If you don’t want to led down the road of doctor prescribed pill, there are many ways to naturally lower your blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure is the silent killer. Left uncontrolled, it can lead to heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure or premature death.

It’s called hypertension and it has few early symptoms. The heart grows larger in an effort to compensate for the extra workload and becomes weaker in the process.

A good way to lower your blood pressure is to exercise. Exercise will also combat the plaque buildup.

Obesity, smoking, diabetes increases the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure or premature death.

Lower the amount of salt intake. Studies show that high sodium intake is associated with higher blood pressures.

Lower alcohol consumption lowers blood pressure.

Nicotine causes blood vessels to constrict and causes increases in blood pressure.