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Food And Its Effect On High Blood Pressure
Blood pressure medication is a widely-prescribed and widely-used medication, due to the large number of the population that suffer from high blood pressure. Unfortunately for its consumers, these medications come with bad side effects that may harm you worse than high blood pressure itself. Two of the worst side effects are stroke and heart attack, with other effects ranging from nausea, joint pain, fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and sexual dysfunction. However, it's important for me to note here that while I discourage the use of medications for blood pressure, you need to continue taking them as prescribed if your doctor has already prescribed them to you. Instead of stopping the medication, which can be harmful to your health, talk to your doctor immediately if you are suffering from side effects or if you would like to pursue a natural healing remedy instead. One easy way people choose to help their high blood pressure is by tailoring a diet plan. This is simple to do, within budget, and the individual can still retain control of their health. Because this is a popular topic with my patients, here are just a few foods I've found that will help lower blood pressure: As a natural diuretic, celery tops the list of good things to eat for blood pressure. It is also said to have a negative caloric effect, which means that it takes more calories to digest than it even contains. Eat it fresh or juice it with carrots for an extra daily health punch. Some naturopaths recommend eating papaya on an empty stomach each day for a month. Eat the papaya every day in the morning for a month; eat it alone and refrain from eating any other foods for at least two hours after eating the papaya. Nothing beats instant effects - I've actually seen garlic lower blood pressure minutes after eating. Try it yourself; take a blood pressure reading, eat a few cloves of garlic, and then test your blood pressure 30 minutes later. You can eat it in its natural form or cook it into your dinner every night. Instead of adding something to your diet, try subtracting - by decreasing the fat, sugar and red meat in your diet, you can also help lower cholesterol as well as help control your blood pressure. For a total meal plan overhaul, try the DASH eating plan. It provides a specific diet plan and serving recommendations to guide you to making the right food choices. This method helps those suffering from high blood pressure as well as being beneficial to people who had pre-hypertension by lowering their blood pressure. Eating foods composed of whole grains, raw vegetables, fruits and non-fat or low fat dairy products are all part of the DASH eating plan. You can also eat a small amount of fats and oils too. Poor choices in your daily diet is not the only thing to cause high blood pressure. Stress can also be a major contributor. If you live a stress-free life and have high blood pressure, try to relax and manage your stress and you might just find that your blood pressure reaps the benefits as well. By focusing on increasing your body's intake of oxygen and eliminating stress, my Hypertension No More program will help you lower and maintain your blood pressure. Combining this with a healthy diet can allow you to look at a future free of blood pressure medications. If you are suffering, I sincerely hope that you will give your body the chance to heal itself. EL331003 Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com Christian Goodman is a natural health researcher and the best selling author of several natural health programs. He has amongst others created program that improves health and lowers blood pressure and helps to prevent stroke.. |
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