Hypertension is a condition when increased blood pressure is forced on blood vessels. Today it is considered as one of the most common lifestyle diseases of modern society.
According to the last official statistics, as a direct result of modern lifestyle it has affected around 65 million people in the United States only. An Americans lifetime risk of developing hypertension is close to 90%, reported the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in 2004.
Hypertension usually causes no symptoms, so over time, damage occur before the condition is diagnosed. It is the number one risk factor for strokes and contributes to heart attacks by damaging the inner walls of the arteries and by speeding up the inflammatory process.
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure due to the basis of the underlying causes for its occurrence, is categorized into two types – essential hypertension and secondary hypertension.
- The reason for essential hypertension is not easily identifiable and this makes it not easy condition to treat.
- The reason for secondary hypertension is the complication of other existing chronic diseases: alcohol abuse, kidney failure or hormonal imbalance could be only few of them to mention.
All these are highly risky diseases, and if not given a proper treatment they can lead to arteriosclerosis which in turn results degenerative diseases, stroke, and cardiac arrest.
Hypertension is not a disease. It is medical condition that indicates that your body is out of the natural balance. To treat the condition, first you have to restore the natural balance of your body.
Among the ways floating on the Web to treat hypertension, natural treatment is the preferred one in order to reduce hypertension. When people are more aware of the possible side effects of conventional medication, more effective results are obtained.
Natural treatment methodology also offers a unique advantage which the conventional medicines usually lack – It also helps cure different underlying causes.
Natural methods focus to cure the risk factors for hypertension. To restore the balance and perfect functioning of the body obesity, high cholesterol levels, diabetes and hormonal imbalance have to be cured first.
Natural treatment primarily starts with lifestyle modification. Bad habits have contributed much to the cause of the condition. This helps to reduce obesity, a major risk factor for hypertension also.
Diet modification and well balanced diet is an essential part of natural treatment. Therefore, an addition of necessary nutrients such as potassium, calcium and magnesium have to be considered into the diet as they all play vital role in blood pressure control and proper body function.
Supplements of minerals and vitamins have to be used, if a proper diet is not feasible.
Essential Fatty Acids such as increasing dietary Linoleic acid decreases the blood pressure. Hypertensive patients are deficient in E series prostaglandins and Linoleic acid was found to normalize prostaglandins.
Salt intake must be reduced, to keep the balance of electrolytes (sodium and potassium) in the blood stream and cells.
A recommended mineral rich diet must include dairy (milk and milk products), green vegetables and fruits (bananas, potatoes and molasses), fish, nuts and oysters.
Natural treatment requires hypertension patients to implement certain lifestyle modifications.
Exercise and different relaxation therapies are an unavoidable part of natural treatment.
While the excess calories have to be burnt off through regular exercise, also helping bring in more oxygen into the blood stream, sufficient amounts of at least 8 glasses of water a day, will help flush out the toxins produced during the fat break down process.
Relaxation therapies and meditation techniques such as yoga, biofeedback, aromatherapy, tai chi, different breathing exercises, and hypnotherapy help to alleviate stress and tension, and other related mental problems.
Intake of alkaloid rich drinks like coffee and fast fatty foods must be reduced.
Smoking has to be significantly reduced (essentially quitted) and alcohol dependency has to be avoided.
Natural treatment also suggests certain agents with some evidence of benefit such as coenzyme Q10, fish oil, garlic supplement, vitamin C, and L-arginine, and herbal remedies such as Ginkgo biloba, Passiflora, Howthorn, Withania somnifera and Convolvulus pluricaulis.
Moderate amounts of row garlic are also recommended as a routine ingredient of diet due to its power of being a blood thinner.
Keep in mind, taking herbal supplements must be done only according to the advice of your physician. Caution is needed as many herbal alkaloids may interfere with the medications you are prescribed to and balance of the body functions.
Hypertension, also known as a silent killer which exhibits its symptoms only in advanced conditions, can be treated with the implementation of certain lifestyle modifications, practicing good habits and a balanced diet.
Yes, you can reduce the risk of hypertension naturally!! However, pay close attention to your body balance – your body is a complicated system where all parts are affecting one other.
Therefore, the treatment must be based on solid systematic approach where everything you do is complementing other parts of the system.
Meditation, breathing and relaxation techniques can’t help you if you suffer from a vitamin deficiency as well as a regular exercising and diet can’t help if you suffer from anxiety or any other mental disorder.
What good it will do for you if you stop smoking while the underlying reason of your hypertension is a lack of a necessary mineral such as Magnesium or Calcium?
And…
Even if you already know the reason of your hypertension do you know which supplement is best for your condition? Not all the supplement are equal and not all the ingredients do good to your stomach. Who wants to pay for supplement and suffer from stomach aches (upset) afterwards?!
Bottom line, even if you already have read many articles offering general recommendations how to treat your blood pressure this don’t necessarily mean you have all the information you need to treat your condition (again, it’s a medical condition not a disease).
Otherwise, why you still suffer from blood pressure? Why you didn’t rid it off for all and why you don’t help others to do so? I think you know the answer!
Before you do anything, first find out which part of this system needs your attention for successful natural treatment for hypertension.