Five ways to lower blood pressure and how the DASH diet can improve your health

One in three adults worldwide will suffer from high blood pressure, according to the World Health Organization.

Here are five effective lifestyle changes you can make and the impact they have on reducing blood pressure. Lowering sodium intake from 3,500 mg to 2,300 mg could drop a person’s blood pressure by 2 to 3 mmHg. Limiting sodium intake to the AHA’s limit of 1,500 mg a day, should drop it by 5 or 6 mmHg. Importantly, Dr. Laffin points out this advice does not apply to patients with kidney disease, who should avoid consuming too much potassium, as the kidneys may not be able to get rid of it.

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