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Five simple ways to lower blood pressure
Clinically, doctors pay more and more attention to the effect of reducing systolic blood pressure on saving patients' lives. Losing weight, eating less salt, exercising more and quitting smoking are all non-drug good ways to continuously reduce systolic blood pressure. If you want to achieve a better goal of lowering blood pressure, you can refer to the five simple methods summarized by the American "Reader's Digest Magazine Website".

1. Sit correctly. Shaking or crossing your feet while sitting is a posture between sitting and standing, which will affect the blood pressure reading, because the blood pressure of the two postures is different. The correct way is to sit in a chair with your back flat on the back of the chair, your feet flat on the floor, and your legs should not cross, otherwise it will affect the blood flow.

2. The arm is supported. If your arm is positioned too high or too low during blood pressure measurement, it will be more difficult for your heart to pump blood, resulting in a high blood pressure reading. The correct way is to put your arms flat on the table, even with the position of your heart.

3. Breathe slowly. When you are stressed, your blood pressure will rise. Deep breathing can relieve stress and lower blood pressure. The correct way is to inhale deeply through the nose, fill the chest and abdomen, and then exhale slowly through the mouth, and repeat the above process.

4. Eat dark chocolate. A literature review of 35 related studies found that healthy adults who eat foods rich in flavanols, such as cocoa and dark chocolate, can lower their blood pressure by 2 mm Hg. But this doesn't mean that you should eat it before measuring your blood pressure. It is the right way to develop healthy eating habits in your daily life.

5. Do grip strength exercises. It is found that the systolic blood pressure of healthy adults can be reduced by about10mmhg after doing simple grip strength exercises three times a week for15min each time and continuing for10mmhg. However, attention should be paid to avoid doing grip strength exercises 1 hour before blood pressure measurement, so as not to affect the results.