How to Lower Your Blood Pressure With Chocolate, Sex and Beer

The US is experiencing unprecedented rates of high blood pressure. Recent stats have come in showing that 1 in 4 men between the ages of 35 and 45 have high blood pressure. Incredible! 12% of men between 20 and 34 also have high blood pressure, and as our diets, weight and health spirals out of control as a nation, you know those numbers are only going to get worse. It's getting so bad that the Institute of Medicine is urging the government to restrict salt in our diets, because salt helps retain water, which swells our arteries, and increases our blood pressure. Smoking, drinking, inactivity, and unhealthy diets all contribute to raising your blood pressure, often invisibly as we don't realize how bad things are getting until later in life and the situation is dire. So what can you do to lower your blood pressure today?