| If you've recently visited the doctor and found | | | | There's good news and bad news here: |
| out you have both high blood pressure and high | | | | Good News - You can lower blood pressure and |
| cholesterol, you are at very high risk for | | | | high cholesterol with the same strategies |
| debilitating problems such as heart attacks or | | | | Bad News - These strategies require real work |
| strokes. High blood pressure and cholesterol both | | | | and effort |
| have to do with decreasing the health of your | | | | Exercise - Running |
| blood vessel system. this is vtial to life because | | | | Obviously exercise is important, but especially |
| you need your blood to travel freely from your | | | | running. Think about it, if you run, every limb in |
| pumping heart to your working arms, legs, brain, | | | | your body is moving. If your biking, your arms |
| and other organs. | | | | and your chest are completely still. When you run, |
| Lower blood pressure and cholesterol can save | | | | your arms are flailing, your legs are stomping, |
| your life if you know how to do it properly. | | | | your lungs are fluctuating. |
| First, Let's talk about high blood pressure... | | | | A word of warning: start off slow and build up to |
| High blood pressure is when your blood vessels | | | | a faster pace in time. If you have not exercised |
| constrict (shrink) causing the blood to force itself | | | | in a long time, walk fast every day for a week |
| through a smaller space. You can already see how | | | | before you even start to jog. Start to jog for a |
| this can cause problems. This increases the | | | | week slowly and then if you could handle that |
| chance for plaque to built clots and also reduces | | | | start running at a slow pace.Always ask your |
| blood flow to vital organs which can cause | | | | doctor before you start an exercise regiment. In |
| circulatory problems. | | | | some cases, running can be harmful because high |
| High Blood Pressure can Cause: | | | | blood pressure constricts blood movement. This is |
| - Heart Attack | | | | why you start slow. Think about it though, if you |
| - Stroke | | | | successfully run daily you will increase blood |
| - Reduced Blood Circulation | | | | movement and expand those vessels. This is |
| What Causes High Blood Pressure? | | | | what running does for people. Your vessels |
| Many times,. nobody knows what causes this | | | | expand naturally to make room for blood |
| problem, but we do know that being African | | | | movement. When you stop running, your blood |
| American increases your chances. Lack of | | | | can safely move through wider more luxurious |
| exercise, smoking, and eating salty foods also | | | | veins. |
| increases your chances. In addition, not enough | | | | Running also helps increase the good cholesterol |
| potassium and too much alcohol consumption can | | | | and lower the bad cholesterol in the body, This is |
| also increase your risk. | | | | the easy natural way of lowering blood pressure |
| It is difficult to really find out what causes this | | | | and cholesterol. |
| problem, but I'm sure you have some idea. If you | | | | Eating the Right Foods |
| don't maybe it is caused by high salt intake. Think | | | | Most people with high cholesterol and blood |
| about what you eat and see if your food has | | | | pressure have diets consisting mostly of fast |
| higher salt content that you thought. If you eat | | | | food. Before I talked about how many of us like |
| canned or prepackaged foods, chances are you | | | | to eat fatty and salty foods, remember? Fruits, |
| are eating a vast quantity of salt and don't know | | | | vegetables, nuts, and certain fish are essential for |
| it. | | | | lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. |
| Old age also has something to do with high blood | | | | Some people don't realize this, but they eat fish, a |
| pressure. When we get older our bodies are less | | | | normally healthy food, but don't realize how high |
| likely to handle the bad habits as they did in the | | | | the salt content is. Many salt water fish contain |
| past. | | | | almost 150% and more of our daily requirement |
| Let's Talk About High Cholesterol... | | | | for salt. This is just something that happens |
| High cholesterol is a problem that develops when | | | | naturally since the fish lives in the water. Eating |
| our bodies contain too much bad cholesterol (LDL) | | | | fish like trout is a great alternative is halibut, trout, |
| and not enough good cholesterol or (hdl). So what | | | | or cod. |
| is good and bad cholesterol? First, cholesterol is a | | | | Vegetables of all kinds are good for lowering |
| substance our bodies use to protect cells. | | | | blood pressure and cholesterol. Food like: |
| Cholesterol is transformed by the liver into 2 | | | | - Broccoli |
| different types of cholesterol. Good cholesterol | | | | - Apples |
| makes sure to remove extra cholesterol from | | | | - Grapes |
| the body, while bad cholesterol brings more to the | | | | - Walnuts |
| cells. The bad cholesterol is the culprit so you | | | | Eating these foods will help with both problems. |
| need to learn how to reduce the those levels. | | | | Make sure the nuts are still in the shell or |
| What Causes High Cholesterol? | | | | prepared without any sale at all. You really can |
| The cause of high cholesterol is similar to high | | | | make this much worse by adding salt to your |
| blood pressure. Poor habits like lack of exercise | | | | diet. |
| and high fat foods increase your chances. Most of | | | | Taking a Supplement |
| us eat foods like beef, pork, and other fatty | | | | The most important of all proven strategies is |
| meats, but we usually lack the necessary | | | | taking a supplement designed especially for |
| vegetables, fruits,and nuts that offer benefits and | | | | decreasing both high blood pressure and |
| reduce cholesterol. In addition, having high | | | | cholesterol. These supplements are designed for |
| cholesterol and heart disease running in the family | | | | accomplishing both tasks. With a special blend of |
| never helps. | | | | blood pressure and cholesterol lowering |
| How to lower High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol | | | | ingredients, you will find quick effective results. |