Q What is the best way to control high blood pressure in the age of 29? My height is 6.2 inches & weight is 90 kg?
According to your height and weight, you are slightly overweight, which might be the main risk for you to have high blood pressure. Follow these lifestyle and dietary changes to keep your blood pressure under control: 1.Do moderate exercise daily for 30-40 minutes like brisk walk, jogging, swimming, dancing, aerobics etc. 2. Maintain your weight in healthy range as being overweight can increase blood pressure further and cholesterol levels too. 3. Have oil restricted diet to control cholesterol levels. 4. Also salt restriction is mandatory in patients with blood pressure. 5. Avoid diet increasing unnecessary fat in your blood vessels, which narrows them and cause raised blood pressure. For this, avoid junk food, fatty food, outside food, fried things like chips, ice-cream, pastries. Limited consumption is allowed if you can not avoid. 6. Emphasis on adding vegetables and fruits to your diet. These will boost potassium levels to reduce the effect of sodium on blood pressure. 8. Reduce intake of caffienated drinks. 9. Practice relaxation techniques daily like Yoga poses, pranayam, meditation, to keep stress at bay. 10. Last but not least, monitor your blood pressure at regular intervals. If you find these changes are not helping you out effectively, switch to anti-hypertensive medicines along with above mentioned lifestyle changes.