High Blood Pressure - Is There A Natural Remedy?
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is not a medical condition that can be taken lightly. It is a very serious condition that can have fatal consequences not treated correctly. The great majority of people who have hypertension do not even know it since it has no obvious symptoms that can not be attributed to other conditions such as headaches and dizziness.
It is because hypertension is so difficult to spot that every time you go to visit your healthcare provider a nurse takes your vital signs, including your heart rate pulse, and blood pressure. These routine checks are how most hypertension cases are discovered. Once diagnosed, it is essential that you undergo treatment for the condition, no matter whether you use traditional medicine or natural remedies for high blood pressure. Untreated, hypertension can lead to heart failure and fatal strokes.
High blood pressure is normally treated by physicians with anti-hypertensive prescription medications like Tiazac, Inderal, and others. The majority of these medications have few, if any, significant side effects. They work by limiting the anount your blood pressure can rise.
However, some hypertension medications do have side effects such as depression, and it may be that a particular drug may not be effective for you. You may need to try several medications and dosages until your physician finds the right regime for you.
Natural Remedies for High Blood Pressure
In alternative medicine, biofeedback is often used as a more natural remedy for high blood pressure. This treatment method involves the use of monitoring instruments that provide you with physiological information about how your body is functioning, even though you may be unaware of what is going on inside you. Introduced in the 1960s, biofeedback allows you to actually control your autonomic nervous system that controls heart rate, blood pressure and gastrointestinal activity.
A trained professional, typically a psychologist, attaches electrodes to points on your head and chest. These electrodes collect data and pass it to a monitoring device that allows you to see how your heart and brain are functioning. Through training in mental and physical exercises in relaxation, you learn to control your own breathing and heart rate. With practice you will no longer need the biofeedback device; you can do it by yourself.
Herbal medicine is another kind of natural treatment for high blood pressure. In this type of alternative medicine, plants, herbs and tree bark a of a beneficial nature are used to prevent or treat certain medical conditions, including high blood pressure. You should always inform your doctor that you are using herbal medicine as some prescription medecines and laboratory tests can be affected by the use of medicinal herbs.
Over the many centuries, herbal healing practitioners have discovered natural substances that can act as natural remedies for high blood pressure. Garlic is a staple for treating this condition. Garlic contains chemicals called alliin, alliinase and allicin that help with blood flow to the heart and brain. However, garlic interacts badly with blood-thinners such as Warfarin, and large doses of garlic used by pregnant women can lead to miscarriage. Coleus leaves also have the same ill effects as garlic.
Hawthorn leaves and flowers are a very effective natural remedy for high blood pressure without the negative effects of coleus and garlic. Hawthorn works by regulating the blood-pumping ability of the heart. Hawthorn normally comes in capsule form; you should never exceed the recommended dosage as this could lead to a dangerous drop in blood pressure.
Olive leaves contain oleuropein, a substance that lowers blood pressure, reduces cholesterol and fights infections. The ancient Greeks so highly prized these leaves becasue of their medicinal benefits that Olympic athletes were crowned with wreaths made of olive leaves.
Stevia leaves are the latest addition to the list of natural remedies for high blood pressure. Stevia is a calorie-free sweetener that seems to reduce hypertension. More research is needed to ensure the effectiveness and safety of Stevia, it should only be used under the supervision of a doctor to avoid a dangerous decrease in blood pressure.
Since hypertension too often hides from you until it is too late – you have already had a stroke or heart attack – consider investing in a home monitoring blood pressure device. They are not expensive and are easy to use, and they might just save your life. If you are a man of African American descent and if you are of any ethnic group over age 40, of either gender, you are more prone to this silent killer that may be lurking within your central nervous system, especially if you have a family history of hypertension.
Natural remedies for high blood pressure can effective as a preventative measure. So, it seems a good idea to prevent it before you experience the devastation it can cause. Just be sure to monitor your blood pressure; if the ‘top number’ drops below 120, stop using the herbs and see your physician.
