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Thursday, June 25, 2009

How to Control Hypertension Naturally

By Yolande Koy

Hypertension is a very common disease in America, afflicting a third of its population and it is not showing any signs of abating. Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, manifests itself in the blockage of the arterial wall, rapid heartbeats and increase of blood volume.

No one is safe from this insidious disease, as it does not discriminate among the world population. No matter your age, gender or ethnicity. The disease has managed to gain a stranglehold on the population due to the prevalence of sedentary way of life, bad eating habits and stress.

However, there are ways for you to remedy or at the minimum keep it under control. It would require you to have a balanced diet, frequent exercise and herbal treatments. The most well known and effective of these herbal remedies to control this disease would be the humble garlic. There is a unique herbal remedy, which is often recommended by herbalists, by making a mixture of garlic and raisins. This unique combination may be too bizarre of a combination for some, and may seem like jumping straight into the deep end for people that are trying herbal treatments for the first time.

A more attractive option is grapefruits. There are many people that have grapefruits for breakfast, but what they may not know is, grapefruits are highly beneficial in managing hypertension. Grapefruits are said to be beneficial in lowering blood pressure because they contain large quantities of vitamin P. To bolster the effects, you can take a carrot, another great food to remedy hypertension.

Besides fruits and vegetables, you can use the more interesting herbs of hawthorn berries, Garcinia and a wonderful herb known as Shepherd's Purse. These herbs have the ability to help loosen the blood vessels, as well as cleanse them. Beyond that, you can use a blend of herb in an infusion, which is made by blending sarpagandha, lime blossoms, Siberian ginseng, mistletoe and motherwort. It is effective as it is, but if you want to lift it up another notch you can add one teaspoon of honey to the mix. Use this infusion daily and you will see a difference.

Another common but often forgotten food for treating high blood pressure is honey. It works by fortifying the blood vessels and heart muscles. It can be taken as it is or you can make a drink by combining a tablespoon of lemon with a teaspoon of lemon juice. You can take this every day. If you are little bit more daring, you can substitute the lemon juice with onion juice.

Having a balanced diet goes a long way in helping to deal with high blood pressure. Vegetables, especially tomatoes, spinach and leafy vegetables are great for dealing with high blood pressure. For in-between meal snacks, fruits offer a great alternative to regular junk food. Apples, oranges and bananas are easy to get at your local grocer. Beyond that, you could also start fasting once or twice a week. On the day you are fasting, instead of taking your normal meals, drink fruit juices.

Finally, stress is fairly common to everyone nowadays. It is however, important that you know how to cope and control the stress. There are many people that use yoga to help unwind after a hard day's work. Other than that, you could use the soothing smells of aromatherapy or a nice relaxing massage. - 17269

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