Is Your High Blood Pressure Medication Going to Kill You?
If you have high blood pressure then there's a good chance that your doctor has prescribed you medication.
Of course, these drugs do lower your blood pressure, but they don't get to the root of the problem, which is usually lifestyle-related.
Many people just don't realise the side effects and long term damage that these medications can cause.
Some of the more common unwanted side effects include such things as headaches, dry coughs, diarrhoea, nausea, tiredness, and dizziness.
The more serious long term side effects include such things as kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, hepatitis and more.
Your medication should have come with a leaflet explaining these problems, please take a few minutes to read the leaflet and you'll soon discover what I mean.
It's really not that difficult to alter your lifestyle so that you can cut down, or even eliminate altogether, the need to take these harmful drugs and lower your blood pressure by natural means.
Okay, so where do you start.
Take A Good Look At your Weight.
Be brutally honest with yourself.
Are you overweight? Just by shedding ten pounds you can make a significant difference to your blood pressure.
What sort of food do you regularly eat? Introduce more fruit and vegetables into your diet.
Salt is a real killer, cut down on it as much as you can.
There's no need to give up meat, but go for white meat such as chicken or turkey.
If you fancy red meat then go for the leaner cuts and remove the fat.
Fresh oily fish such as salmon, trout, sardines and mackerel are rich in omega-3 and are really good for your heart's health.
How Much Exercise Do You Take? Now I don't mean pumping iron, far from it.
All you need is to go for a brisk walk.
Start off slowly and gradually build up to thirty minutes a day, five days a week.
You'll soon feel much healthier and it will help you lose the weight.
High blood pressure really is a killer.
By following these easy tips you may soon be able to reduce, or even eliminate, your harmful medication.
Don't forget to check with doctor first.
Of course, these drugs do lower your blood pressure, but they don't get to the root of the problem, which is usually lifestyle-related.
Many people just don't realise the side effects and long term damage that these medications can cause.
Some of the more common unwanted side effects include such things as headaches, dry coughs, diarrhoea, nausea, tiredness, and dizziness.
The more serious long term side effects include such things as kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke, hepatitis and more.
Your medication should have come with a leaflet explaining these problems, please take a few minutes to read the leaflet and you'll soon discover what I mean.
It's really not that difficult to alter your lifestyle so that you can cut down, or even eliminate altogether, the need to take these harmful drugs and lower your blood pressure by natural means.
Okay, so where do you start.
Take A Good Look At your Weight.
Be brutally honest with yourself.
Are you overweight? Just by shedding ten pounds you can make a significant difference to your blood pressure.
What sort of food do you regularly eat? Introduce more fruit and vegetables into your diet.
Salt is a real killer, cut down on it as much as you can.
There's no need to give up meat, but go for white meat such as chicken or turkey.
If you fancy red meat then go for the leaner cuts and remove the fat.
Fresh oily fish such as salmon, trout, sardines and mackerel are rich in omega-3 and are really good for your heart's health.
How Much Exercise Do You Take? Now I don't mean pumping iron, far from it.
All you need is to go for a brisk walk.
Start off slowly and gradually build up to thirty minutes a day, five days a week.
You'll soon feel much healthier and it will help you lose the weight.
High blood pressure really is a killer.
By following these easy tips you may soon be able to reduce, or even eliminate, your harmful medication.
Don't forget to check with doctor first.