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After 5 years of taking tenoretic for high blood pressure, is there an alternative natural remedy?
I would like to stop taking the chemical medicine and seek a natural holistic approach to controlling blood pressure. I have been on these pills (tenoretic) since October 2002. The side effects is a high price to pay for controlling blood pressure. I have heard that one will never be able to safely stop taking blood pressure medications. I do not want another substitute chemical as an alternative.
Homeopathic Treatment for High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) :-
Head remedy; with nervousness (during pregnancy use with care) Rauwolfia S.Q(Mother Tincture) 4 hourly
With depression; suicidal tendency; cardiac symptoms Aurum Met 200X or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses)
With arteriosclerosis and senile paresis Aurum Iod 30X, 6 hourly
With senility and senile behavioural changes Baryta Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)
Systolic pressure high and diastolic pressure very low Baryta Mur 3X or 6X, 4 hourly
With constriction in heart region and anginal pain Cactus G.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X, 3 hourly
For fat and flabby patient; sweat on head, palms and soles, craving for eggs; chilly patient Calcarea Carb 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)
In old age;old bachelors and old maids Conium Mac 200X or 1M weekly (3 Doses)
Palpitations in slight exertion; dyspnoea, insomnia and gastric complaints Crataegus Ox.Q(Mother Tincture) or 30X 4 hourly
Due to shock (broken love affair etc) emotional disturbances Ignatia 200X or 1M 4 hourly(3 Doses)
Due to congestion in brain; severe headache, lassitude and dizziness Glonoine 3X or 6X, 1/2 hourly
Due to syphilitic origin; lancinating pain in head and bones Kali Iod.30X or 200X 4 hourly (3 Doses)
Due to gastric origin; flatulence; craving for sweets and warm food; worse 4 - 8 P.M. Lycopodium 30X or 200X, 4 hourly
Due to shock or grief; hyperthyroidism, goitre, addision's disease, diabetes ,etc. Desire for salt preparations Natrum Mur 200X or 1M 10 min (3 Doses)
In syphilitic cases; angina pectoris; vertigo, dyspnoea and endocarditis Natrum Iod.30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)
In tall, intelligent, hypertensive people; craves for icy cold things; fear of dark and stroms, etc. Phosphorus 30X or 200X 10 min (3 Doses)
With sclerotic degeneration specially of spinal cord Plumbum Iod 30X or 200X, 6 hourly
Due to grief; apprehension, dullness, loss of thirst etc. Gelsemium 30X or 200X, 3 hourly
During menopausal stage; worse after sleep; great loquacity Lachesis 30X or 200X, 4 hourly
Bursting pain in head; better by cold application, pressure, vertigo; palpitation of heart; worse when alone; sleeplessness with heaviness in head; oedematous swelling on face and legs Boerhaavia Diffusa Q (Mother Tincture) or 6X , 4 hourly
Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine
Take Care and God Bless !
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Homeopathic Practitioner.
Day Tienchi Ginseng and Night Tienchi Ginseng Set as dietary supplement. Raw Tienchi Ginseng powder is more natural way too.
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Chinese Medicine doctors at Yunnan, China
New Sun makes some great natural medicines to control blood pressure. My mom and her boyfriend both stopped taking their prescriptions, got on the New Sun products and both of their cholesterol levels are better than they were when they were on those expensive meds. Go to the link below for more info on natural products by New Sun. You can order it right from the site. Hope this info helps.
Good Luck
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http://www.kasscabel.com/newsun.htm
Mother Nature's Amazing Ayurvedic Energiser
A popular folk saying in India says , "No mother? Do not worry so long as you have triphala."
The recipe for this traditional herbal supplement dates back thousands of years and is referenced in the traditional Indian texts the Charak and Sushrut Samhitas. Triphala is considered a 'tridoshic rasayan', having balancing and rejuvenating effects on the three constitutional elements that govern human life: Vata which regulates the nervous system, Pitta which maintains metabolic processes, and Kapha which supports structural integrity.
