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Low Blood Pressure Simple Tips and Homemade Treatments for Orthostatic

Low blood pressure, hypotension, is often confused with hypertension because they sound similar. However they are complete opposites. Both however do have serious health consequences. Blood pressure is controlled by the autonomic nervous system.

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This organism uses an infinite network of hormones, receptors and nerves to equilibrium the effects of the sympathetic nervous system (which raises blood pressure) and the parasympathetic nervous scheme (which lowers blood pressure).This allows people to exercise and perform other activities without a drastic change in blood pressure.

Simple tips for Fight Low Blood Pressure

•    Salt- People avoids salt to maintain a normal blood pressure. But people suffering with low blood pressure can be liberal with quantity of salt uses in their food. Consume as a good deal salt as you can tolerate as it increases blood pressure.

•    Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day. It helps to maintain a normal pressure of the blood.

•    Have a sweet tooth- start your day with something sweet or some extra sugar in your tea/coffee. Have as many sweet dishes as you like unless you have diabetes. Sweets give you extra energy and immediately normalize the blood pressure.

•    Avoid going to over crowded areas as you may feel heaviness or dizziness.

•    Keep your feet on an elevated platform as gravity pull decreases blood pressure.

•    Do not stay in a standing position for long. Keep moving your legs or shake them a bit.

At home sit at a low chair such that your knees are at a higher level than your chest. This sends the blood towards heart thus increasing the pressure of the blood.

•    Always carry a chocolate with you. Whenever you feel a drop in your blood pressure or feel low, unwrap the chocolate and eat it as soon as possible. You would feel better with every bite.

Homemade Treatments for Low Blood Pressure

Ginger –

Most commonly used Asian herb it is equally useful in controlling high and low blood pressures.

Coffee –

Coffee being a strong stimulant can create magic in case of mild low BP conditions. Sipping a cup of this aromatic beverage early morning is enough to maintain the blood pressure at desired levels.

Beet root-

A cup of raw beet root juice if taken twice daily is good to treat this condition, improving the condition within one week.

Indian spikenard –

Taking 30-40 grains mixed with pinch of camphor and cinnamon regularly raises the low blood pressure. Taking the extract of this herb also gives similar results.

Ginseng –

This herb is known to normalize all the functions of the body and that includes the normalizing of BP too.

Siberian Ginseng –

Though it is similar to the other ginseng herbs, studies revealed that this variety raises the BP of only those who are suffering from low BP.

Stinging nettle –

This is an herb that nourishes and helps to build up blood cells and also raising the blood pressure in those suffering from hypotension. This herb can be taken as extract, tea or in capsule form.

Hawthorn –

Though used in treating high BP it functions mainly to stabilize the BP and bring back to its normal state.

Rosemary –

This herb in useful in treating low BP. Taking 10 ml. of the extract daily stabilizes the BP.

Motherwort –

Extract of this herb, though bitter in taste helps in raising the BP to desired levels.

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Does anyone have a favorite recipe for homemade pickled beets?

Pickled Beets

Wash beets
Remove stems and tails to within 1” of beet (to prevent bleeding)
Cook beets for 35 minutes or until tender.
Slip off skins and slice (if necessary)

Slice small onions to form rings.

In 3 qt sauce pan, combine:
2 cups vinegar
1 ¼ cup water
2 cups sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
¼ tsp salt
Heat to boil mixing thoroughly

Wash canning lids rings and pint jars in dishwasher (otherwise sterilize by boiling)
Pack hot beets and raw onion rings into pint jars, ½” from top.
Pour boiling sauce into jars.
Seal with lids that have been in boiling water; add lid rings.
Lower jars into boiling canner.
When boiling resumes, lower heat to a constant simmer and cook for 35 – 45 minutes.