Friday, June 5, 2009

Living Your Best Life with Prehypertension (Part Two): Diet and Fitness

So, you’ve found out you have prehypertension and you’re teetering on the border of high blood pressure. Now is a good time to become more concerned about your health.

A typical prehypertension lifestyle change consists of less salt and a modification in your diet. For instance, instead of having thick slab bacon, hash browns and pancakes for breakfast, I'll have fresh fruit, a plain bagel with grape jelly and orange  juice.

As an alternative to a greasy gyro sandwich, fries and a soda from my local hole in the wall restaurant, for lunch I may have a George Foreman grilled chicken sandwich, baked french fries and a strawberry smoothie.

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