I need a home remedy for high blood pressure to supplement my Rx.?

I found some sites on google.com and pasted info for you here, plus a few sites. However, I'd always ask my doctor if it's okay for me to use whatever you want to use. He/she can tell you if it will conflict with your Rx.

Natural Treatments for High Blood Pressure

In most cases of mildly elevated blood pressure, doctors will recommend dietary and lifestyle modification for a period of time to see if this normalizes blood pressure. It is important to work with your primary care provider. Untreated high blood pressure can damage many organs in the body and increases the risk for stroke, brain hemorrhage, heart attack, and kidney failure at an early age.

Diet

Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium – Adequate intake of the minerals calcium, potassium, and magnesium is necessary for blood pressure control. When the diet lacks these minerals, supplementation may improve blood pressure control. Potassium-rich foods include avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, grapefruit, nectarines, oranges, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, potatoes, and squash. Foods rich in magnesium include nuts, rice, bananas, potatoes, wheat germ, kidney and lima beans, soy, and molasses.

Herbs and Nutritional Supplements

Garlic – There have been a number of studies examining the effects of garlic supplements on blood pressure. Garlic appears to lower blood pressure by 5 to 10%. It can also lower cholesterol, reduce triglyceride levels, discourage clot formation, and promote blood circulation. A typical dose of garlic is 900 mg of garlic powder per day, standardized to contain 1.3% alliin. This provides about 12,000 mcg of alliin per day. This dosage is also recommended for lowering high cholesterol.

Garlic can thin the blood. It should not be combined with prescription blood-thinners such as Coumadin (warfarin) or Trental (pentoxifylline) or with natural blood-thinners such as vitamin E or ginkgo. It is usually recommended that people taking garlic stop in the weeks before and after any type of surgery.

Co Q10- Coenzyme Q10, also called Co Q10, is another supplement that is commonly recommended for high blood pressure. One double blind, placebo-controlled study of 59 men already taking blood pressure medication found that 120 mg of Co Q10 daily for eight weeks could reduce blood pressure by about 9% compared to placebo. A typical dose of Co Q10 is 30 to 100 mg three times a day. Co Q10 appears to be safe, however, there are some concerns about whether Co Q10 interacts with the blood-thinning drug Coumadin (warfarin).

Hawthorn (Crataegus oxycantha) – Hawthorn is a very well known heart herbal tonic in traditional herbal medicine. It has been used in Europe and China for centuries as a folk remedy. It is believed to decrease blood pressure, increase heart muscle contraction, increase blood flow to the heart muscle, and decrease heart rate. There is more evidence supporting the use of hawthorn for congestive heart failure. For blood pressure, hawthorn is believed to seldom be enough to make a significant difference. A typical dose of hawthorn is 100 to 300 mg three times a day of a dose standardized to contain about 2 to 3% flavonoids or 18 to 20% procyanidins. The full effect takes several weeks to months to develop.

Ayurvedic Medicine

In ayurveda, high blood pressure is treated according to each person’s dosha, or constitutional type. High blood pressure is most often found in pitta and kapha types. Ayurvedic approaches often include a diet low in salt and fat, yoga breathing exercises, and herbs such as sankhapuspi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) and ashwagandha (Withania somnifera).

Traditional Chinese Medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine, high blood pressure is often a problem of circulation of energy (qi) in the body. Poor diet and emotional imbalance are just some of the factors that can lead to this condition. A combination of acupuncture and herbs is often recommended to balance energy flow. Secondary high blood pressure is often due to exhaustion of energy reserves. This is called kidney yin deficiency. The treatment goal is to build up and restore energy.

Lifestyle Changes

Exercise - Regular exercise can help to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and decrease resting heart rate, which is a sign of heart health. Before beginning a new exercise program, a person with high blood pressure should consult a qualified health professional.

Stress Management – Mind/body techniques to help manage stress include yoga, meditation, biofeedback, qigong, relaxation exercises, breathing exercises, and hypnotherapy. There have been numerous studies that suggest these techniques can effective in managing high blood pressure, in combination with other approaches.

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Mix juice of onion and pure honey in equal quantity. Taken two spoons of this mixture once a day is an effective remedy for high blood pressure. Take for about a week. Upon noticing improvement, take for few more days as needed.

Onion juice reduces cholesterol and works as a tonic for nervous system. It cleans blood, helps digestive system, cures insomnia and regulates the heart action.

Honey soothes the nerves and is also helpful in lowering the high blood pressure.

Other helpful remedies for High Blood Pressure:

Keep clean potable water in a copper urn overnight. Drink a glass early morning.

Take four leaves of Basil and two leaves of Neem (Margosa) and grind them with four spoons of water. Take this ground mixture empty stomach with a glass of water.

Eat empty stomach one Papita (Papaya) everyday for one month. Do not take anything after this for at least two hours.

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3 years ago, I was diagnosed - hypertension with a reading of 160/100. I used to feel dizzy a lot, my legs had awful cramps, and levels were very low in my potassium, causing my fingers and toes to always cramp together. One day I started to feel really faint while I was driving with my daughter in the back seat and I passed out, hitting 3 cars and ending up in a ditch. That moment,I knew I had to do something because my meds weren't working. I heard about this diet from a friend and thought I'd give it a shot. The results have been remarkable. In just 21 days, I honestly can't remember feeling this good, my blood pressure went from 175/110 to 125/70.

There isn't one. He either has high blood pressure because of an unhealthy life style, a medical condition or genetics. If he smokes, he needs to stop otherwise he'll never have a normal blood pressure. If he eats alot of food with high fat and/or sugar content he needs to cut back.If he doesn't exercise he needs to start. he should drink at least 2 liters of water a day. If changing life style doesn't help, then he needs to see a doctor. there are also serious disease that cause high blood pressure such as heart or kidney conditions. High blood pressure is proven to increase risk for stroke, heart disease, vascular disease and the list goes on. If he refuses to see a doctor then he has to live with the medical consequences.

My blood pressure used to average appx 180/105

It now has an average of 128/78

Release all bad thoughts from the past !

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Regular daily exercise (check with doctor before starting, etc) but 30 minutes of walking, could even divide into small segments, such as 3 10 minute sessions.

Drop sodium and caffein. It helps alot.

A long time ago, people used to take mullein leaves, boil them and drink the "tea". They also used to give it to sick mules, but that is another story