Managing our high blood pressure is challenging, especially for those who are recently diagnosed as having hypertension. We must accept that there is no “cure” for our condition. That means stepping up to the challenge of managing our condition. Where should we start? The starting point may surprise you.It is….

Accepting responsibility

For very many of us, we are used to visiting our doctor’s office or the pharmacy to get a cure for our ailment. We have abdicated responsibility for our treatment to the physician and pharmacist. Our health is too important to do that, we must be responsible for our health and that includes managing our high blood pressure. I say “managing” our condition because there is no cure for hypertension only management. That means we must…

Modify our diet

We have all heard and read the healthy eating advice. Now is the time to put that advice into practice. In doing so, we are going to have to change our dietary habits, which will take time. Some diet companies say it can take as long as 38 days to permanently change our eating habits. So, do not try to build Rome in a day. The dietary advice is simple:

* reduce the amount of salt you add to your food. Work towards cutting out additional salt altogether
* cut down on the high fat highly processed foods and snack foods Read the rest of this entry »