Natural Cure Tips for High Blood Pressure

4 05 2009

As a disease that is often referred to as a silent killer, high blood pressure  is a condition that may be go untected until a routine physical or a visit to the doctor. Once it has been established that high blood pressure is present, it is time to make some serious changes in lifestyle and diet. Here are some examples of home remedies that can help to bring blood pressure levels have into reasonable range, and cut the risk of a serious heart conditions.

   Hypertension or high blood pressure, is a serious condition that affects 50 million Americans, one in four adults. Blood pressure is the force of blood against the walls of arteries. High blood pressure is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and it contributes to hardening of the arteries or atherossclersis.

  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.

   Mix juice of onion and pure honey in equal qantity. Take two spoon 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.

  Exercise with perspiration, jog 1-2 miles at least 5 days a week so that you do perspire. It should take about 30-40 minutes. Then do light weight till you feel the muscles are relaxed.

   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 symptom’s of dizziness, numbness, shortness of breath, and the formation of gas within the digestive tract. It may be taken in the form of raw cloves or two to three capsules a day.

  By changing specific aspects of your life, you can manipulate the outcome of this potentially deliberating disease. it you are a victim of hypertension, you are encouraged to make changes in your overall daily lifestyle. You can start by altering your diet, incorporating exercise in your daily routine and ultimately loosing weight.

  Wash 5-6 potatoes and peel. Place the peelings in 2 cups of water and boil for 15 minutes, covered. Steep until cool and strain. Drink 2 cups of this liquid every day. Said to bring high blood pressure down to normal.

   Be sure to get enough potassium, and magnesium. When the diet lacks these minerals, supplementation may improve blood pressure control. Potassium rich foods include avocados, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew, grapefruit, nectarines, oranges, asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, green peas, potatoes, and squash. Foods rich in magnesium include nuts, rices, bananas, potatoes, wheat germ, kidney and lima beans, soy, and molasses. Natural apple cider vinegar also contains potassium and magnesium.



Echinacea is More then a Cure for the Common Cold

2 05 2009

   We can say that the Echinacea flower is listed among the best known and most efficient herbal remedies of our days. It has been used by Native Americans for curing such physical problems as colds, fevers, snakebites or even stubborn wounds.

   Echinacea was adopted by the settlers from the natives and became well known to them as cold and influenza medication. Moreover, it became quite popular with the Eclectics of the 19th century. During the last decades, Echinacea became widely spread and well known as a plant that possesses certain efficient antiviral, antifungal and antiseptic properties.

   This plant has been used even in AIDS medicines. Even though the most commonly cultivated flower is purple E purpose, E angustifolia is thought to possess stronger curing virtuea and gets used more often by the herbalists and naturopaths.

   The character of Echinanea has alternately been described as cool, dry, and strongly pungent. It’s main ingredients consist of volatile oils, glycosides, antibiotic polyacetylenes, amides and inulin. Herbal practitioners value Echinacea for it’s antibiotic, immune stimulant, antiallergenic, and lymphatic refreshing virtues.

   Besides the aerial parts of the Echinacea plant that can be used in herbal tonics, it’s roots can be used as well. Echinacea roots are usually used for making anti infections or inflammation tinctures and powders. In traditional herbal medicine, Echinacea is commonly used for treating such severe medical problems as kidney infections or for less grave conditions, such as influenza, respiratory infections. Moreover, Echinacea Flowers can be used for producing quite efficient capsula antibiotics.

   The Echinacea plant works well in combination with other herbal remedies, such as buchu and couch grass. Applied together with these plants it can show great results in curing various chronic conditions, such as kidney infection. Mixed with cleavers Echinacea can be used for curing and treating of mononuclesis. This plant is even capable of aiding out people with food poisoning and snakebite conditions.

   Most people take Echinacea plant medicines in a form of capsules, as it is recommended by herbalists and naturopaths. This cure can be taken by people with acute infections, colds, influenza, urinary tract infections, and kidney infections up to 3 times a day by capsule.