foods that help high blood pressure

FOODS THAT HELP HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

As far as foods, I looked in the "food your miracle medicine" book and here is what she said to use for high blood pressure

Celery has been a folk cure in China for hypertension since 200 BC Dr Elliot from the university of Chicago's Pritzker School of medicine did studies on it and found a blood pressure reducing drug in celery

He extracted the chemical and fed to rats with normal blood pressure and it worked. The upper number systolic) sank about 12-14 %. The pressure lowering chemical is called 3-nobutyl phthalide and gives celery its aroma.


This chemical is high in celery but not existent in many other veggies. It works by reducing blood levels of stress hormones that cause the blood vessels to constrict. Particularly effective if blood pressure is stress related, which is half of all cases in America.

An Asian man whose father was cured with this got Dr Elliot interested., The man ate 2 stalks of celery every day for a week and his blood pressure fell from 158/96 to normal 118/82 In the studies with the rats he used the equivalent of 4 stalks of celery a day.
 

Next is garlic..in a study patients sank from an average of 171/102 to 152/89 after 3 months and the effect grew stronger as time passed suggesting it has cumulative effect..Onions also help.

2000 mg of omega three fats which was about equal to 3 1/2 oz of fresh mackerel, 4 oz of canned salmon/mackerel or 7 oz of sardines. It was enough to get some people off their medications.  Three servings of fish a week for non vegetarians or vegans. Perhaps the superfood chia seeds high in omega three fats might works for non meat eaters,
 

Next was more fruits and veggies--vegetarians/vegans have lower blood pressure but it was found it is not due to just not eating meat but something in the produce itself. One of the things the doctor who studied it feels it is is fiber from fruits and worked better than veggies or cereals, Also the antioxidants may be increasing a hormones that dilates blood vessels and lowers pressure. Also possibly vitamin c

Next vitamin c --low blood levels of vitamin c raised systolic pressure 16% and diastolic 9%. Eat at least the amount of vitamin c as in a orange  a day.
 
Potassium also helps and is a hypertension medicine.

Also calcium rich foods and remember that milk and dairy like cheese causes the body to be too acidic and this in turn causes the bones to release calcium to try to get rid of the high acidity. So switch to vegan dairy products or cut way back on dairy. [u]So for calcium food think greens like kale, broccoli, collard greens. turnip greens[/u] and if not a vegetarian, sardines and salmon with bones.


Next is olive oil

3 tbs a day can lowers top number 5 points and bottom 6 points, even 2/3rd tbs a day reduced in 4 and 5 points in men. but some studies did not find any help from it..
 

Reducing salt may help if one goes to a whole food diet instead of refined they cut out 75 % of the salt. 25% of the people who restrict salt have no benefit and 15% of this group can actually see higher blood pressure if they reduce salt..They recommend cut down on sodium for a few months. if it goes down fine if it goes up stop If you have heart, or kidney problems with high blood pressure cut back on salt.

Alcohol can elevate blood pressure according to overwhelming research..the more you drink the higher your blood vessels (if afraid to take the minute safe amounts in tinctures pour a spoon of boiling water over the dose to dissipate the alcohol). Also bad are animal fats and high cholesterol foods (there is no cholesterol in plants or a vegan diet)

Since cholesterol was mentioned the foods that help lower it are beans, oats, apples, carrots, olive oil, avocados, almonds, walnuts., garlic, onions, fatty seafood, fruits and veggies rich in vitamin c, beta carotene grains high in soluble fiber and moderate alcohol Bad for it are high saturated fats and high cholesterol foods