Triphala is one of the most popular herbal remedies which 'cleanse' by promoting bowel movement. A reason is that one of the most common problems among many individuals is constipation and bowel irregularity. This can lead to poorer general digestion and liver function, less vitality and perhaps even less optimism and an overall poorer outlook and quality of life.
Triphala combines both nutritional as well as blood and liver cleansing (detoxifying) actions. It has little function as a local demulcent but is more of a lubricating source of nourishment and also possesses some bitter anthroquinones which help stimulate bile flow and peristalsis. The nutritional aspect is partly in the form of its bioflavonoids, high vitamin C content and the presence of linoleic oil, phospholipids and other important
nutrients which it makes more of a tonic. Because of its high nutritional content, Ayurvedic doctors generally do not regard Triphala as a mere laxative. Some of the scientific research and practical experience of people using it down through the ages has demonstrated that triphala is an effective blood purifier that stimulates bile secretion as it detoxifies the liver, helps digestion and assimilation, and significantly reduces serum cholesterol and lipid levels throughout body. As a result, it is regarded as a kind of universal panacea and is the most commonly prescribed herbal formula.
Consider how tremendously valuable a formula would be that not only regulates bowel movement but at the same time does the following things:
improves digestion
is antioxidant rich
improves circulation (cardiotonic and capillary strengthening flavonoids)
potentiates adrenergic function (helps the body recover from stress)
contains linoleic acid (an essential fatty acid) and phospholipids
lowers blood pressure
exerts a marked heart-protective and cardio-tonic effect
reduces serum cholesterol
improves liver function and is liver protective
is anti-inflammatory (constituents include Vit. C and quercetin)
is expectorant
has anti-viral (HIV, AIDS, herpes, CMV) properties
has anti-bacterial properties
has anti-cancer properties
has anti-allergy properties
Ingredients: - Whole powdered fruits and/or herbal (fruit) extracts of Beleric myrobalan ie.Vibhitaki or Behada,
Chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)Harada or Haritaki and Emblic myrobalan (Indian Gooseberry)Amala or Amalaki.
Amalaki, Emblica Officinalis, is one of Ayurveda's greatest rejuvenators and a strong natural anti-oxidant, also helps to boost the immune system. Balances Pitta.
Haritaki, Terminalia Chebula, the Tibetan "king of medicine",is a classic heart-brain-longevity tonic,it is often depicted in the extended palm of the Buddha. Balances Vata.
Bibhitaki, Terminalia Belerica, a powerful rejuvenative that reduces liver and heart disease, also improves the voice, vision and promotes the growth of hair. Balances Kapha.
Traditional Ayurvedic Qualities of Triphala
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High Blood pressure is not to be toyed with, it can be a killer you already know this….Seek a clinic or medical group that
offers alternative, heomeopathic and natural cures as well as
allopathic medicine, they will give you many options and your condition will be well supervised. Personally I have done Chelation and used Holy Basil from the http://www.newchapter.info company. Both have helped, mine is both physical and emotional oriented and I am still working to get it down, but it is on it's way. There are also many foods such as garlic that assist, no salt, along with regular exercise, meditation and keeping weight down.
We create our own reality. We are our thoughts and think our
physical into being what we desire it to be ( it takes time to do but we can unprogram our belief system regarding the physical).
Good luck, it is one of those longer roads but can be done.
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http://360.yahoo.com/akuna_kumara
I have read that you should check if your magnesium level is ok-
(bloodtest) Magnesium reduces high BP. So does weight loss and exercise.
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"Food is better medicine than drugs"
Patrick Holford & jerome Burne
There are a few things you could do for your high BP. The one that will work fastest, and unfailingly is cayenne pepper. I have had miracles with it. It will naturally adjust the blood, and BP, whether it be too thick, too thin, too high, or too low. It will build your heart, and prevent stroke, and more.
