In a survey carried out by the Surveillance of Risk Factors and Protection for Chronic Diseases by Telephone Survey (Vigitel), approximately a quarter of the Brazilian population suffers from high blood pressure. Also according to the survey, women are the most affected. These data are highly worrying, since hypertension is responsible for still very serious health problems, such as strokes, cardiovascular accidents (CVA’s) and even vision loss.

If you suffer from high blood pressure or know someone who has this disorder, seek or refer a cardiologist, as only a medical evaluation can help treat this problem. In addition, there are other homemade methods to assist the treatment indicated by the specialist, such as the use of teas.

High Blood Pressure: What is it? What are the symptoms? What is the best treatment?

Also called blood pressure, high blood pressure is a disease that has no cure, but treatment. It is characterized by increased pressure, above level 14 by 9, maximum number considered normal. Some people who have this problem may not experience any symptoms. While others may show various signs, such as: pain in the head and neck, difficulty breathing, nausea, drowsiness, double vision, heart palpitations, ringing in the ear and small spots of blood in the eyes.

To find out whether or not the patient has high blood pressure, it is necessary to take a blood pressure test. It’s quick and easy to do. For this, it is necessary to remain seated and at least five minutes. If it’s more than 14 for 9, the person is as hypertensive. The treatment is based on medicines that are prescribed by the specialist.

Hypertensive tea recipe

Ingredients

  • Three cloves of garlic;
  • A handful of olive leaves;
  • One liter of water;
  • A handful of white thorn leaves.

Method of and consumption

Wash the two kinds of leaves and place them in a container with the liter of water. Bring the mixture to the heat and allow it to boil for approximately three minutes. Turn off the heat and still leave the container covered for another 10 minutes. While the liquid rests, take the garlic and squeeze it. The juice from the garlic cloves resulting from this process should be placed together with the leaves.

The ideal is to drink a liter of this tea a day for a week. The next, stop the treatment and only come back another week. Keep interspersing this home remedy until your blood pressure can return to normal.

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