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Can Eating Onions, Fungus, and Celery Lower Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure is a vascular disease in which the pressure in the blood vessels is higher than the standard value. It is defined as a systolic pressure of 130 or higher, or a diastolic pressure of 80 or higher. Many people with high blood pressure do not experience any symptoms of discomfort. However, this ...

Hermann Rohr

Whole and sliced onions.

6 Foods That Help Control High Blood Pressure

Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a common risk factor for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease. Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on the walls of blood vessels when the heart muscle relaxes and contracts. The pressure when the heart contracts is called “systolic blood ...

David Jirard

Testing blood pressure.

Effective Tips For Lowering High Blood Pressure (Part 2)

For a doctor of Chinese medicine, lowering high blood pressure is not the most important thing, because it is more important to solve the cause of the high blood pressure. In Part 1, we looked at mood and how things like anger, nervousness, and fear can activate the sympathetic nervous system, driving blood pressure higher. ...

Helen London

Small chalkboard with the word 'hypertension' written on it sits on a wooden surface next to a book with a red cover, a black ball point pen, a pair of reading glasses, and a piece of chalk.

Effective Tips For Lowering High Blood Pressure (Part 1)

Lowering high blood pressure is critical. Hypertension is known as a silent killer. According to the 2017 Hypertension Treatment Guidelines by the American Heart Association, when blood pressure is measured in a calm state where there are more than three high blood pressure readings in two consecutive weeks it is judged to be high blood ...

Helen London

Man with white hair and white clothes takes the blood pressure of a woman with brown hair and white clothes as they sit together at a table containing a laptop, patient chart, and X-ray.

5 Foods to Help Relieve Your Worries About Hypertension

Patients with hypertension are increasing nowadays, while the age of onset is getting lower. Some people get hypertension by heritage, some by improper diet. It is important to seek medical advice for the causes. 5 foods that might help lower hypertension 1. Celery Celery is rich in calcium, phosphorus, iron, carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin P, ...

Audrey Wang