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Natural Remedy to Cure High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure (hypertension) has a number of different potential causes and as a result there are many things that you can do to help. No natural remedy is a replacement for medicine altogether, but you should talk to your doctor and nutritionist about ways that your medicinal and natural blood pressure treatments can work together.

  1. First Steps

    • An important first step when finding out that you have high blood pressure is to attempt to detoxify your body of all chemicals that might be affecting it. There are some drastic methods like 24-hour detoxification diets, but it is better for you to take your time. Start by cutting out all caffeine, refined sugar, fatty foods and fast foods from your diet. Add a large amount of fruit and vegetables (preferably organic and local) to each meal of the day. By adding so many healthy items and drinking about eight glasses of water each day, you will be able to flush a large amount of the toxicity out of your body. One of the ways you can add these fruits and vegetables is in juice form, especially mixing carrots, celery, parsley, sea greens or bananas. This particular juice is high in potassium which can help to cleanse the body and regulate blood pressure. At first, it is recommended that you eat 10 servings of fruits and vegetables a day for at least two weeks. You can scale it back thereafter, but it is recommended that you still eat at least five to seven servings a day.

    Foods

    • Among the many health benefits reported of garlic, one of them is helping high blood pressure. Try adding it to more food or taking it in supplement form. Foods rich in Vitamin C like citrus fruits may lower blood pressure. The nutrients in dark chocolate and red wine known as polyphenols have a tendency to help hypertension as well. Foods high in fiber like fruits, vegetables, and legumes can help to regulate how much cholesterol deposits in your arteries. If there are fewer deposits, then blood flow is much easier. A popular blood pressure diet is the DASH diet, which combines the above mentioned foods, with low-fat dairy products, lean meats and nuts and seeds.

    Lifestyle Changes

    • The most important change for someone suffering from high blood pressure is losing weight with moderate exercise. The exercise should be in the form of aerobic exercise and not isometric exercise like weight lifting which causes blood pressure to temporarily spike. Typically, a loss in weight will lead to a lowering of blood pressure. Cutting much of the salt and alcohol from your diet is a must. Lowering the anxiety in your life and increasing the happiness with meditation, counseling and journaling has been linked to lower blood pressure. Lastly, there have been some studies that connect interacting with a dog to lower blood pressure, so perhaps it is time to spend more time petting the pooch.

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