You would need a high IHU (international heat unit), at least 45k, but higher if you can get it. You can take it in capsules but I don't recommend it unless you absolutely can't take it any other way as this is a surprise attack to your stomach. Best if your salivary glands can send a heads up.
Star with about 1/4 tsp in a cup of clear liquid (I like to put it in water with a little lime and sometimes a bit of stevia), and work up to 1 tsp. 3X a day.
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And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude; and was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick. Even amidst the multitude, He see's you. Believe that your needs touch His heart and that He can heal you.
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The Bible. Matthew 14:14.
Hi genesischild, research has shown that a high blood pressure diet can effectively prevent blood pressure from rising above normal.
High blood pressure diets are designed to decrease sodium, increase potassium, and lessen calories. This way you will maintain a reasonable weight. This diet consists of foods that are delicious and low in fat such as whole grains, fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products and lean proteins.
Here are some simple tips to help you follow your high blood pressure diet guidelines:
1. Make sure you eat a healthy breakfast. Eating in the morning will increase your energy and will help you avoid snacks before lunch. A quick breakfast can be as easy as a bowl of cereal, a slice of whole-wheat toast, cereal bar or fresh fruit.
2. When following your high blood pressure diet, your daily food intake must include foods from five food groups:
* Protein: Eat meats that are lower in fat, such as chicken, turkey, tuna, or low-fat luncheon meats. Make salads with a low fat meat or vegetables and light salad dressing.
* Grains: Always try eating a whole wheat version of your favorite bread, be it a loaf, a bagel or a roll.
* Vegetables: Eat tomatoes, peppers, baby carrots and other colorful vegetables as many as you like. The brighter the vegetable, the more antioxidant vitamin A it contains.
* Fruits: Fruits should be eaten fresh. Fruit has fiber and healthy calories, and you will want to eat less during the day. Juice has fructose which fills up with energy. That’s why juice should become a part of a healthy breakfast along with a cereal.
* Dairy: Try low-fat or non-fat milk, non-fat chocolate milk, and low-fat cheese. Basically, any type of cottage cheese or yogurt goes well with fruit. Full Article: http://www.askedweb.com/askedweb/High_Blood_Pressure_Diet_Guidelines/
Start an exercise program. The exercise program must be gradual, regular and aerobic in nature (walking/cycling). Start by walking 5 days per week, for 10-20 minutes. Something as simple as walking 10 minutes per day can reduce blood pressure to the extent where medication is no longer required.
Give up smoking (or at least cut down!). Giving up smoking has been proven to be the greatest single factor in improving your health fast.
High blood pressure does not have to be a death sentence. Give it the respect it deserves and it just may turn out to be a positive turning point.
Jason Homan
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http://www.askedweb.com/askedweb/Category:Medicine/
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I realize that all the natural recommendations are meant well but I'm afraid most of these have very low odds of success. High blood pressure has serious consequences and I believe in sticking with things that are medically proven. Slow breathing is the only natural method to lower blood pressure clinically proven using the same testing methods as drugs.
I can also confirm personally that it works wonders and I've witnessed several cases of people who used it to give up many years of dependence on medications.
Slow breathing only takes 15 minutes a day. Despite the name there's more to it than just breathing slowly, although the method is super simple and enjoyable.
Check the website below for a free online demo and instructions. You can also read about someone who has given up blood pressure drugs by using it.
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http://www.control-your-blood-pressure.com
I have used clay for 3 years and it is very good for me…I recommend it because it is a natural remedy and it has no side effects…you can try to buy it in Naturist Shops and it is a sort of powder that you put into tea, stir using a wooden spoon and drink the mixture before eating…At the beginning you will not feel any change, but if you keep taking it, once a day, after a while you will feel better…this clay is working so great, it finds the ill organ and sticks to it, healing it in time…but you must be a non-alcoholic person…check these sites:
http://vitaminhouses.com/Guia/ingles/nutraceutics/clay.htm
http://biorganic.ifrance.com/biorganic/clay.htm
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