How to lower blood pressure naturally?

Having a healthy blood pressure helps lower risk of stroke and heart disease leading to a longer and healthier life!

How to lower blood pressure naturally? Losing weight lowers blood pressure naturally, and so does reducing alcohol, exercising more, decreasing sodium and increasing potassium in the diet.

Sodium has a relationship with water and more dietary sodium causes an increase in fluid in the blood stream increasing blood pressure. More dietary potassium helps our kidneys eliminate excess sodium in the urine and relaxes blood vessels leading to reduced blood pressure.

How much potassium to sodium? Aim for at least a 4 to 1 ratio of potassium to sodium or greater. You want at least 4 times more potassium than sodium in your diet. Potassium is found in higher amounts in fruits and veggies, whereas excess sodium is found primarily in processed foods. How would you know? If you keep a digital food journal, you’ll be able to see your sodium and potassium intake and do the calculation.

Eat more potassium and less sodium to lower blood and have a healthier, longer life!

Have a healthy day!