Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a condition in which blood flows with excessive force through the blood vessels. A blood pressure reading of 130/80 mmHg is considered high. If left uncontrolled, high blood pressure can damage blood vessels, increase the risk of heart attack and stroke, and even lead to kidney failure. If you want to reduce high blood pressure, you can try the methods suggested by yoga guru Baba Ramdev.
How to lower blood pressure without medication?
Baba Ramdev explained that as stress increases, people are becoming more susceptible to health problems. A poor and stressful lifestyle, lack of physical activity, and unhealthy eating habits can lead to high blood pressure. In such cases, yoga, a healthy diet, and other blood pressure-lowering techniques can be used to manage high blood pressure.
To lower high blood pressure, Baba Ramdev recommends practicing Bhastrika, Kapalbhati, Bahya Pranayama, Ujjayi, Anulom Vilom Pranayama, Bhramari, Udgeeth, and Pranava meditation. Baba Ramdev says that these eight pranayama (breathing exercises) are good for health and prove beneficial for people with high blood pressure. Remember to perform all these pranayama slowly.
Baba Ramdev specifically advises performing Kapalabhati at a slow pace. Doing it quickly can increase blood pressure. According to Baba Ramdev, if these pranayama are practiced daily, high blood pressure can be cured without medication, and you will never experience high blood pressure problems again in your life.
Tips on diet
If you have high blood pressure, you can try to lower it through a healthy diet. You can include bottle gourd juice (Lauki Juice) in your diet. Baba Ramdev advises against drinking bitter bottle gourd juice. You can also add amla (Indian gooseberry), basil, mint, or lemon juice to it. Baba Ramdev says that drinking bitter bottle gourd juice can cause serious problems like vomiting and bloody diarrhea. However, juice from a regular sweet bottle gourd protects against hypertension, prevent heart problems, lowers cholesterol, and is also effective in reducing obesity. Bottle gourd juice also keeps the stomach clean and gives the skin a radiant glow.
How much bottle gourd juice to drink
Baba Ramdev advises that to lower high blood pressure, you can drink 200 to 250 grams of bottle gourd juice daily, in the morning and evening. People who have joint pain or a cold should drink bottle gourd soup instead, as bottle gourd is cooling, and drinking the juice might worsen joint pain and increase cold and cough symptoms.
Which point to press when blood pressure is high?
Baba Ramdev says that there is a pressure point in the hands that can lower high blood pressure when pressed. Pressing the uppermost point of the ring finger (the finger next to the little finger) with the thumb and index finger of the other hand can immediately lower blood pressure.
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure?
When blood pressure is high, certain symptoms (High Blood Pressure Symptoms) appear on the body. The first symptom is that the person becomes short of breath. Other symptoms include headache, chest pain, tightness, discomfort, vision problems, blurred vision, or sudden loss of vision, bleeding from the nose, heart palpitations become irregular, confusion, anxiety, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, lightheadedness, and loss of balance may occur.
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