| High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs in | | | | the system through the urine, relaxing the blood |
| one out of every three adults and 30 percent of | | | | vessels. |
| these people don't know they have it. This is why | | | | Lycopene is a great antioxidant and free-radical |
| it's called the "silent killer". It often comes with no | | | | scavenger. It's used for lowering LDL cholesterol |
| symptoms, yet it can lead to heart attack or | | | | (the bad kind) and has a property that reduces |
| stroke; two of the top three killers of adults in | | | | the ability of platelets to stick to the sides of the |
| America. It's advisable to test your blood pressure | | | | vessel walls. |
| regularly and know what lifestyle is likely to keep | | | | Stevia extract helps reduce any calcium buildup on |
| you away from this insidious killer. | | | | the blood vessel walls, keeping them flexible, |
| Blood pressure is expressed as a number or a | | | | healthy and reducing blood pressure. In addition, |
| ratio of your systolic over diastolic pressure. The | | | | it's been found as a good controller of blood sugar |
| systolic number measures the pressure during a | | | | levels and shows great promise as a treatment |
| heartbeat, while the diastolic represents the time | | | | for Type-2 diabetes. It's also a fairly good |
| when your vessels are filling back up. | | | | sweetener. |
| Blood pressure is never consistent. Your blood | | | | Olive leaf extract has many of the same |
| pressure changes often during the day. It changes | | | | properties of those above and adds to their |
| due to physical activity or lack thereof. It changes | | | | effectiveness. It's an antioxidant, it relaxes the |
| due to stress or emotional excitement. It changes | | | | blood vessels and prevents buildup of plaque in |
| due to food substances entering the blood | | | | them, all of which lower blood pressure. |
| stream. When one is diagnosed with blood | | | | Hawthorn extract is an ancient herb used to |
| pressure that is too high, it means that it is | | | | promote a healthy heart for centuries. It |
| consistently too high. | | | | improves blood vessel elasticity and has special |
| But what is too high? | | | | improvements for arteries around the heart. In |
| Normal blood pressure, numbers that doctors | | | | those it improves blood flow and the heart |
| would not worry about, would be 115/75. This is | | | | muscle's contractions. It is also used for anxiety |
| the condition of young healthy arteries that have | | | | issues, blood sugar control and as an antioxidant. |
| maintained their elasticity and remained unclogged, | | | | All these items can be found at your local health |
| no matter what their age. Older arteries can | | | | food store or, if you live in an area without one |
| maintain or re-gain these conditions through | | | | of those nearby, the Internet makes every |
| healthy diet and exercise. This will help avoid | | | | neighborhood your own! After taking them, you |
| plaque buildup. Plaque buildup results in a smaller | | | | may notice a few more trips to the bathroom |
| vessel to carry the same amount of blood. This | | | | due to the diuretic effects of the dandelion |
| makes the blood flow faster and faster, raising | | | | extract, however, there should be no other |
| the blood pressure and eventually leading to organ | | | | adverse side effects. |
| damage. | | | | You can monitor your blood pressure |
| If you've made all the diet changes that have | | | | improvement with a home monitor. You can buy |
| been recommended and you've begun your fun | | | | a satisfactory one in the $30 to $50 range in the |
| exercise regimen but your blood pressure remains | | | | United States. There are also drug stores that |
| high, there are some natural supplements that | | | | have good monitors available for free use for |
| may do the trick. The main ones are fish oil, | | | | their customers. Since blood pressure numbers |
| CoQ10 and garlic. They are very effective at | | | | are such important numbers for everyone to |
| lowering mostly systolic pressure. If you need to | | | | know, many clinics offer free or very |
| lower both systolic and diastolic, there's a | | | | reasonably-priced blood pressure checks either |
| supplement combination that is very effective | | | | periodically or every day. |
| when used together: | | | | Take advantage of these resources and be the |
| Dandelion leaf extract has a strong combination of | | | | first point of responsibility for your own health. |
| vitamins that have a diuretic effect. This lowers | | | | Keeping track of your blood pressure is a critical |
| blood pressure by removing liquid and salt from | | | | part of this plan! |