Lose Weight
People who are overweight are 2 to 6 times more likely to develop high blood pressure, and the heavier you are, the worse your blood pressure is likely to be, so the most important high blood pressure treatment you can practice is to maintain the ideal weight for your body.
Tomato
A diet rich with tomatoes is an excellent high blood pressure treatment because tomatoes contain high amounts of gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), which can help reduce blood pressure. In addition, tomatoes also contain six other ingredients that have the same effect.
Calcium
To significantly reduce high blood pressure, take 1000 mg of calcium per day.
Salt
A very simple high blood pressure treatment consists of just reducing your intake of sodium, try to stay under 2400 mg per day. Sodium causes your body to retain water, and this in turn increases your blood volume, therefore raising blood pressure.
Also, add salt at the table instead of cooking with salt. When cooking, foods absorb a lot of salt, which reduces the flavor of the food, which leads to the need to add additional salt at the table to remedy the blandness.
Celery
Studies have shown that celery is an effective high blood pressure treatment, and that eating as few as 5 celery stalks per day can lower blood pressure.
Potassium
The more potassium you take, the more your sodium levels decline, which of course results in a reduction of blood pressure. Take the recommended dosage of 3500 mg per day.
Calcium And Magnesium
Although neither of these are a high blood pressure treatment, your blood pressure may begin to rise when you have a calcium and magnesium deficiency. Try to get about 1000 mg of calcium per day and about 400 mg of magnesium per day.
Broccoli
Broccoli contains six different chemicals that can help to reduce high blood pressure.
Carrots
Carrots contains eight different chemicals that can help to reduce high blood pressure.
Garlic
Garlic is known to be a very good high blood pressure treatment. Add minced garlic cloves to your food whenever possible, or alternatively, you can take 600 mg garlic oil capsules 5 times per day. Look for capsules that provide 8,000 micrograms of allicin potential daily.
Exercise
Studies show that exercising 30 minutes per day, 3 to 5 times per week, can lower blood pressure by 5 to 10 percent.
Reishi
Reishi is a proven high blood pressure treatment. Take in capsule form, 3,000 mg per day.
Hawthorn
Take about 1 pound of hawthorn berries and remove the seeds. Soak the berries overnight in about 2 1/2 quarts of water. The next day, bring the mixture to a boil for about 10 minutes. Let it cool, strain, and drink 2 to 3 cups per day.
This herbal high blood pressure treatment can also be taken as a tea. Mix 1 teaspoon of dried hawthorn with 1 cup of boiling water. Strain and drink 2 cups per day.
And, as an alternative, you can also take hawthorn in capsule form. Take two 500 mg capsules or 1 teaspoon of tincture 3 times per day.
Coenzyme Q10
Coenzyme Q10 is known to enhance energy to the heart muscles, helping them to pump blood more efficently. This results in lower blood pressure.
Smoking
Every time you light one up, your blood pressure rises significantly and stays high for a couple of hours.
Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet is very high in iron and magnesium, making it a good high blood pressure treatment as well as being beneficial for all blood disorders. Mix 2 tablespoons of meadowsweet into 1 1/2 cups of boiling water. Let the mixture stand for about 10 minutes. Strain and drink 3 times per day.
Lemon
Squeeze the juice from 1 lemon into a glass of warm water. Add 1 tablespoon of honey, mix and drink daily.
Saffron
This herbal high blood pressure treatment may be expensive, but it is known to be very effective in lowering blood pressure because it contains the chemical called crocetin. Use saffron while cooking or use it as a tea.
Hyssop
Mix a handful of chopped stems and leaves into 2 cups of boiling water. Let it sit for about 10 minutes and then strain. Drink 2 times per day.
Omega 3
Omega 3 is known to reduce the risk of blood clots and lower blood pressure. Take this natural high blood pressure treatment by eating fish such as salmon, tuna, sardines, and trout, or eat flaxseeds which are also very rich in omega 3 oil.
Watermelon
Take 1/4 cup of watermelon seeds and grind them up. Add them to 2 cups of water and bring to a boil for about 15 minutes. Strain the mixture and add honey to sweeten if desired.
Herbal Capsules
Six different herbs are combined to come up with this herbal high blood pressure treatment. Mix 1 tablespoon of each of the following herbs: Nettle, mint, elder, and chamomile.
Then add 1 teaspoon of lobelia and 1 teaspoon of valerian root. Mix up real good and put into #00 capsules and take 1 each day. This should make about 2 months supply.
Potatoes
This is an odd, but very effective all natural high blood pressure treatment. Wash and peel 5 potatoes. Put the peelings in 2 cups of boiling water for 15 minutes, covered. Remove from heat and let the mixture sit until cool, then strain. Drink two cups every day.
Motherwort
The calming effect of motherwort directly lowers blood pressure. Take 2 to 3 droppers of tincture each day.
2006-06-25 19:40:00
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answered by Anonymous
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3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.
2016-05-18 06:08:12
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answered by ? 4
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Omega 3 (fish oil). Or eat fish 2x a week. Works wonders. Avoid salt or anything salty. Drink lot's of water. Don't stress over the small stuff. Exercise (another great remedy). Lower your intake of fat and sugar. If you are overweight loose some. Every 5lbs you lose decreases you chance of high blood pressure. Good Luck.
2016-03-15 10:01:34
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answered by Anonymous
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Keep body fat controlled, exercise 3 times a week for 30 or more min, watch your salt intake, don't smoke tobacco, no more that 1oz of alcohol daily or less.
Just be a normal person in control of your appetites. It is so much easier to live this way that the side effects of the blood pressure drugs that destroy your sex drive.
2006-06-19 13:14:05
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answered by geoff 3
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my father has the same issues he takes vitamins eats healthy and walks about 3 miles everyday or some type of cardiovascular work out it really helps bring it down without having to take a blood pressure medication.
2006-06-19 13:07:15
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answered by Anonymous
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1. If you are overweight, loosing weight may help.
2. In some cases simply reducing salt intake may help.
For most people neither would work and (unnatural) medications are necessary.
2006-06-19 13:09:01
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answered by svikm 3
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My Doctor told me that the best way is just to walk!
2006-06-22 07:00:08
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answered by zorro 1
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Diet and exercise. It's that simple. I know it's hard, but you must say goodbye to salt. I'm going through it too man...
2006-06-26 12:54:24
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answered by Anonymous
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keep away from salt and salty foods like chips, pretzels...etc. Drink alot of water too.
2006-06-19 13:08:24
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answered by CLM 6
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all of the above
2006-06-20 05:12:54
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answered by Anonymous
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