Natural Cures for Hypertension

What is Hypertension?

High blood pressure or hypertension, a popular disease in community was usually cause by several things that affect the blood pressure, such as diet and stress factor. Diet; what you eat will affect your blood pressure. Another thing that affects your blood pressure is stress; any problem that could led your mind to stress will affect your blood pressure.

There are two types of hypertension, primary hypertension and secondary hypertension. Primary hypertension is connected with life style and diet, this primary hypertension responsible for 90 - 95 percent of all the hypertension case. Secondary hypertension is cause by a preexisting medical condition, like congestive heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure, or damage to the endocrine (hormone) system. This hypertension is responsible for 5 to 10 percent of diagnosed hypertension and it is sometimes reversible when you have overcome the preexisting medical condition.

Nature always provides everything, including natural cures for high blood pressure, even you can find it in your own house. An example for this home made remedies is garlic, garlic has abilities to lower cholesterol and reduce clotting of the blood. Garlic can also help lower high blood pressure.

List of natural remedies for hypertension we can use to lower high blood pressure:

Garlic

Hawthorn (a spiny, flowering shrub or small tree of the rose family)



Fish oil, contains omega 3 fatty acid




Fruits, contain a lot of potassium and folic acid

Calcium

Magnesium

All those natural cures remedies can help lower high blood pressure by maintaining the balance of the cholesterol and boost your immune system. Natural remedies will take effect in long term after they rebuild your body systems and they have less unwanted side effect compared to the drugs. Nevertheless, the best way is to use natural remedies with the doctor prescriptions and consultation to have an optimal result.