Natural Cures for High Blood Pressure-Using Probiotic Foods to Lower High Blood Pressure

Natural Cures To Lower High Blood Pressure

Recently my blood pressure took a tail spin. Unfortunately, it wasn’t a down ward swing. It went up into the 260′s range and I became alarmed. Yipes, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE. The clinic didn’t even want to release me. I needed a health cure and fast! Never the less, I got busy and have been looking for some natural treatments for high blood pressure. Something that would fit my life style and natural cures for high blood pressure, of course. Hopefully after election day, that will help some (((wink…I got that from Sarah Palin)))

Since you are what you eat…I decided to look at a high blood pressure diet. One thing that most diets are missing, is a natural Probiotic foods.  are live foods most commonly created by the traditions of various cultures that involved a fermentation process that yields a food loaded with beneficial bacteria. There are all kinds of cultures for probiotic foods.

Cultures of probiotic foods in different cultures:

• The Americans have yogurt.There are active yogurts in most stores, but you can very easily make your own. There are yogurt makers.

• The Japanese have natto which is a fermented soybean product which is a mega probiotic. Natto has a slightly slimy consistency that is hard for most to get accustomed to but is a powerhouse of beneficial bacteria and can be found in Japanese supermarkets.

• The Russians have kefir. Kefir is a type of fermented milk and has fascinating traditions and history behind its origin and how it was and is made. There are starter kits you can buy and make your own. Kefir is also a probiotic powerhouse, drink it first thing in the morning. Most Health Food Co-op’s have it.

• The Germans have traditional sauerkraut. Which was originally made by an active fermentation process by lactic acid producing bacteria. The general kind you get in the store today is not “live” and has been pasteurized killing all of the beneficial bacteria. Some health food stores and Kosher deli’s sell “Live” sauerkraut.

• The Koreans have kimchi. This is a fermented cabbage that has also has onions, garlic, and peppers. You do need to kimchi at an optimum cold temperature.

Other cultures also have similar examples. There are many other items on the market as well that you can find such as Kombucha, a tea that has a culture added to it. They come in different different flavors and have a tangy taste that is a result of the active cultures.

Benefits of eating foods with cultures:

1. Helping with lactose intolerance, the lactic acid manufacture by these bacteria allow for better digestion of dairy foods.
2. Keeping the bacterial flora of the bowels full of beneficial bacteria can prevent the overgrowth of bad bacteria that can interfere with the proper absorption of mineral and other nutrients
3. They taste good.
4. Improved immune function. The bowels constitute a large percentage of your immune system, you keep it healthy by eating enough fiber and eating probiotics.

What are the benefits:

There are other many varied benefits as well and promising studies coming out showing beneficial effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, and even respiratory infections in children.

So, there are many you can choose from, whether you choose kefir, or yogurt, or even natto, you will be on your way to healthy diet, natural cures for lower blood pressure, health cures for cholesterol, and even natural cures for respiratory infections in children.

Remember, I am not a physcian. So, feel free to ask them about eating heart healthy and see what they say.

Baby Boomers, check out my heart healthy recipes, in the recipe section of BBAC…yummmmmmmmmmm

~The Baby Boomer Queen~