| Herbs are often used to help lower and
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| | time. One clove of garlic a day is
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| control blood pressure levels in
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| | recommended for best health benefits. You
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| high-risk individuals. A variety of herbs
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| | can easily add garlic to salad, soups,
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| can be taken as herbal supplements made
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| | casseroles and other recipes. If you have
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| into a tea or even added as ingredients
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| | not acquired a taste for garlic, consider
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| to a soup. This article will take a
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| | taking a garlic capsule.
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| closer look at the effect of herbs on
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| | Other herbs that are excellent for
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| lowering blood pressure.
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| | decreasing blood pressure include
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| To begin our look at blood pressure, we
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| | valerian, kudzu and celery. Each of these
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| start with coenzyme Q10 (which is also
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| | contains a substance called gamma-amino
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| referred to as Co Q10). A study that
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| | butyric acid (GABA) that helps to
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| looked at 59 males who were taking
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| | maintain normal levels of blood pressure.
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| medication for high blood pressure
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| | The herb valerian (valeriana officinalis)
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| yielded the result that 120 mg of
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| | is composed of a substance known as
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| coenzyme Q10 on a daily basis taken for a
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| | valerenic acid that serves to inhibit a
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| period of eight weeks was able to reduce
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| | particular enzyme that breaks GABA down
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| high blood pressure by approximately 9
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| | in the body. Consuming valerian helps to
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| percent. This was compared to a placebo
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| | reduce blood pressure and maintain higher
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| group, which had no benefit on their
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| | levels of GABA in the system. Valerian is
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| cholesterol level. In order to be of
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| | also an herb that is commonly prescribed
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| benefit to an individual, a typical dose
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| | by herbal practitioners to patients for
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| of Co Q10 is 30 to 100 mg of the herb
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| | sleep difficulties. It acts as a
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| three times per day. Although it is
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| | sedative, which in turn also brings about
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| generally safe to take, Co Q10 is
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| | a reduction of blood pressure.
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| believed to interact negatively with the
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| | Kudzu (pueraria lobata) is a "weedy vine"
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| drug Coumadin (warfarin), and is
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| | that Chinese herbalists have long been
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| therefore contraindicated for patients on
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| | recommending to patients to help maintain
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| this or other blood thinners.
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| | normal blood pressure. The chemical
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| Garlic is also an herb that is
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| | pueraria is believed to have over 100
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| particularly helpful in reducing blood
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| | times the antioxidant capabilities of
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| pressure. Garlic (allium sativum) has
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| | vitamin C and it is known to help fight
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| been shown to have several beneficial
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| | cancer and heart disease as well.
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| effects on the circulatory system,
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| | Our last herbs blood pressure is celery.
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| including normalizing blood pressure and
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| | Celery (apium graveolens) is a well-known
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| lowering cholesterol. Garlic can reduce
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| | remedy in Chinese traditional medicine
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| inflammation, which is thought to be a
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| | for lowering blood pressure levels.
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| major cause of 'sudden,' or
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| | Celery is a very versatile vegetable that
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| 'silent' heart attacks. It is also a good
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| | can be eater alone or used in a variety
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| preventative of strokes. Studies have
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| | of recipes. It is believed that consuming
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| shown that garlic can start its
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| | four celery stalks per day can have a
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| protective effects in a short period of
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| | positive impact on blood pressure.
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