Recently, I visited webmd.com and read an article about lifestyle changes. What struck me is that, usually we are told to focus on lowering our diastolic blood pressure, (that is the number below the line in the blood pressure reading). What was interesting about this article was that it advocates that we should also aim to lower our systolic blood pressure, and this in turn will bring down the diastolic blood pressure significantly.

The article was providing 5 lifestyle tips to lower high blood pressure

Here is an exerpt from the aticle

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is critical to preventing and treating high blood pressure, which significantly reduces your risk for heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke. Not only can diet and exercise lower high blood pressure, but it can also make your blood pressure medications work better.

"The chart shows lifestyle changes can reduce systolic blood pressure (the "top" number in a blood pressure reading). By lowering your systolic blood pressure, your diastolic blood pressure would likely come down as well. "

Here is the Chart

For More information about this article go to http://www.webmd.com

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