Tips for Lowering Your Blood Pressure.

Cut out ham. Ham contains stacks of sodium. About 240 milligrams per slice. A study showed that people who cut down there daily sodium intake from 3300 to 1500mg per day. knocked almost 6 points off their systolic pressure and 3 off their diastolic pressure. If you really want to eat cold meat. Try and find one that has low sodium comtent. Here's another tip. If food comes canned or jarred its probably packed with sodium. Limit your alcohol intake. Research showed that one or two drinks per day can reduce your blood pressure slightly, however, having three drinks or more per day pushed the average persons systolic pressure up by ten points and their diastolic pressure by 4 points. Drink more tea. A study showed that men who drank tea twice per day were 25 percent less likely to die of heart disease than those who didn't drink tea. The reason for this is that the flavonoids found in tea not only help the blood vessels to relax but they also thin the blood which reduces clotting. Eat Apples. Men who eat apples frequently have a 20 percent lower risk of developing heart disease than those who eat less apples. Eat fresh berries. Raspberries, blue berries and strawberries contain a substance called salicylic acid which happens to be the same heart disease fighter found in aspirin. Eat more fish. The omega-3 fats that are found in fish help strengthen the hearts muscle, lower blood pressure, prevent clotting and reduce levels of inflamation in the body. Eat Grapefruit. Eating a single grapefruit per day can reduce arterial narrowing by up to 46 percent, lower bad cholesterol by 10 percent and help reduce your blood pressure by 5 points. Eat lots of potassium. Studies show that not getting at least 2000mg of potassium per day can set you up for high blood pressure. Good sources of potassium are: Banana 487mg, sweet potato 694mg, spinach 792mg per 170g, raisins 1086mg per 145g. Use olive oil. Researchers found that men who simply changed from using corn oils or vegetable oils to using monounsaturated fats like olive oil. Lowered their blood pressure by 30 points in 60 days without making any other changes to their diet.