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Written By: Poorva Chavan | Updated : December 22, 2015 11:07 AM IST
Hypertension is a common problem nowadays with most of us living a sedentary lifestyle. Add to it unhealthy eating habits like snacking on junk food, loaded with salt, and binge drinking sugar-sweetened beverages, all of this add to the rising blood pressure.
While medications do help in keeping blood pressure under control, there are certain natural remedies that also help the cause. Ginger is one such remedy and is also known for its cardiovascular benefits. Ginger is commonly used in Indian cuisine and is easily available. It relaxes the muscles surrounding the blood vessels and improves blood circulation, which helps in lowering blood pressure [1]. Here are 10 amazing health benefits of ginger.
Using ginger regularly in your diet, either by drinking ginger tea every day or including it as a spice in your food, can help control blood pressure and also prevent heart disease.
High blood pressure is a silent killer as it does not show any particular symptoms and cannot be spotted easily. However, few signs like frequent headache, breathlessness, nose bleeds and vision problems may indicate high blood pressure, but they only way to confirm your blood pressure is tipping on the abnormal side is to get it checked from a doctor. Here are a few natural alternatives for high blood pressure medication.
Remember, it is only a natural remedy that helps in controlling blood pressure and is not a substitute to medicines, and hence it is advised to not rely on this remedy alone to control your blood pressure. You may like to know the 10 ways in which hypertension or High BP affects your body.
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Reference:
Ghayur MN, Gilani AH. Ginger lowers blood pressure through blockade of voltage-dependent calcium channels. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2005 Jan;45(1):74-80. PubMed PMID: 15613983.
