High blood pressure brings a lot of symptoms with it, and can, if left unchecked, be damaging to your heart as well. The excessive force in the blood against the arterial walls can result in heart diseases. Reversing high blood pressure is, therefore, important. Blood pressure is essentially the amount of blood that the heart pumps, and the amount of resistance to the flow of blood in the arteries themselves. When the heart pumps more blood, and the arteries are narrow, the blood pressure rises. Here are a couple of things that can help you keep your blood pressure in check:
– White meats: Certain kinds of fish and poultry such as chicken can help you keep your blood pressure within the normal limits. The best way to eat them is with vegetables, so that your health remains in perfect shape. Stay away from red meats, though, because they are bad news!
– Garlic works like a charm to help you keep your harmful cholesterol in check, and thereby, having a ripple effect on your blood pressure. All you need to do is to either incorporate garlic in your everyday cooking, or, to have a sliver of garlic everyday to keep your blood pressure within accepted parameters.
– Onions, which are pretty much from the same family as garlic is, works very well as an additive against high blood pressure. You can include onions in your diet regularly, and for rapid and assured results, also have it as a concoction as onion juice with some honey.
– Curry Leaves are a great remedy to help keep and regulate your blood pressure. Since they have a lot of nutritive value, drinking curry leaf water can make your body stronger and your heart pump the right amount of blood.
– Spinach and Carrot work in combination to help reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and to keep the blood pressure within the appropriate range. Always make sure that you stock up on carrots, for the pigmented vegetable is full of resources that can keep you in good health.
– Reduce the amount of salt in your intake, and try not to exceed 1,500 milligrams (mg) a day so that your blood pressure remains on the normal side of the scale.
– White beans, or lobhia, help strengthen your arterial linings to withstand volumes of blood as they are pumped into them. A single cup of white beans gives your body 13% of the calcium, 30% of the magnesium, and 24% of the potassium you need every day, to keep high blood pressure at bay.
– Bananas and Kiwi Fruits are incredibly rich in nutrients such as potassium and magnesium, which helps your arteries fortify themselves suitably to increase the amount of arterial strength. This helps your body withstand sudden rushes of high pressured blood flow, and in turn, keeps the blood pressure lower.
References:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/home-remedies/Home-remedies-to-treat-high-BP/articleshow/19426208.cms

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