My grandmother is 75 years old and she was recently in the hospital due to low blood pressure, irregular heart beat, and fatigue. The doctors told her she needed to slow down or there may be a possible chance she can have a stroke.
My grandmother is very active and is always cooking for my family and moving around. She is always on her feet. She is 95 pounds and really slender. She is so stubborn though, she hates taking medicine or letting people help her. So there is no chance that she will go to yoga classes.
So I guess my question is: what are some natural and easy ways or acitivies to help reduce her blood pressure and prevent a stroke. I was think like a massage or plant therapy. I was trying to google activities that would make this fun for her so she wouldn’t look at it as someone trying to help or it being medicine but rather a fun thing she can do and at the same time it helps to improve her health.
Any ideas?
Momma Becca
June 8, 2010 at 1:42 pm
celery seed…it come in capsule form.. works good, can find it in any health food or herbal store..
Pete
June 8, 2010 at 2:28 pm
There are diverse and varied high blood pressure remedies that are often used to control and manage high blood pressure without the need for resorting to pills and medication from a doctor. However, everything that is taken and researched, should be done in consultation with a medical professional.
Known as the silent killer, high blood pressure, or to give it its other name, hypertension, is a condition that 95 percent of those who suffer with it don’t even know they have it. This is because there are a variety of symptoms and warnings that are so varied and diverse, they often times either go unnoticed or are put down as one offs. Not only that, for some people there are simply no warnings and no symptoms to alert them to what is going on inside their circulatory systems.
For more info go to http://www.4natural-healing.com/2009/05/natural-blood-pressure-remedies.html
Take care,
rickyoutfield
June 8, 2010 at 2:45 pm
When a person has high blood pressure, there is always a cause. The body is deficient in something which causes the blood vessels to constrict. Exercise helps. Usually a person is deficient in magnesium, but you want to get a magnesium that is whole food.
The best I found to lower blood pressure is in a formula made for that called the Blood Vessel Support Formula. You can read about it here http://www.realfoodnutrients.com/bp/home.htm
MelanieG
June 8, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Hibiscus Tea can significantly lower blood pressure. Also, chocolate and red table grapes are useful. Take vitamin C and D and magnesium as well.