium.

Lose weight if you're overweight.

Get aerobic exercise. If you're young, start jogging. At least half and hour a day on average.

Meditate. Or any of the mental exercises to trigger the relaxation response.

Answer 7

Stop smoking and limit the intake of alcoholic beverages, avoid stress full situations, avoid too much salt.

Exercise, eat a healthy diet,drink lots of water, and get plenty of rest.

Answer 8

My blood pressure went way down when I quit drinking alcohol.

Answer 9

1 get a pet (dog or cat)
2 exercise regularly
3 eliminate as much saturated and trans fat from your diet as possible
4 be a "good" friend; socialise more
5 don't be a couch potato
6 take up gardening (if even just a few plants)

Answer 10

All those answers before this one look like good answers. However, if you need to drop that BP a lot, swiftly, you can do it with diet. Eat NOTHING but STEAMED BROWN RICE, water & one-a-day vitamins for a month. You'll be amazed.

It worked for me.

Answer 11

All of the answers below. Start taking better care of yourself and it will go down but you may need medication to help you. It is not the worse thing, I just started one today.