How To Avoid Taking High Blood Pressure Medication

Online, March 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - High blood pressure medication can only control your hypertension ... it can't fix your condition. Taking medication alone will never rid you of the problem, but will commit you to a lifetime of popping pills. High Blood Pressure Insider is dedicated to promoting the benefits of a healthy lifestyle in preventing high blood pressure.

"How Can I Avoid Taking High Blood Pressure Medication?"

That's a question I get asked a lot.

First make sure that you don't have 'white coat hypertension'. This means that your blood pressure goes up when you go to see your doctor, probably because of nerves. If undetected, white coat hypertension can lead to a person being wrongly diagnosed with high blood pressure and having unnecessary treatment. There have been recent reports of a new test which can spot when high blood pressure is down to nerves.

At High Blood Pressure Insider we advise people that adhering to a healthy lifestyle will prevent, or at least defer the onset of hypertension.

But what if you already have high blood pressure?

You must discuss the best course of action with your medical advisor, and the necessary action will depend on how high your readings have been.

If you're advised to take medication for your high blood pressure, don't accept this as the only course of action.

There are plenty of other things you can do.

Eat a healthy diet with plenty of fruit and vegetables, maintain a healthy weight, exercise regularly, drink alcohol in moderation and avoid smoking. A recent study even sugggested that having an afternoon nap can help protect you against high blood pressure.

All of these lifestyle changes will work alongside the medication to reduce your blood pressure.

Work with your doctor to see if by adopting these lifestyle changes, you can reduce and eventually eliminiate the high blood pressure medication from your daily routine.

But if the medication works why should you worry?

The first problem with medication is that it only controls your hypertension ... it doesn't fix your condition. Taking this option alone will never rid you of the problem, but will commit you to a lifetime of popping pills.

The second problem with medication is that there are often side effects ... which can be deadly in their own right.

But please be careful .... If you're currently taking blood pressure medications, there is no way that you should consider stopping taking them without consulting your doctor. The withdrawal reaction can also be life threatening.

If you want to know more about how to control high blood pressure without taking medication, then visit High Blood Pressure Insider at http://www.highbloodpressureinsider.org

High Blood Pressure Insider is a website uniquely dedicated to promoting a more natural approach to the prevention of high blood pressure, Its objective is to educate people to manage their high blood pressure through a healthy lifestyle and enjoy the many benefits of a healthy heart.