Tips to lower your blood pressure

If you want to know how to lower your blood pressure the answers are simple - take drugs or change your lifestyle. Or just move to New York.

New studies come out almost everyday about what to do to reduce hypertension.

The latest news:

Walk 30 minutes a day three times a week. You can do it in 3 - 10 minute walks throughout the day to get the same benefits.

Get in the habit of walking and you can start to talk to your doctor about reducing the amount of medications you're on.

And this new walking habit will lead to other healthy habits that will improve your health.

Use a pedometer to help monitor your daily progress and use a blood pressure monitor to track your lower numbers.

This walking habit is enough to reduce the risk of the silent killer.

Another interesting tidbit I learned was that New Yorkers have a longer life expectancy than other Americans. The reasons: brisk walking and no smoking.

New Yorkers walk instead of driving and they walk fast. Often passing lost tourists looking for directions. And this brisk walking is what keeps their hearts healthy and the pounds off.

This also reminds me of my stint at UPS in the pre-load. You had to walk fast if you wanted to keep up with the packages or else you'd get backed up and unable to catch up. So now when I walk people often struggle to keep up with me as I kept that brisk UPS walk with me when I left.

To your new healthy walking habit and your lower blood pressure.

-Chris

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/15/health/webmd/main3170798.shtml