High blood pressure or Hypertension is a common condition in which the force of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it may eventually cause health problems such as heart disease.
Blood pressure is determined by the amount of blood your heart pumps and the amount of resistance to blood flow in your arteries. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries, the higher your blood pressure.
High blood pressure, a silent killer can cause heart attacks.
Red Vs white
Fish and chicken are helpful in lowering blood pressure. But red meat will spike your blood pressure and even make matters worse. Try clubbing chicken or fish with vegetables and you are sorted!
Garlic
Garlic is a key ingredient of the Indian diet and many cuisines around the world. Remember your grandma asking you to eat a piece of garlic every day? Well she was right! This natural medicine helps in lowering
cholesterol
and also keeps your blood pressure in check.
Onion band honey
A quick tip to lower your blood pressure is to take a tbsp of onion juice in a cup and add two tbsp of honey. Have this concoction every day.
Curry leaves
This is one remedy that our
south Indian
friends mostly opt for. Curry leaves are a natural source that battles various illnesses. In a vessel add drinking water and 4-5 curry leaves, cool it and use it for daily drinking.
Carrots
Blend a carrot and
spinach
to get a tall glass of juice. Drink this twice a day to lower your blood pressure.
Beet root
This beautiful vegetable juice is a great way to lower your blood pressure. Drink it twice a day.
Decrease the salt in your diet: 1,500 milligrams (mg) a day.
The best home remedy is exercise!
We know this probably isn’t what you wanted to hear. Exercise is not exactly a quick fix and it is far from a good time! But stick with it, because exercise is your most powerful ally in the fight for health. If the word exercise has triggered thoughts of sprinting up hills on hot days, then you can breathe a sigh of relief. When we say exercise, we don’t mean anything too strenuous! For a lot of people, regular walks will suffice. Perhaps even a short jog around the block or up the road each morning. There’s no need to go crazy on the exercise – just try and get into the habit of being active. And as always, take your doctor’s advice!
Get a home blood pressure kit – knowing your progress is important
Ok, so this one isn’t strictly a remedy, but it will help you nevertheless! Home blood pressure kits offer an accurate insight into what your blood pressure is doing. This means that you can identify and map any changes as they occur. Isn’t medical technology great! By having real-time updates on your blood pressure, you can see what works and what doesn’t. Even if you aren’t really sure what it all means, it is still helpful to get to know your body. And when it comes to getting to know your body, a home blood pressure kit is the way to go!
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