It may be possible to lower your blood pressure without drugs. Make sure that you check with your doctor to see if any of these are appropriate and safe for you to use before attempting them. This is not a substitute for competent medical treatment and should only be attempted under a competent doctor's supervision.
Instructions
1. Take a hot bath to cause vasodilation (opening up blood vessels) to drop the overall blood pressure. Lowering your blood pressure is why you faint if you stand up too fast after a hot bath. Stand up slowly after a hot bath and allow your body to adjust while you hold on things to steady yourself. If you get dizzy, lay down on the floor to let the blood get back to your head since the pressure is not forcing it there. Only do this after consulting with your physician.
2. Relax your mind. Let your mind drift to a different time or location that calms you. Use peaceful music. Add a massage to increase circulation in the extremities and loosen muscle tension. Listen to the wind in a quiet location and forget your troubles.
3. Take a nap. When you sleep, your blood pressure naturally drops. Adequate sleep will also help lower your blood pressure long term. Use a routine to prepare for bed and your body will start to decrease blood pressure in anticipation of sleeping. If you sleep at the same time every night, the body has a routine that it can prepare for by starting the sequence before you even lay down in bed. These practices are known as sleep hygiene by medical practitioners.
4. Practice controlled breathing techniques. Controlling your blood pressure through breathing techniques helps to reduce your stress. The reduced stress sends a signal to your body to decrease tension and respond in a relaxed manner, decreasing blood pressure.
5. Practice biofeedback. You can learn to mentally change your blood pressure by watching the your blood pressure change and learning to cause it to change using your thoughts. This can be done at the grocery store, using their blood pressure cuff so that you don't have to purchase anything. As you learn decrease your blood pressure, you get to where you can do it at will. This technique will work instantly but takes time to learn.
Tags: blood pressure, your blood, your blood pressure, blood pressure, your body, after bath