Health Center - Heart Health
Small lifestyle changes can go a long way in preventing heart disease and stroke, so learn more and start protecting yourself today. If you're living with heart disease, read up on management strategies, from who should be part of your medical team to treatment options to consider.
Tips for Lowering Your Blood Pressure
| Lifestyle Change | How | How Changes Can Affect Blood Pressure |
| Lose weight | Maintain a normal body weight with a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9. | Every 22 pounds lost lowers blood pressure by 5-20 mm Hg.* |
| Change how you eat | Adopt a healthy eating program high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy, and low in saturated and total fat. This is called the DASH eating plan: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. | Healthy food choices can lower blood pressure by 8-14 mm Hg. |
| Cut back on salt | Limit sodium to no more than 2.4 grams a day—that's only 1 teaspoon a day. An easy way to do it?
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