Without taking any medication, the Bengaluru traffic cop managed to lower his elevated blood pressure: Which lifestyle, fitness, and diet tips are effective?

Let me tell you about a Bengaluru traffic policeman who came to see me with a high blood pressure reading of 160/100 mm Hg (the first number is systolic pressure, which is the force of the blood when it is pumped out of the heart, and the second number is diastolic, which is measured between heartbeats when the heart is filling with blood) A healthy systolic blood pressure is less than 120 mm Hg and diastolic is less than 80 mm Hg. Yet he seemed normal.He informed me that while he was on duty, controlling the city's tumultuous traffic, his blood pressure would rise. He had fluctuating blood pressure, though, as his blood pressure would return to normal when he was not on duty. I discovered that he was overweight, had erratic eating habits, and had trouble sleeping. Simply put, his stress levels and physical ailments caused his blood pressure to rise.

Many of you ask me if you should begin taking medicine as soon as your high blood pressure is diagnosed. Doctors advise changing one's lifestyle first, unless there is an urgent condition with significant complications. If you are successful, you might not need to be drug dependant at all, which makes this period extremely important. Our traffic cop gotLose weight: He lost around 5 kg of body weight and saw his readings improve.  Blood pressure goes down by 1 mm Hg with each kilogram. Also, the size of the waistline matters as carrying too much weight around the middle can raise the risk of high blood pressure. For men, the waistline circumference should not go over 90 cm and for women 80 cm.