How to maintain a normal bp if you have high bp pls?

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Hello,

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"As" per your clinical history is concerned please take your regular medications and follow lifestyle modifications like this -

1)Eat healthy foods. Try the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods. Get plenty of potassium, which can help prevent and control high blood pressure. Eat less saturated fat and total fat.

2)Decrease the salt in your diet.

3)Maintain a healthy weight. If you're overweight, losing even 3 kilograms can lower your blood pressure.

4)Increase physical activity. Regular physical activity can help lower your blood pressure and keep your weight under control. Strive for at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day.

5)Limit alcohol and try to avoid smoking. Tobacco injures blood vessel walls and speeds up the process of hardening of the arteries. If you smoke, ask your doctor to help you quit.

6)Manage stress. Reduce stress as much as possible. Practice healthy coping techniques, such as muscle relaxation and deep breathing. Getting plenty of sleep can help, too.

7)Monitor your blood pressure at home. Home blood pressure monitoring can help you keep closer tabs on your blood pressure, show if medication is working, and even alert you and your doctor to potential complications.If your blood pressure is under control, you may be able to make fewer visits to your doctor if you monitor your blood pressure at home.

Hope that helps

Udaya Nath Sahoo · Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thanks for your query on Lybrate

"As" per your clinical history is concerned please take your regular medications and follow lifestyle modifications like this -

1)Eat healthy foods. Try the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods. Get plenty of potassium, which can help prevent and control high blood pressure. Eat less saturated fat and total fat.

2)Decrease the salt in your diet.

3)Maintain a healthy weight. If you're overweight, losing even 3 kilograms can lower your blood pressure.

4)Increase physical activity. Regular physical activity can help lower your blood pressure and keep your weight under control. Strive for at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day.

5)Limit alcohol and try to avoid smoking. Tobacco injures blood vessel walls and speeds up the process of hardening of the arteries. If you smoke, ask your doctor to help you quit.

6)Manage stress. Reduce stress as much as possible. Practice healthy coping techniques, such as muscle relaxation and deep breathing. Getting plenty of sleep can help, too.

7)Monitor your blood pressure at home. Home blood pressure monitoring can help you keep closer tabs on your blood pressure, show if medication is working, and even alert you and your doctor to potential complications.If your blood pressure is under control, you may be able to make fewer visits to your doctor if you monitor your blood pressure at home.

Hope that helps

Animesh Karmakar · Answer

Take a mixture of GILOY SATWA & ASHWAGANDHA CHURNA with milk twice daily in empty stomach.

Nash Kamdin · Answer

Dear Lybrateuser, - To reduce your bp you have to lead a healthy lifestyle including having a well balanced, salt restricted diet with more of fibrous foods, do regular exercise, sleep well & keep stress to the minimum - have a well balanced diet with more of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, leg mes, soya products, sprouts & a handful of nuts, heart healthy foods such as fish like salmon, mackeral, tuna, walnuts, almonds, pista, avocados, flax seeds - avoid salty foods like namkeens, pickles, papads, trans & saturated fats containing foods, restrict tea, coffee intake to 1-2 cups per day - have salad, fruits, yogurt or sprouts as snacks which will help reduce calories & also weight - do regular exercise like brisk walking, jogging, swimming, play a game, for 30-40 min, do yoga, meditation for 15-20 min to relax your mind - reduce weight by diet & exercise the bp will fall by 8-10 mm of Hg by reducing 10-12 Kgs - sleep well for at least 7-8 hrs at night, keep your sleep & wake up time fixed - destress by reading, listening to music or follow a hobby - if no significant change by three months then you may require medication as per your bp levels.