| High blood pressure or hypertension is a serious | | | | Prescription Medications |
| medical condition that can kill if left untreated. It is | | | | If a person has a diastolic reading of more than 100 |
| dangerous because it puts excessive pressure on vital | | | | and systolic measure greater than 160 the best |
| organs such as the heart and kidneys. Many people | | | | treatment for high blood pressure is prescription |
| who have died of a stroke, heart attack or kidney | | | | medication. Unfortunately if you have severe |
| failure also had highly elevated systolic and diastolic | | | | hypertension diet and exercise alone are not going to |
| blood pressure. | | | | be enough to lower your blood pressure. |
| Have you been diagnosed with mild, moderate or | | | | Prescription medications that are commonly used to |
| severe hypertension? If so you may be wondering | | | | treat high blood pressure include ACE inhibitors, beta |
| which the best treatment for high blood pressure is. | | | | blockers, diuretics, calcium channel blockers and |
| Unfortunately there is no definitive answer to that | | | | angiotensin-2 receptor antagonists. Some of these |
| question because much depends on the actual | | | | prescription medications have potential side effects |
| individual who has hypertension and how high their | | | | and you should discuss them with your doctor. |
| blood pressure is. | | | | Helpful Herbs and Supplements |
| Change Your Ways | | | | People who practice alternative medicine tend to |
| One could argue that the best treatments for high | | | | believe that natural herbs and supplements make the |
| blood pressure are diet and exercise. One thing that is | | | | best treatments for high blood pressure. Of course |
| certain is that you will need to amend your lifestyle | | | | they are not the best treatments for high blood |
| regardless of whether your hypertension is severe, | | | | pressure for those people whose hypertension is |
| mild or moderate. Eating the right foods, cutting out | | | | particularly severe. |
| cigarettes, reducing salt, caffeine and alcohol intake | | | | However, herbs and supplements can be very helpful |
| and exercising regularly can do a great deal to lower | | | | for those with mild to moderate hypertension. What's |
| the blood pressure naturally. | | | | more some of these herbs and supplements can be |
| Aim to cut out foods that are high in salt and fat and | | | | used in conjunction with prescription medications by |
| eat more fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains and | | | | people with very high blood pressure. |
| lean proteins. Make sure you get at least half an hour | | | | There are numerous vitamins, minerals and amino |
| of cardiovascular exercise three times a week and | | | | acids that help reduce the blood pressure. These |
| start counting your calories to make sure you are not | | | | include vitamins C and E, potassium, magnesium, |
| eating more than you need to. You should also make | | | | calcium, coenzyme Q10, L-carnitine, omega 3 fatty |
| time to relax so that you avoid becoming too stressed. | | | | acids and taurine. Herbs and spices such as garlic, |
| These high blood pressure home treatments can do a | | | | ginger root, turmeric, ginkgo biloba, olive leaf, lemon |
| lot to help people with hypertension reverse their | | | | balm, valerian, hawthorn berry and motherwort are |
| problem. | | | | also effective hypertension treatments. |