Diet and Foods for High Blood Pressure, Hypertension

In general however - stress is not recognized StrictionBP and named as a cause for hypertension and a raised pulse - and since no other specific cause is found for most cases of high blood pressure - the condition is then labeled as essential hypertension - suggesting it just happens for no reason - though basically meaning no cause has been identified.It is usual if you are found to have high blood pressure to have a series of investigations, such as blood tests and a chest x-ray to exclude treatable or serious causes - though rarely is anything abnormal found on these tests.

At the same time as taking blood tests to exclude causes for blood pressure elevations, however, blood tests are often taken to measure cholesterol levels - since it has been said that both hypertension and raised cholesterol can cause heart disease, strokes and other cardiovascular problems.Beware - the evidence for cholesterol as a cause for these conditions has always been dubious and is more and more being recognized to be so. It is therefore worth looking into this further before starting cholesterol-lowering medication which can also have serious or unpleasant side effects.

Although medical treatment for high blood pressure usually involves medication of one sort or another it has been shown that natural health methods such as meditation, self-hypnosis and biofeedback are at least as effective and probably more so in many cases. At the same time there are no side effects and many additional benefits.I would strongly suggest you therefore consider effective natural health alternatives.Another common item that has been used by traditional herbal practitioners in the treatment of hypertension is the herb hawthorn. Testing has shown that subjects who are fed a hawthorn supplement had significant reductions in diastolic blood pressure. The herb dilates the arteries and improves coronary blood flow; taking 300 milligrams three times daily has been shown to be effective.

Some studies have suggested that fish oil, too, can modestly lower blood pressure; the active ingredients are DHA (docosahexaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid). The recommended dosage is 1 gram a day of these two omega-3 fatty acids; if you're healthy, you should eat oily fish at least twice a week, and if you have high blood pressure or a heart condition, you can also take daily fish oil supplements, to ensure that you consume 1 gram each day of the fatty acids.Other common foods that may help control high blood pressure include apple juice, orange juice, cayenne pepper, oat bran, onions, and saffron. Spain enjoys a low rate of heart disease by international standards, and some researchers speculate that Spaniards' high consumption of saffron in their diet is one reason.

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