{"id":1364,"date":"2019-06-28T15:47:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T15:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/palm-beach-family-medicine\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2020-09-09T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T15:48:22","slug":"natural-ways-to-lower-your-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toplinemd.com\/palm-beach-family-medicine\/natural-ways-to-lower-your-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"NATURAL WAYS TO LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. Lose weight<\/strong>: you may drop 1 mm of mercury (mmHg) for every 2.2 lbs. lost.<\/li>\n
  2. Exercise regularly<\/strong>: your goal is 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise. This may reduce your blood pressure by 5 to 8 mmHg. Consult your physician prior to beginning an exercise regimen.<\/li>\n
  3. Eat a heart healthy, low sodium diet<\/strong>: the DASH diet can lower your systolic blood pressure (top number) by 14 mmHg.\u00a0https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/nutrition-and-healthy-eating\/in-depth\/dash-diet\/art-20048456<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Limit the amount of alcohol you drink:<\/strong>\u00a0drink in moderation. This is equivalent to no more than one beverage for women or no more than two beverages for men a day. This may reduce your blood pressure by 4 mmHg.<\/li>\n
  5. Quit smoking.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/smokefree.gov\/<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Reduce stress levels.<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/high-blood-pressure\/in-depth\/stress-and-high-blood-pressure\/art-20044190<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lose weight: you may drop 1 mm of mercury (mmHg) for every 2.2 lbs. lost. Exercise regularly: your goal is 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise. This may reduce your blood pressure by 5 to 8 mmHg. Consult your physician prior to beginning an exercise regimen. Eat a heart healthy, low sodium diet: the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\t\t\n