Blood Pressure:

Blood pressure will vary from moment to moment, for any given individual. The main cause of change, that someone with a seemingly normal blood pressure would see, is generally due to stress. One major cause of stress related blood pressure increase, is when it's being taken in the doctors office. This is due to the fact that people believe that the doctor is going to find something wrong with them.

Most doctors would agree that a blood pressure of 120/80 for a person over 60 would be normal. However, a blood pressure lower than that would be great.

When stress is removed from your day to day life, blood pressure will drop naturally. Reduction of stress alone will not be the total answer, as life style changes are also necessary.

In most cases of mildly elevated blood pressure, doctors will recommend dietary and lifestyle modification for a period of time to see if this normalizes blood pressure. It is important to work with your primary care provider. Untreated high blood pressure can damage many organs in the body and increases the risk for stroke, brain hemorrhage, heart attack, and kidney failure at an early age.

High blood pressure is often asymptomatic. People with severe high blood pressure may experience the following symptoms:

Symptoms of High Blood Pressure

Adequate intake of the minerals calcium, potassium, and magnesium is necessary for blood pressure control. When the diet lacks these minerals, supplementation may improve blood pressure control. Potassium-rich foods include avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, grapefruit, nectarines, oranges, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, potatoes, and squash. Foods rich in magnesium include nuts, rice, bananas, potatoes, kidney beans, lima beans and molasses.

Listed below are a few vitamins and nutrients, that will lower blood pressure naturally, that is without drugs.

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