A good home remedy to help control high blood pressure is to drink lemon juice with coconut water or consume garlic capsules daily, as these foods have properties that help control blood pressure.
For home remedies to have a hypotensive effect, it is important that they are incorporated into your daily diet. In the case of medicinal plants, they can be used in the form of tea or as a supplement, as is the case with garlic, valerian and olive leaves, for example.
Although home remedies are useful to complement the treatment recommended by your doctor for high blood pressure, they should not be taken without the knowledge of your cardiologist, as they do not replace the treatment recommended by your doctor and can interact with medications for hypertension.
Check out the video below for some natural ways to control blood pressure:
1. Garlic water
Garlic water is an excellent way to regulate blood pressure as it stimulates the production of nitric oxide, which is a gas with a strong vasodilatory action, which facilitates blood circulation and reduces pressure on the heart.
Furthermore, garlic is also a great ally for maintaining cardiovascular health, as it has incredible antioxidant and blood vessel protective properties that prevent the emergence of problems such as atherosclerosis.
Ingredients:
- 1 raw garlic clove, peeled and crushed;
- 100 ml of water.
Preparation mode:
Place the garlic clove in the glass of water and let it rest for 6 to 8 hours. Drink this water on an empty stomach the next morning, or prepare a liter of water with garlic and drink it throughout the day.
In addition to this water, garlic can also be ingested throughout the day with food, for example. A good tip is to add a few cloves of garlic to the glass of olive oil. Therefore, whenever you use olive oil, in addition to being a good fat, you will also be using the properties of garlic.
2. Lemon juice
A good home remedy for blood pressure is to drink lemon juice with coconut water, as it has diuretic properties that can help regulate blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 3 lemons;
- 200 ml of coconut water.
Preparation mode:
Mix the ingredients very well and drink immediately. Take once a day.
3. Bird seed tea
A good home remedy for high blood pressure is to make tea, eat or prepare birdseed water, as it is a food rich in antioxidants and other components that have vasodilatory properties, helping to lower blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of birdseed seeds;
- 1 cinnamon stick;
- 500 ml of water.
Preparation mode:
Place the ingredients in a pan and let it boil for 5 minutes. Cover the pan and let it rest for approximately 10 minutes. Then strain and drink 2 to 3 cups of tea per day.
4. Olive leaf tea
Olive leaves are one of the best natural remedies for high blood pressure because through the action of their polyphenols they can regulate blood pressure and lower it, without the risk of causing hypotension, even if consumed in excess.
Furthermore, olive leaf tea also has a mild calming and relaxing effect, which helps control symptoms in people who suffer from constant anxiety, for example.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of chopped olive leaves;
- 500 ml of boiling water
Preparation mode:
Place the olive leaves in a cup of boiling water and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Then strain the mixture and let it cool. Drink 3 to 4 cups of this tea throughout the day.
In addition to tea, there is also olive leaf extract sold in health food stores in the form of capsules, which can be consumed at a dose of 500 mg, twice a day after meals.
5. Blueberry juice
In addition to being an excellent source of antioxidants, which fight diseases such as cancer and prevent premature aging, blueberry juice also helps lower blood pressure, especially when consumed daily.
Furthermore, the action of blueberry juice seems to be more noticeable in people at high cardiovascular risk, such as obese people or people with metabolic syndrome. Therefore, it can be used as a complement to the treatment indicated by the doctor.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of fresh blueberries;
- ½ glass of water;
- Juice of ½ lemon.
Preparation mode:
Place all the ingredients in the blender and blend until you obtain a homogeneous mixture. This juice should be consumed 1 to 2 times a day.
6. Hibiscus tea
Hibiscus is a plant that has been popularly used to help with the weight loss process. However, this plant has other important effects, such as lowering blood pressure. This happens due to its composition rich in anthocyanins, which are flavonoids that help regulate blood pressure.
However, to obtain the best result, the calyxes of hibiscus flowers with darker colors should be used. The calyces are the structures that connect the flower stem to the petals. The darker the hibiscus flowers, the greater the amount of anthocyanins and the greater their effect against increased blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 1 to 2 grams of hibiscus calyxes;
- 1 cup of boiling water.
Preparation mode:
Place the hibiscus calyxes in a cup of boiling water, cover and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Then, strain and drink this mixture 1 to 2 times a day, keeping at least 8 hours between each cup.
