A common way for people with high blood pressure is taking medecines in order to control it. However, sometimes, these medecines are not enough strong to lower high blood pressure to normal levels. Lowering to healthy levels also needs some additional measures.

Prolonged and Uncontrolled high blood pressure can result in some serious complications like stroke, heart attack or even kidney failure. It is for this reason that you need to do everything you can to control it to normal levels.

We are listing some natural ways which could help you immensely to lower your BP and these are easy for you to include in your normal daily routine.

1. Have a piece of dark chocolate daily. As per the recent report on Hypertension in the Journal of AHA (American Heart Association), when a person eats small amounts of dark chocolates in daily routine, it contributes to some chemical changes in human body which contributes in dilation of blood vessels thus lowering blood pressure.

2. Potassium: It is a magic mineral. It is an important nutrient essential for maintaining electrolyte balance which regulates the muscle and heart’s contraction. It also helps maintain the fluid balance in the body.

You can get your daily requirements of potassium from foods like apples, avocados, bananas, oranges, pears, carrots, pears and sweet potatoes.

3. Water: It is the miracle medicine given by Mother Nature. When your body goes in the state of dehydration, your BP can shoot up dramatically. When body mechanism begins to retain water instead of allowing it a natural flow, the blood pressure could rise. This action of body is however preventive to save the body cells from dehydrating.

Make it a habit to drink good amounts of water daily. It will not only lower your blood pressure but would help to improve your other body functions.

4. Walking Is Good For You. Sedentary lifestyle is a bane and cause of many diseases. Over a period of time our inactivity could lead to lot’s of health complications in us. Regular exercise would help us in lowering our blood pressure. The good news is that you need not go for vigorous exercises but just moderate ones to achieve maximum gains.

A most recent study which was published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health informed us that just 35 minutes of daily walk just three days a week is all that is needed for good health and heart.

The above mentioned 4 ways are in fact simple and yet proven ones to lower your blood pressure. But maintaining consistency while practicing them is the only way to gain maximum benefit in long run. You should try making them a part of your daily routine to gain a healthy heart and a fully normal blood pressure.

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