Hypertension, which is more popularly known as high blood pressure, is the abnormally high push of the blood against the arterial walls as it travels in the body. To understand the Hypertension natural remedies, its causes must be understood as well such as the following causes.
Causes of Hypertension
- Cigarette smoking causes damage to the walls of the arteries
- Obesity or abnormal weight or the large mass of the body requires more oxygen and nutrients thus more blood is needed to circulate
- Lack of or minimum physical activity of the body that leads to increased heart rate and induces the heart to pump harder and faster with every contraction
- Excessive sodium intake where too much fluid is retained and produced by the body
- Low intake of potassium which results to imbalance with sodium in the cells
- Emotional and psychological stress where toxins are released inside the cells of the tissues
- Drinking of alcohol that elevates the blood tension on the walls of the veins
- The inevitable which includes aging and genetics which could not be prevented but either managed or mismanaged
High Blood Pressure Natural and Herbal Remedies
Medical treatment for hypertension, in a jest, could elevate the pressure and cause high blood because of their cost. There are remedies that are quite affordable and practical which could also be administered at home. Some of them are herbal remedies such as:
- Eating of unflavored baked potatoes during meals in lieu of rice, other root crops, and bread
- A one is to one mix of onion and honey to be taken twice a day at a dose of two table spoons is quite easy and fast to prepare at a very minimum cost
- Fresh papayas on a daily basis for at least one month and could be continued on a lesser frequency after lowering the BP.
- An intake of a mix of raw garlic and raisin eaten a day is the most popular among the remedies because of the flavor and taste
- Cream of tartar and lemon juice is one of the most effective high BP herbal remedies for pregnant women
The above herbs and remedies are more effective if they are coupled with the following:
- Daily barefoot walks for fifteen to twenty minutes on green grass to help blood circulation and could help the respiratory system too
- Yoga respiratory exercises and other light exercises to help blood flow
- For immediate purposes, 10-minute foot and leg baths to cool the body and lower the pressure is the best among all the natural treatments
- Heart hot compresses when the patient is in immediate need of relief because they will relax the heart.
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