Although there are still no studies to prove it, it is possible that hibiscus is toxic above daily doses of 6 grams. Therefore, it is advised not to increase the recommended dose.
7. Mangaba tea
Another good home remedy for high blood pressure is to eat a fruit called mangaba or drink mangaba peel tea because it has vasodilating properties that help lower blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of mangaba peel;
- 500 ml of boiling water.
Preparation mode:
Add all the ingredients and bring to the boil, letting it boil for 5 minutes. Cover the pan and let it cool and then strain. Drink 2 to 3 cups of this tea per day.
8. Horsetail tea
Horsetail tea is an excellent natural diuretic that increases urine production and eliminates excess fluid in the body. Therefore, it can be a great ally for lowering blood pressure in people who retain a lot of fluids, as excess water in the body causes more stress on the heart, worsening cases of hypertension.
However, this tea should only be used occasionally when it is difficult to control blood pressure using other methods and there is a lot of fluid retention. Therefore, this tea should not be consumed for more than 1 week at a time, as it also causes the elimination of important minerals through urine.
Ingredients:
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of dried horsetail leaves;
- 500 ml of boiling water.
Preparation mode:
Place the horsetail leaves in boiling water and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Then strain the mixture and drink warm. This tea can be consumed 2 to 3 times a day.
9. Valerian tea
Valerian roots have excellent calming and muscle relaxing properties that help improve blood circulation. Furthermore, as it is very calming and acts directly on the GABA neurotransmitter, valerian can be used especially by those who have frequent anxiety attacks, which lead to increased blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 5 grams of valerian root;
- 1 cup of boiling water.
Preparation mode:
Place the valerian root in a cup of boiling water and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Then strain and drink 2 to 3 times a day.
In some people, this tea can cause drowsiness during the day and, in these cases, it should only be used before bed, for example.
10. Celery juice
Celery juice, also known as celery, helps lower blood pressure due to its vasodilating properties. Furthermore, this juice is also complemented with orange, a fruit rich in potassium, which is a mineral that promotes the exit of sodium from the body through urine.
Ingredients:
Preparation mode:
Blend all ingredients in a blender, transfer to a glass and drink immediately.
11. Banana and avocado smoothie
Avocado and banana are fruits with a high content of potassium and magnesium, which are important minerals and contribute to lowering blood pressure, as potassium favors the elimination of sodium through urine and magnesium helps to increase the production of oxide. citrus, a compound that helps relax blood vessels.
Ingredients:
- 1 glass of natural yogurt;
- 1 banana;
- 1/2 ripe avocado.
Preparation mode:
Blend the yogurt, banana and avocado in a blender and then drink. You can also sweeten it with a little honey and add ice before blending it in a blender.
12. Oat Water
Oats have some compounds with antioxidant properties, such as avenanthramides, which help reduce oxidative stress and increase the production of nitric oxide, a compound that helps relax the walls of blood vessels, improve circulation and reduce blood pressure. .
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of oat bran;
- 1 liter of water.
Preparation mode:
Blend the oats and water in a blender until it becomes a homogeneous mixture. It is recommended to take it in the morning, on an empty stomach, and before each meal.
13. Turmeric tea
Because it contains curcumin, a substance with powerful antioxidant action, turmeric helps fight free radicals, improving the function of blood vessels and promoting relaxation of the arteries and, thus, lowering blood pressure.
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 150 mL of boiled water.
Preparation mode:
Place the turmeric powder in boiled water and let it rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Then let it cool slightly and drink up to 3 cups a day between meals.
14. Pomegranate juice
The antioxidants present in pomegranate promote the relaxation of blood vessels and facilitate blood circulation, helping to prevent hypertension.
Ingredients:
- 1 pomegranate;
- 1 cup of water.
Preparation mode:
Cut the pomegranate, remove its seeds and blend everything in a blender along with the water until all the seeds are broken, strain and then drink, preferably without sweetening.
15. Rhubarb tea
Rhubarb is another excellent option for lowering blood pressure, as it is rich in antioxidants with anti-inflammatory effects and contains potassium, a mineral that increases the relaxation of blood vessels, encouraging the passage of blood through the arteries and improving circulation.
Ingredients:
- 500 mL of water;
- 2 tablespoons of rhubarb stem.
Preparation mode:
Place the water and stem in a pan and bring to a boil over high heat. When it boils, reduce the heat and let it cook for 10 minutes. Strain and drink hot or cold, without sweetening.
