High blood pressure: how to heal naturally

Natural Remedies: How to combat high blood pressure?

Lindsay POUI-DI

27 Jan 2015

updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:22

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Reduce salt consumption
The last big study gathered the conclusions of 34 researches and confirms that limiting our salt consumption is very beneficial to our health. In very stressed people, reducing their salt intake by 4.4 grams a day would decrease on average the systolic tension by 0.5 points and the diastolic of 0.3 points (respectively, the first and second figure of the blood pressure) after four weeks. To achieve this, it is necessary to favour raw vegetables and not eat delicatessen, prepared dishes and fast food more than once a week.
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Lose 5% of one’s weight
If you're overweight or obese, you may be at risk of high blood pressure. A woman weighing 180 pounds who manages to lose nine pounds can reduce her blood pressure by one or two points. She also has a greater chance of reducing her cholesterol rate and risk of diabetes.
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Avoid excess alcohol
According to recommendations made by health authorities, women should drink no more than two glasses a day. Moreover, research reveals that alcohol sometimes reduces the effectiveness of treatments.
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Eat More: Certified organic products
Do your grocery shopping the smart way. Look for organic certified products because they were grown without genetic modifications or chemicals.
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Start moving again
Taking physical activity can lower the tension by up to 3 points - and as a bonus, decreases the risk of cardiac attacks, stroke or kidney failure! To take advantage of this, it is necessary to regularly practise a sport (three days a week), for a sufficient duration (30 min every time) and to choose a sport of moderated intensity (fast walking, swimming, jogging…).

Did the blood pressure monitor go into a panic during your last check-up? Professor Jacques Blacher advises us on how to naturally reduce our blood pressure.

Blood pressure that exceeds the normal limit of 14/9 is an indicator of cardiovascular risk. If medicine exists, they are not necessary and don’t work for everybody. Sometimes, a change of lifestyle can be just as effective.

ADD BLUEBERRY TO THE MENU TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

According to a recent study published by Florida State University, this small berry, cousins of the açaï and the wolfberry, is an invaluable ally when it comes to preventing and regulating high blood pressure. The researchers were able to notice that menopausal women who consumed 22 grams of powdered blueberry a day saw their blood pressure decrease after only eight weeks. According to the scientists, this fruit presents an interesting alternative to the current medical treatments. The blueberry can be consumed fresh or frozen.

* Newspaper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, in January 7th, 2015

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