My wife has high blood pressure, what are some good natural (herbal) remedies th!
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My wife has high blood pressure, what are some good natural (herbal) remedies that she could take?
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funny. O was just reading about this and posted my own question about chest pains.
This is what I read:
hawthorn (slow acting but reliable. dont expect results for like a month)
ginkgo biloba
Garlic (cheapest way is to eat one raw clove a day, but it burns the mouth a bit [also it is natures antibiotic!!!!])
Rauwolfia (SMALL dose! Very good! nasal congestion is the most liekyl side effect. [I havent taken Rauwolfia, but I do take natures way "fenu-thyme" for sinus congestion. it may counter act the symptom from rauwolfia])
Motherwort
Goji juice
herbal diuretics (reduce salt and fluids in the body, so the heart has less moisture to move around=lowers blood pressure. These include: dandelion, willow, red clover, alfalfa)
Vitamin E (but not over 100 IU for women with high blood pressure, and other such probs)
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siberian ginseng can help to lower high bp, but chinese ginseng raises it
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reduce salt
get to a healthy weight
excercise (under doctors plan. nothing too big too fast!)
relaxation
biofeedback (using the mind to help control the body)
blood thinners, like aspirin
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Potassium is good for this! it is found in the following (I only wrote down in my notebook the things I was willing to eat, so this list is not exhaustive):
apricots (dried)
banana (raw)
cantalope
kiwi
honey dew
lima beans
orange juice
pers
peanuts (dry roasted and unsalted)
baked potatoe ( with the skin)
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unrefined and unprocessed foods. Like wheat bread over white bread (the chemical process to make bred whit is terrible!)
garlic, onion, whole grains, FLAX SEED (preferably in grain form, but the liquid can be used as well)
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Avoid dairy as much as possible
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coenzyme Q-10
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Lastly I do have to say that with any advice you get, research those herbs several times to make sure they will be safe.
hope all goes well,
sammie