what are some home remedies to lower blood pressure?

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1. jkrmn says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   This is a difficult question because there are so many different answers. What works for one person may not work for another and for some folks nothing seems to work.

   In fact most people will say eliminate or reduce salt, but actually only 3% of persons with high blood pressure are classified as salt sensitive and there is no reason for the others to eliminate salt. In fact salt or sodium with water is necessary for regulating the hydration of the body and high blood pressure can sometimes be an indication that you are deficient in salt and water. If you drink a lot of water, generally you need more salt.

   Note the following statement which is found at http://www.curezone.com/foods/watercure.asp

   "Water prevents and cures high blood pressure.

   Hypertension is a state of adaptation of the body to a generalized drought, when there is not enough water to fill all the blood vessels that diffuse water into vital cells. As part of the mechanism of reverse osmosis, when water from the blood serum is filtered and injected into important cells through minute holes in their membranes, extra pressure is needed for the "injection process." Just as we inject I.V. "water" in hospitals, so the body injects water into tens of trillions of cells all at the same time. Water and some salt intake will bring blood pressure back to normal!

   Tragedy: Not recognizing hypertension as one of the major indicators of dehydration in the human body, and treating it with diuretics that further dehydrate the body will, in time, cause blockage by cholesterol of the heart arteries and the arteries that go to the brain. It will cause heart attacks and small or massive strokes that paralyze. It will eventually cause kidney disease. It will cause brain damage and neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease."

   And the recipe is:
   Drink 1/2 your body weight of water in ounces, daily. Example 180 lb = 90 oz. of water daily. Divide that into 8 or 10 oz. glasses and that’s how many glasses you will need to drink, daily. Use 1/4 tsp. of salt for every quart of water you drink. Use salt liberally with food. As long as you drink the water, you can use the salt. Avoid caffeinated or alcoholic drinks. These are diuretics and will dehydrate you. Every 6 oz. of caffeine or alcohol requires an additional 10 to 12 oz. of water to re-hydrate you.

   P.S. (USE Clean Water, Use non-refined, ocean salt ONLY )
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   2 foods that are effective that you may not have heard about are celery [eat at least 4 stalks a day] and chayote squash [usually misspelled coyote squash].

   Celery’s potential for reducing high blood pressure has long been recognized by Chinese medicine practitioners, and Western science researchers may have recently identified one reason why.

   Celery contains active compounds called pthalides, which can help relax the muscles around arteries and allow those vessels to dilate. With more space inside the arteries, the blood can flow at a lower pressure. Pthalides also reduce stress hormones, one of whose effects is to cause blood vessels to constrict. When researchers injected 3-n-butyl phthalide derived from celery into laboratory animals, the animals’ blood pressure dropped 12 to 14 percent. Of course, injection of a celery extract into laboratory animals is very far from food consumption by humans, and the researchers participating in this as yet unpublished study cautioned against overindulging in celery until clinical trials could be conducted with food and humans. But the potential helpfulness of this already nourishing food in lowering blood pressure seems likely, and it doesn’t hurt that celery ranks as a very good source of potassium and a good source of calcium and magnesium, because increased intake of these minerals has also been associated with reduced blood pressure. (All this in spite of the fact that) celery has a reputation among some persons as being a high-sodium vegetable.
2. sandy d says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   exercise has always been key in the control of blood pressure. i have heard from a licensed pharmacist (my niece) that for some reason red rice yeast controls cholesterol. that having been said, you would have to check out the correlation of cholesterol and blood pressure problems. i would also think weight control is very important.
3. oldtimekid2 says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   A healthy diet (low salt, etc) and exercise are the easiest "home remedies" because you don’t have to buy anything special or different (aside from maybe a couple foods) to do them. Aside from diet and exercise, though, there are some herbs that are very beneficial for Blood Pressure. The most popular ones are Fish Oil, Hawthorn Berries, L-Arginine, C12 Peptides (from milk protein casein), Bonito Peptides, and Garlic.
4. Mickey says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Lower-sodium intake. Make sure you have plenty of water drinking (to flush out any excess sodium). Walking (doesn’t have to be rigorous exercise, but walking is good)
5. marcee00 says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Well, I started to exercise, loss some weight and stopped using salt. Watch how much salt was in the food I eat. I feel alot better, I do not want to take medicine.
6. meahtheone says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Drink a small cap full of vinegar.
7. celenaper says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Go to vitamin store and get those large garlic pills (the type that don’t give bad breath ) take 4 a day for 2 weeks and you will be amazed. It will stimulate your body to do what it’s supposed to naturally with regards to balancing your blood pressure.
8. Judy B says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Lose weight and add 30-60 minutes of brisk walking everyday. Lower salt intake. Eat more fish and less meat. Eat 5-10 servings of fruit and veggies daily.

   These aren’t home remedies, BTW, they are what your medical doctor would recommend. If blood pressure is very high you should take your medicine and do the home remedies as well. After a few months, and losing at least 15 lbs, ask your doctor if you can stop the meds for a few weeks and retest blood pressure.

   Do not just stop taking your meds, you can damage your heart and kidneys if blood pressure is left untreated.
9. carpal-tunnel-provider says:

   August 14, 2010 at 2:09 am

   Meditation is the natural way to go..get some tapes etc..it will relax the body and heart and blood vessels