Blood pressure is like the barometer of health. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, means that your heart is working harder to pump the blood. This is dangerous because it could cause a heart attack, a cerebral thrombosis, or kidney disorders. It is very important to check your blood pressure regularly. Hypertension has been known as "the silent killer" since not many people keep track of their blood pressure.

Method to check blood pressure at home: Hang a key from a thread. Put your left thumb on the right wrist of the person who is having his/her blood pressure checked. Extend a measuring tape on the table parallel to the person’s arm. Move the key like a pendulum over the tape. If the pressure is low the key will start to rotate on its own axis when it reaches the numbers 5-7. If the pressure is high, the key rotates when you reach 10. Watch video

Oatmeal to lower blood pressure: Start out your day with a bowl of oatmeal. Not only it regulates blood pressure but it is very effective in regulating cholesterol too.

Pets: It seems that interacting with animals such as caressing a cat, playing with a dog, or just staring at a fish swimming in a bowl is an effective way to lower blood pressure.

Olive and white hawthorn for hypertension: 1 liter of water, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 handful of olive leaves, 1 handful of white hawthorn. Boil the olive leaves and the hawthorn for 3 minutes over low heat. Let stand 10 minutes. Strain and store in a glass container. Crush the garlic and add to the infusion. Drink a liter a day for a week and then stop for another week. Repeat the same alternating weeks until blood pressure regulates.

Garlic to regulate blood pressure: Garlic is wonderful for dilating the arteries and preventing the formation of thrombi. Just a clove of garlic a day is enough to receive its benefits. You can prepare a tea, using a crushed garlic clove for each cup of water. Add lemon juice to taste and it’s ready.

Reduce salt: Salt causes fluid retention and this only adds more pressure to the body. Consume less than a teaspoon of salt a day.

Green tea: Recent studies show that drinking green tea helps to control blood pressure.

White tea: White tea thins the blood and improves artery function.

Rooibos and Linden Flower teas: These two teas can help lower blood pressure.

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