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5 Easy Steps To Control Hypertension!
Dr. Puneet KumarGeneral Physician • 13 Years Exp.MBBS, MD - Medicine, Fellowship in Diabetes (Liverpool)
- Maintain a healthy weight. Strive for a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 24.9.
- Eat healthier. Eat lots of fruit, veggies and low-fat dairy, and less saturated and total fat.
- Reduce sodium. Ideally, stay under 1, 500 mg a day, but aim for at least a 1, 000 mg per day reduction.
- Get active. Aim for at least 90 to 150 minutes of aerobic and/or dynamic resistance exercise per week and/or three sessions of isometric resistance exercises per week.
- Limit alcohol. Drink no more than 1-2 drinks a day. (one for most women, two for most men.)
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