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Hypertension or high blood pressure kills millions every year. The disease takes on a more serious note as the symptoms are mostly absent until the person suffers a serious heart attack when things become too late to take control. This is why we must always be on guard and go for regular blood pressure check in case we feel that we are too stressed out and faced with many tense moments in life. However, a few simple things that you do at home can ensure that your blood pressure does not rise uncontrollably and you do not have hypertension that can be a silent killer that is hiding behind the dubious walls. Hypertension is most commonly followed by feeling of dizziness, palpitations, extreme tiredness, pain in the chest and vision problems.
Some Remedies You Can Try
1. Garlic
Garlic acts as a natural blood thinning agent preventing clots in the blood that can lead to an attack and also in keeping the blood pressure balanced with regular consumption.
Garlic also helps in reducing plaque and cholesterol formations in the arteries of the heart which too can lead to high blood pressure as the heart pumps faster and harder. Make it a habit to consume 5-6 garlic cloves a day to beat all kinds of silent killers.
2. Lemon
Lemon juice contains vitamin P which can make the fragile capillaries strong and prevent them from breaking when you have hypertension. Take lemon juice every day to resist hypertension and also to prevent heart attacks.
3. Rice
When you have hypertension, salt intake has to be almost stopped to stay alive. So must you be careful about the fat intake and cholesterol levels in the body.
Rice is a grain that is low in all these harmful things mentioned above and hence a great food for keeping hypertension under control.
4. Indian Gooseberries
The exotic fruit seen in India is a globe full of nutrients that can treat a host of diseases of the body. Take 3 raw goose berries every day.
They are extremely sour to taste and hence you might want to make a juice out of it and dilute it with water before taking them. They help in controlling and also preventing hypertension.
5. Watermelon
Foods that contain l’arginine are particularly helpful in preventing and controlling hypertension. L’arginine is an amino acid that helps in enlarging the blood vessels, thus relieving blood pressure by easing the flow of blood through the enlarged vessels.
Take watermelon seeds everyday for keeping the blood vessels dilated and preventing hypertension.
6. Parsley
Parsleys help in strengthening the arteries and the tiny capillary walls. An infusion can be prepared by crushing fresh parsley leaves with water and boiling with one cup water.
Heat for 10 to 15 minutes until the water is strengthened with the juice from the leaves. Take it 3 times a day to keep the heart well and functioning.
7. Vegetable Juices
Prepare 300 ml of carrot juice and 200 ml of spinach juice. Take this three times daily to keep hypertension at bay and leave the heart to do its work well.
