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Control Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure With Natural
Herbal Remedy
High blood pressure is a condition that has the potential
to be quite a health risk. Therefore, it is essential
for anyone suffering from high blood pressure to follow
the advice a health care professional or a qualified
naturopath before relying entirely on remedies other
than prescription drugs. Similarly, for controlling
blood sugar, while you may try alternative remedies,
you should always take your doctor?s advice about reducing
the intake of (or stopping) prescription drugs.
Silymarin for blood sugar - Antioxidants are
known to be beneficial in controlling blood sugar. Silymarin,
(silybum marianum) a herbal extract taken from the seeds
of Milk Thistle, has wonderful antioxidant properties
that work in this manner. By taking Silymarin, you can
reduce your blood sugar levels quite significantly.
Silymarin contains the active ingredients called flavolignans,
which help the liver from poisoning. They also are believed
to help in controlling Type 2 Diabetes, although the
exact mechanism as to how they do it is still not clear.
Mulberry leaf Morus - mulberry leaf is chock
full of Vitamin A and the B family of vitamins. It also
contains pectin, adenine and choline. Chinese make and
consume ?sugar control herbal tea? made from morus,
green tea and jasmine in order to control blood sugar
levels.
Vaccinium berries - Herbs that include huckleberries,
blueberries and bilberries belong to the genus Vaccinium.
Bilberries are rich in antioxidants and are said to
control blood sugar levels. Both the leaves and the
fruit of the bilberry herb have long been in use for
the treatment of diabetes. However, as the leaves do
impair the normal working of the liver when used for
a long time, it is better not to use the bilberry leaves
at all. But the berries of the bilberry herb are very
useful, even if they may not actually lower the blood
sugar levels. They are good in protecting the blood
vessels from the damaging effects of diabetes and other
diseases.
Neem leaves - Extracts from neem leaves and
bitter gourd, it is believed, help in controlling blood
sugar levels, provided they are consumed on a long term
and regular basis.
For controlling blood pressure, you should first take
care of your nutrition. Avoiding meat and dairy products
will help. In doing so, you can reduce your cholesterol
too. Eat an abundance of fruits, especially those kinds
that do not aggravate your blood sugar levels, in case
you are a diabetic as well.
The best thing that can really work for lowering your
blood pressure is drinking a lot of plain water while
avoiding consuming soft drinks, particularly those that
are processed drinks and those that contain sugar. It
is better to avoid coffee as well. The best advantage
with water is that it does not produce any side effects
at all.
The next thing you can do is to minimize your intake
of common salt or sodium. Better yet, just avoid salt
altogether in your food. Table salt is processed sodium
chloride and is found in high quantities in processed
and pre-packaged foods.
If you start with only fresh fruits, vegetables, meats
and whole grains, you won?t have a problem lowering
your sodium intake. If you cannot avoid salt intake
altogether in cooking, you can perhaps use sea salt
or ?Celtic salt?, whose molecules are quite complex,
and so it is not harmful like table salt is. It is also
difficult to find low-salt foods at restaurants due
to the high volume of prepared and frozen foods they
buy before they even begin making your dish in the restaurant.
Following any or all of this advice will help to control
blood sugar and blood pressure the natural way.
Author: Laurie Raphael
Visit Laurie Raphael's website: http://alternativemedicinebasics.com
for info on all types of alternative therapy. For your
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