B L O O D P R E S S U R E
High Blood Pressure
When your heart beats, it pumps blood into your arteries and creates a pressure within them. High blood pressure (also known as hypertension) occurs when too much pressure is placed on the walls of the arteries.
This can occur if there is an increase in blood volume or the blood vessels themselves constrict or narrow.
Hypertension is the medical term for sustained high blood pressure. It has nothing do with being tense, nervous, or hyperactive.
Causes of High Blood Pressure
Age. The older you get, the more likely you are to develop high blood pressure.
Heredity. High blood pressure can run in families. If you have a family history, you're twice as likely to develop it as others.
Obesity. Being extremely overweight is clearly related to high blood pressure.
common symptoms
Dizziness
Palpitations
Pain in the region of the heart
Frequent urination
Nervous tension
Fatigue
Difficulty in breathing.
HOME REMEDIES
GARLIC
The relationship between garlic and high blood pressure has been investigated scientifically, and found to be quite sound.
Garlic is regarded as an effective means of lowering blood pressure. It is said to reduce spasms of the small arteries. It also slows down the pulse rate and modifies the heart rhythm, besides relieving the symptoms of dizziness, numbness, shortness of breath, and the formation of gas within the digestive tract.
INDIAN GOOSEBERRY
is another effective remedy for high blood pressure. A tablespoon each of fresh indian gooseberry juice and honey mixed together should be taken every morning in this condition.
LEMON
It is also regarded as a valuable food to control high blood pressure. It is a rich source of vitamin P which is found both in the juice and peel of the fruit. This vitamin is essential for preventing capillary fragility.
GRAPEFRUIT
Grapefruit is useful in preventing high blood pressure. The vitamin P content in the fruit is helpful in toning up the arteries.
POTATOES
Potatoes, especially in boiled form, are a valuable food for lowering blood pressure. When boiled with their skin, they absorb very little salt.
VEGETABLES
Raw vegetable juices, especially carrot and spinach juices, taken separately or in combination, are also beneficial in the treatment of high blood pressure
low blood pressure
The main dangers of low blood pressure stem from an inability of the heart to pump adequate blood to the various organs of the body.
As a result the organs cannot function properly and there could be temporary or even permanent damage to the organs.
Low blood pressure symptoms
Fatigue,
Headaches
Dizziness
Light headedness because of oxygen deprivation.
This is because the reduced blood flow causes a poor supply of oxygen to the brain and other vital organs of the body.
Low blood pressure causes
Faulty Nutrition , Malnutrition
Loss of BloodSlow Internal Bleeding
Emotional Instability
HOME REMEDIES
BEETROOT
The juice of raw beetroot is one of the most effective home remedies for low blood pressure. The patient should drink a cup of this juice twice daily for treating this condition Considerable improvement will be noticeable within a week.
EPSOM SALT
Hot Epsom salt bath are one of the simplest remedy for low blood pressure. An Epsom salt bath is prepared by dissolving one to one and half kg of commercial Epsom Salt in an ordinary bath of hot water. The patient should remain immersed in the bath for ten to twenty minutes.
VITAMINS / PROTEINS
Protein, vitamin C, and all vitamins of the B group have been found beneficial in the prevention and treatment of low blood pressure.
SALT
The use of salt is valuable in low blood pressure. Until the blood pressure reaches normal levels through proper dietary and other remedies, it is essential that the patient should take salty foods and half a teaspoon of salt in water daily.
