Many people search for the magic pill, tonic, or tea that will take care of all their ills. High blood pressure is a disease that affects 1 out of every 3 Americans and its called the silent disease, because there are often no symptoms for years. Unfortunately for this disease there is no magic pill. Yes! You can take medication, put up with the cost, and the various different side effects, or you could just “bite the bullet” and cure it naturally. Yes… High blood pressure can be cured naturally, but it takes a little more effort than taking a vitamin pill, or drinking a tea.
Curing high blood pressure naturally takes a combination of several things and you have to work at it.
Diet
You are going to have to face facts, and really take a long hard look at yourself. Do you need to lose weight? A lot of people that suffer from high blood pressure need to lose weight, so you might as well, face facts and realize that you may have to lose a few pounds. The good news is that even a 5% weight loss can help you lower your blood pressure.
Exercise
You just cant sit there any longer telling yourself that you don’t have time to exercise that you are too busy and, well its just too much work. Now it’s a matter of do you want to live, or not? Do you want to spend the rest of your life on medications or not? If you want quality of life, then you have to get that exercise. Exercise oxygenates your blood, improves circulation, and opens those arteries up. It gives you more energy, and helps with that shortness of breath you have been feeling.
Alleviate Stress
Lets face it, the stress in your life has caused health problems for you. Now you need to get rid of the stress. If you cant just quit your job and move to a tropical island. If life just cant be that simple for you, then you have to find other ways of alleviating that stress. You can try some type of meditation, a yoga class, or taking time out and dedicating it to doing something you really enjoy like painting, dancing, or even listening to music.
Vitamins and Minerals
There are certain vitamins and minerals you can take to lower your blood pressure. Take potassium because it helps rid your body of toxins, and the toxins in your body promote high blood pressure.
You should also take magnesium, because it steadies the heart and corrects nerve function, thereby lowering your high blood pressure.
There are other vitamins and minerals that can also help lower blood pressure, but you should check with a nutritionist to see which are the best ones for your situation.
As you can see there are lots of ways to lower your blood pressure, you just need to decide you are going to work on it. But what other option do you have and do you like that other option.
