getting a massage, taking a warm bath, reading a book, relaxing at the beach, and doing activities you love like painting or writing.
Quit Smoking
While smoking is linked to heart attacks and strokes, there is also a connection to high blood pressure. Smoking is bad period and if you smoke, please quit. Smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke increase your risk for plaque to build up in your arteries.
Every time you put a cigarette to your mouth you increase your risk for high blood pressure. When you increase your risk for high blood pressure, you know to increase your risk for heart disease, kidney failure and ton of other illness like cancer.
Maintain a healthy weight
Maintaining a healthy weight provides a lot of health benefits. Being overweight puts you at greater risk of developing heart problems. Even with a small amount of weight loss, it can lower your blood pressure. Talk to your doctor to come up with a plan of how much weight you want to lose. If you are overweight, make a commitment to losing as little as five to 10 pounds, and this may help lower your blood pressure.
Priscilla Q. Williams, RN: Author, Speaker, Certified Life Coach, Global Nurse Educator www.priscillaqwilliams.com