herbal treatment for hight blood pressure?

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1. Travlin' Grama says:

   July 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Not an herbal treatment, but a mineral one.

   Blood pressure is regulated internally by a balance of minerals, in particular: potassium, sodium and magnesium. We usually get a lot of sodium in our diets, not so with magnesium and potassium.

   Magnesium isn’t high in most foods, but almonds and buckwheat (as in pancakes) are good sources. As is broth – real broth made from your own bones – chicken, beef, pork, even fish; it’s the best source for all minerals, in the most bioavailable form.

   All that said, I take a magnesium supplement at night (it also helps you to sleep).

   Potassium in supplements is limited to 99 mg per pill, but the daily RDA is 3 g, meaning you’d have to take 30 pills a day to get the RDA. It’s high in bananas (about 400 mg), but higher still in potatoes (1200 mg or 1.2 g). If you don’t want to eat a lot of potatoes, you can make "potato water." Just slice a potato really thin (with the skins, as the nutrients are just below the skin level). Leave it to sit in a large glass of water overnight and in the morning drink the water and put the potato in the compost pile.
2. gallgizzard says:

   July 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Take the medications your Doctor prescribes. Nothing is worth a stroke. You may want to try some garlic, but your significant "other" may not like you. Peace
3. rhb8134 says:

   July 28, 2009 at 6:16 pm

   Take one tablespoon of organic apple cider vinegar in an eight ounce glass of water twice a day along with the herb cayenne in the capsule form.
   Works for me. These items can be found in the health food section of most grocery stores.