According to the cdc “High blood pressure can harden your arteries, which decreases the flow of blood and oxygen to your heart and lead to heart disease.
What is high blood pressure?
Here is a chart from the American Heart Association & American Stroke Association. Stating that High Blood Pressure is 130 or higher for Systolic which is (the upper number) or above 80 for Diastolic (the bottom number).
Well to me, a balanced diet and eating REAL food that comes from the ground or has a mother is what eating cleaner looks like. Not googling what the next diet is to help me lose 20lbs in a week, but actually aiming to fuel my body.
How can I improve my heart health with food?
How to Lower Blood Pressure from Home
Magnesium is a mineral and an electrolyte, often found in leafy greens, nuts and fruits and vegetables.
Magnesium
On the other hand, even though healthy, exercise is still a form of stress on the body. Therefore, if you are already a very stressed-out, get sick every other week person, then don’t go run a marathon. I would be dropping to the floor like this lady in the pic and doing some yoga.
Exercise
On how to feel more confident, stress-free and relieve that debilitating anxiety. Anxiety can be very tough on your heart and can raise your blood pressure.
Reading
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