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High blood pressure can cause irreversible health consequences. The condition increases the load on the heart and blood vessels, forcing them to work more intensively and less efficiently. As a result, the arteries that supply blood to the heart narrow and lose their elasticity.
According to British physician Stephen Sinatra, the simplest and most natural way to lower blood pressure is to drink water. "Water consumption affects blood pressure in two ways. First, when you don't drink enough, your body tries to stay hydrated by retaining sodium. Sodium is the "water mechanism" of the body. In addition, dehydration causes your body to gradually and systematically close some capillaries, which increases the pressure in the veins and arteries," he explained.
Water is an important aspect of blood transport, proper digestion, absorption and delivery of nutrients to cells. Without enough of it, blood vessels can narrow, and the heart is forced to work harder to deliver oxygen to all organs, Express writes.
Dehydration is believed to be directly related to high blood pressure through the effects of the hormone vasopressin. It is performed when the level of sodium in the blood increases or its low volume is observed. Both things happen if a person consumes little liquid.
As experts explained, the body reacts to such dehydration: the kidneys reabsorb water instead of excreting it with urine. In addition, a high concentration of vasopressin also causes vasoconstriction.
According to doctors, water is a simple, but at the same time quite complex drink that can cure a whole list of diseases. Doctors recommend drinking eight to ten glasses of liquid a day, increasing its volume during physical activity.
