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Lose Weight, Lower Your Blood Pressure
By Janice Elizabeth Small
High
blood pressure is known as a “silent killer” - it affects our heart and
our arteries, increasing our risk of heart attack and stroke often
without showing any symptoms. Chances are if you are overweight you
also have high blood pressure even if you have never had a test - there
is a direct link between putting on and increasing blood pressure.
That's because every part of your body needs a supply of blood
including any excess fat you are carrying. In fact, every pound of fat
you carry will increase the total length of the small blood vessels in
your body by about a mile. And your heart then has to pump harder to
send your blood through a longer network of vessels – increasing blood
pressure with every pound you carry.
And so losing tends to have a dramatic effect not only on your looks and your self-esteem but also on your blood pressure.
Studies have shown that if you are overweight
every
pound you lose can help your blood pressure and that losing 10kg (about
22lbs) can lower your systolic blood pressure level by up to 10mmgH –
that's as much as many blood pressure medications out there. And it
could certainly help you if you are aiming to reduce the amount you
take.
The best way to lose is to gradually change your diet for a healthier one and slowly increase the amount of exercise you take. The loss programs which fail most people are those which try to
get you to change your whole lifestyle overnight. That is just not
sustainable for most of us.
By introducing more fruit and vegetables, reducing portion sizes and
becoming a bit more active you will give yourself the best possible
chance to succeed. Not only will you lose but your healthier lifestyle will also help reduce your blood pressure in other ways.
Copyright 2006 Janice Elizabeth Small
Janice Elizabeth is a health writer and weight loss coach. For more information about High Blood Pressure and a FREE 30 part course "How to Lower your High Blood Pressure Naturally" see her site at http://www.SimplyBloodPressure.com
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