Lowering High Blood Pressure The Natural Way

Lowering High Blood Pressure The Natural Way
Lowering high blood pressure may be easier than you think.
However, before I go into any detail let me run a few
things by you to put the situation into perspective.

The extent of the problem

Roughly, over the last 80 years, death by heart disease has
increased from less than 1% to 50%. It has been reported
that almost a million Americans die through heart failure
every year. Many people suffering from a heart or
cardiovascular problem such as high blood pressure may find
themselves on medication for the rest of their lives (Hint:
if the pills were any good then how come is it that
patients don't get better?)

A loss of sovereignty over your health

Because heart disease has increased from 1% to about 50%
roughly over 80 years, this clearly shows that the problem
is not genetic, since this rise could not be caused over
just one generation. The same could be said about many
other illnesses, with similar facts. Orthodox medical
Doctors however, are forever touting the genetic
explanation as a cause of illness. -The point I'm making
here is this: Many people have lost control over their
health. They have designated the responsibility to the man
in the white coat who they think knows what's best for them
with the 'pill for every ill' mentality, and get the wrong
idea that their ailment is uncontrollable because it's
genetic. For example, a patient may erroneously be led to
think: "I don't need to look after my body because the
Doctor takes care of that..." Or ''There's nothing I can do
about my blood pressure because it's in my genes...''

The real solutions

So, when it comes to lowering high blood pressure, the
first thing to realise is that YOU are responsible for your
health. Pills don't cure. They only treat the symptoms. For
example, let's say you have a throbbing headache and feel
like you're walking around with an axe in your head.
Granted, the pills give temporary relief by numbing the
pain, but the root cause has not been addressed and indeed,
will still persist.

Hi blood pressure pills never get to the root cause. They
have adverse side effects and hence the patient could be
suffering for the rest of his/her life. -But that's the way
the pharmaceutical companies want it to be, don't you see?
They don't want a patient to be cured because that would
mean the loss of a paying customer.

The first thing to realise is that lowering high blood
pressure means is not difficult, but needs a commitment to
treating the root cause. Indeed, if you have this
condition, your health is in your hands and only you can
lower your high blood pressure.

Curing high blood pressure the natural way

Like I always document in my articles, books, blogs...
there are 4 major factors related to curing one's self of
illness, and high blood pressure is no exception. The 4
major factors needing the active approach are:

1. Nutrition
2. Exercise
3. The environment
4. Your attitude: Outlook on life, thoughts and emotions...

-In the latter case, it mostly implies stress handling.
Good blood pressure lowering nutrition can be summarised by
the following main features or common denominators. That
the food is:

1.Natural (organic): Seeds, beans, nuts, fruits and
vegetables...
2. Is mainly free of chemicals, preservatives with
mysterious E-numbers, flavour enhancers and stabilisers...
3. Has had very little heat treatment. Poaching or steaming
is okay
4. Is fresh, since the vitamins & enzymes will not be too
denatured and be able to take more of an effective part in
the body's metabolic requirements. Good fresh antioxidants
like vitamin C are an absolute essential.

Water is very important and sometimes overlooked when
considering blood pressure. A lack of drinking water causes
the vessels to have less of a volume of water in the blood.
Because of this lower liquid content in the blood, like any
tube that has less liquid inside, the blood vessels
constrict (shrink and become smaller). This causes a rise
in blood pressure.

Around 15-30 minutes a day exercise. Take enough exercise
so that it gets you puffing and panting. This improves
cardiovascular function.

Environmental factors are probably self-explanatory. Create
a stress-free surrounding. Studies have shown that 15
minutes meditation per day can significantly lower high
blood pressure.

Your thoughts emotions and beliefs can have a great effect
on your blood pressure. Perhaps, to a greater extent than
most people imagine. There are plenty of very good books on
this subject . Take a look at the excellent work by Doctor
Bruce Lipton.

Chelation therapy has been a very successful alternative to
bypass surgery. Many MD's are now offering this. It
involves introducing an amino acid called EDTA into the
blood stream. Its purpose is to dissolve the plaque lining
the blood vessels. It is worth noting that it does put some
initial stress on the kidneys. However, in comparison to
bypass surgery and angioplasty, it is much cheaper,
non-toxic and has no side-effects and actually does the job
of getting rid of the plaque, rather than just rearranging.
It is worth noting that it does put some initial stress on
the kidneys.

-This is not an exhaustive account, but this is certainly
the highly effective way forward to being in the driver's
seat when it comes to controlling health and blood pressure.

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I, Paul Phillips am a health writer researcher. I graduated
in 'Biological Sciences' which includes biochemistry,
physiology and nutrition. I am always willing to give
advice and help people in my field. For more information
please try the link: http://www.HealthNewsLive.net
Or look at my book on natural solutions to Heart Disease:
http://www.healthnewslive.net/healthnewslive.net/index3.html