What is Hypertension or High Blood Pressure?
Hypertension is a medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.
Causes:
- Lack of Physical Activities
- Smoking
- Excess Salt intake in diet
- Older Age
- Genetics
- Excess Alcohol Consumption
- Rise in Cholesterol Level
- Stress, Anxiety and/or Depression
Symptoms:
- Headaches
- Shortness of Breath
- Flushing
- Dizziness
- Chest pain
- Vision problems
- Irregular heartbeat
- Nosebleeds
- Fatigue
Home Remedies:
- Quit Smoking
- Increasing Physical Activities
- People with High Blood Pressure should consume radish daily
- Increase amount of Bitter Gourd in diet
- Consume 4 cloves of Garlic. This will help prevent rise in blood pressure.
- Drinking 9-10 glasses of water per day help level down the blood pressure.
- Every morning, walk bare foot in the Barmuda Grass (Dubo) field.
- Use sunflower oil in daily diet. Avoid using Vanaspati Ghee (Hydrogenated Hardened Vegetable Oil/Ghee).
- Turmeric, Cumin, Coriander and Fenugreek are rich in potassium. So, including these items in daily diet helps reduce High Blood Pressure.
- Consume Custard Apple (Sharifa) every day when available.
- Consuming below mentioned fruit helps reduce Blood Pressure
- 2 Bananas a day or
- A pomegranate a day or
- 200 grams of grapes a day
- Use Stone Salt (Sidhenun) instead of Sea Salt. Sea salt is Sodium Chloride which increase the Blood Pressure.
