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While doctors say that there are no direct cause of Hypertension, a number of lifestyle factors have been proven to raise blood pressure. Here is my very own Top Ten Causes of Hypertension.

10.) Being stressed. Too much work can give you unnecessary stress that stays with you even after you leave the office. Stress has been proven to cause several sicknesses, one of which is hypertension.

Take it easy and pace your work, handling the harder ones first then do the easier ones.

9.) Worrying too much. Anxiety has also been found to cause spikes in blood pressure. Some experts claim that making worrying a habit can cause as much damage as chronic hypertension.

Some common anxiety remedies, such as meditation, Yoga, or massage, may help you cool down.

8.) Eating the wrong things. Unhealthy food can cause your blood pressure to rise, even though you are not overweight or you exercise regularly.

Unhealthy food includes cholesterol, trans fat, and salt. The new food guide pyramid can start you off to eating right, and putting your blood pressure back on track.

7.) Lack of exercise. Nowadays, we spend most of our time sitting down. Lack of physical activity can lead to obesity. This is said to be a leading cause of hypertension.

Get up and walk the last few minutes to work, use the stairs instead of the elevator, and play a sport during the weekends.

6.) Being overweight. This is the primary reason for the previous two ways to get hypertension. Unhealthy foods and lack of exercise will force your heart to work double time to deal with all that extra weight.

Good eating habits and exercising habits should make you lose weight and lower your blood pressure.

5.) Too much caffeine. A lot of people rely on coffee to keep them energized the whole day. What they don't know is that caffeine has been proven to increase blood pressure temporarily, and the more they drink coffee in one day, the more it becomes sustained.

Limit coffee intake to two cups (24 oz.) a day, and you will be okay.

4.) Binge drinking. With all the stress and anxiety that we have, we tend to look for something to help us cope, and more often than that, it is alcohol. Binge drinking is not good for your blood vessels because too much alcohol constricts the vessels and raises your blood pressure by about 10%. Limit your alcohol intake to a glass of wine or a can of beer a day to avoid this, especially when you already have hypertension.

Of course, we can just skip all these and just follow my suggestions in #1, but I'm getting ahead of myself. So here are the top three ways:

3.) Smoking. Each cigarette you use increases your blood pressure by 5-10 mm Hg. The nicotine also affects the oxygen content in your body which causes your heart to work harder to make the cells healthy.

Stopping this habit will give you health benefits within minutes, instantly.

2.) Not getting enough sleep. People who lack sleep (less than six hours of sleep a day) are doubly prone to have hypertension than those who sleep right.

If you don't get enough sleep, your heart will work overtime to make you cope up with the energy that you need. If you are getting less than six hours of sleep a day, you should at least take midday catnaps. These have been found to reduce the risk of heart disease.

And the number one way to get hypertension?

1.) Not getting my hypertension program. My clients have tried to do all the tips I've given to avoid the first nine items, but only when they used my program did they lower their blood pressure to ideal levels-and stayed there.

About the Author

Christian Goodman is a well known health researcher and an writer of several revolutionary natural health alternative methods. One of his resent breakthrough is his program on managing high blood pressure . You can learn more about Christian on his Natural Health Blog.

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