Did you know that more than one-third of heart attacks and that almost half of heart failures can be traced back to high blood pressure? Or that one out of every adult deaths in the U.S. is triggered by hypertension? Hypertension is easy to ignore as there are usually no side effects, but the consequences of neglecting this disease can be deadly.

At the request of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Institute of Medicine wrote a major report highlighting key areas that should be focused on to reduce hypertension on a broad scale. Many of their suggestions revolved around improving lifestyle and behavioral factors,  as well as suggested improvements for health care providers.

Lowering your blood pressure can be a tedious venture, but it is well worth the effort.  If you struggle with hypertension, there are a several simple and affordable things you can do that lower blood pressure naturally for many people, such as:

• Exercising regularly
• Achieving a diet with optimum sodium to potassium ratio and intake
• Eating a healthy overall diet
• Maintaining a good body weight
• Using the Zona Plus

For more information, please visit:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100222121622.htm

http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2010/A-Population-Based-Policy-and-Systems-Change-Approach-to-Prevent-and-Control-Hypertension.aspx