Making changes in your lifestyle will be the most natural thing to do and will have no nasty side effects ! The main ones to consider are:- exercise and keeping active, avoiding a sedentary lifestyle, cutting down on salty foods and reducing alcohol intake.



There are many easy ways we can cut down our salt intake. This means cooking all the pasta and rice and vegetables without salt. If you really long for salt, then you should try some spices and herbs to add flavour. When you buy food, keep an eye out for the salt-free label. When you are using canned food, it is always a good idea to rinse the food before eating it - thereby removing any excess salt.

My next favourite is green tea. Green Tea prevents the formation of the ACE enzyme. This enzyme plays a major role in narrowing your arteries, already compromised by a poor diet, build up of plaque, stress which all contribute to causing your blood pressure to spike.

Using lots of garlic and onions in your daily diet is a great help to reduce blood pressure. The problem of bad breath can be solved by purchasing at your pharmacy garlic capsules which are gastro-resistant this eliminating the problem of halitosis. Researchers have calculated that a reduction of 5-10% in high blood pressure is possible just by consuming enough garlic every day.

Potassium and magnesium are essential nutrients for the human organsim and are a great ally in the blood pressure war. You can find lots of potassium rich foods such as bananas, oranges, broccoli, cauliflower, squash and asparagus. Magnesium is contained in good quantities in bananas, potatoes, nuts, whole grain rice and wheat germ.

Red meat is supposed to be limited these days according to the experts and it is no exception when it comes to HBP. The cattle are fed with animal carcasses and as they can only really digest grass (their natural food), then all the toxins from those carcasses remain in their flesh. The only way to avoid this is to choose organic beef but maybe it is better to simply opt for white lean meat.

Herbal remedies for lowering blood pressure are now well established and have a great number fo followers who prefer them because that have practically no side effects. One of these herbs is called Coleus Forskohlii - this helps the arteries relax and keep the blood flowing. Other herbs used in BPH herbal treatment are Hawthorn, Gingko Biloba and the Passion flower.