So, do hypertensive patients only take antihypertensive drugs to lower their blood pressure? Actually, it is not. It is understood that patients with hypertension may be helped to lower their blood pressure in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs. Why not give it a try?
1. Insist on proper exercise According to research, exercise has a very good effect on lowering blood pressure and preventing hypertension. Especially for some patients with mild hypertension, if they can keep proper exercise every day, it will play a very good role in lowering blood pressure and maintaining the stability of blood pressure in the body.
More importantly, for patients with hypertension, it is of great significance to keep proper exercise regularly to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Therefore, for patients with hypertension, if they are unwilling to stabilize their blood pressure by taking antihypertensive drugs, it is recommended to keep at least 150min of fitness time every week, and the duration of each exercise should be no less than 30min. If you persist for a long time, the blood pressure value can be reduced by 5 to 8 mm Hg.
2. Weight control It is understood that more and more young people are prone to high blood pressure, which is not only related to frequent staying up late and bad habits in daily life, but also related to obesity, which has become one of the high-risk factors causing high blood pressure. Therefore, it is very important for everyone to prevent hypertension, learn to control weight on weekdays and prevent obesity. For some people with hypertension, active weight control is also beneficial to control blood pressure in the body to some extent.
It is understood that if the body weight drops by 5. 1 kg, the systolic blood pressure in the body will drop by 5.55 mm Hg, and the systolic blood pressure will drop by 3.57 mm Hg. In other words, the heavier a person is, the better his blood pressure will be. Therefore, for obese people with hypertension, besides taking antihypertensive drugs to stabilize blood pressure in the body, strict weight control also has a very good effect on lowering blood pressure in the body to a certain extent.
3. Quit smoking and drinking According to statistical research, people who have long-term smoking and drinking habits have a higher risk of hypertension. Smoking and drinking are harmful to human blood pressure. For patients with hypertension, in order to control and stabilize their blood pressure well, it is also very important to stay away from alcohol and tobacco as far as possible, in addition to taking antihypertensive drugs on time and in quantity. Quitting smoking and drinking alcohol also has a very good effect on lowering blood pressure in patients with hypertension to a certain extent.