There are some foods that provide vitamins for high blood pressure and then you have vitamins in a supplement form. With the quality of food these days it’s almost better to take vitamins that are manufactured. The caveat here is Buy Quality.

There are a few factors you need to consider when taking vitamins. The first and most important is digestion. No matter if your taking drugs, natural foods, vitamins or any other supplement, if you can’t digest it properly then it’s a waste. By this I mean your not getting the full benefit from it.

Studies show that more than 30% of what we digest never gets into our system. It passes right through us, it ends up in the toilet which is where the money you paid for it goes too.

This doesn’t mean all is lost, still a decent percentage of the vitamins get through, but I just wanted you to be aware of that fact. You can do things to improve your absorption rates which will help with curing your high blood pressure.

This is one reason why people think that vitamins don’t work, it’s partially because a lot of them don’t make it into your system. It takes a lot longer to have a positive affect and not to mention the waste of money part too.

What Vitamins Have an Affect on High Blood Pressure?

Vitamin A – is a fat-soluble vitamin that, like vitamin E, works primarily in the lipid, or fat, tissues of your body. Vitamin A prevents LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) building up of plague in your arteries.

Vitamin C – protects your arteries and decreases the risk of heart disease and hypertension. It prevents the generation of free radicals which damage artery walls. It helps repair damage to the arteries, preventing the deposit of plaque at the site of injury. It also helps elevate levels of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol).

Vitamin E – is the most active antioxidant in the fatty cells of your body. It reduces the risk of heart disease and hypertension by protecting your arteries from the effects of oxidized LDL cholesterol.

Potassium – even though it’s not a vitamin I include it because it’s easy to get and has an affect on high blood pressure. Bananas, potatoes and milk are good sources for getting potassium.

Magnesium – again, is not a vitamin but does benefit you and is a supplement easily found. People require between 300 and 400 milligrams of magnesium each day. Salmon, leafy green vegetables, whole grains and nuts are good sources of magnesium.

This gives you a good base to start from. I choose the easiest vitamins and supplements to find which give you the most benefits for high blood pressure. Now we need to touch on the subject of quality.

We always want to stress that your Doctor be informed of any changes to your diet. This includes adding vitamins or supplements. There may be factors in your medical history, especially with high blood pressure, that could affect what you take. Although vitamins have never killed anyone, you’ll still want to run it past your Doctor.

As you might notice, the choice of vitamins is a large as the taxes taken from your check. It’s a big business that produces some bad products that are passed on to you.

The two things to watch for in vitamins is processing and fillers. A cheap vitamin  C may have 500 mg of vitamin C in it, but how much vitamin C gets into your system after you break it down.

As far as processing, it’s a lot faster to use heat to make vitamins than it is using a cold process. Using heat destroys some of the potency which means less benefit to you. The question remains, how do you know what to buy? The answer is buy what is known.

There are certain companies that are certified and adhere to a good practice seal, this is GMP certified. The simplest way to go about this is just buy from a reputable know company. Here’s a few that provide quality vitamins.

• Roex
• Garden of Life
• Centrum Silver Brand
• Vita-Logic
• Natures Way

Your next step, if your not sure, is to check with consumer labs. You can’t be more sure than to have a lab report with the breakdown of what’s in that brand. Unfortunately, there are a lot of contaminated ingredients found in vitamins which would not benefit your high blood pressure problem. One containment I came across was lead. Again, with quality vitamins this is not a concern.

So we now have another remedy to deal with high blood pressure naturally, just make sure the vitamins are quality and be patient especially if your absorption is not 100%.

If you like shopping around, there’s plenty of manufactures to choose from.

If you didn’t know there’s a High Blood Pressure Diet just right for you. Your specific needs can be tailored into a diet that will help regulate and lower your blood pressure risks. Yes, with elevated blood pressure you have risks and these can be fatal if you ignore the signs.

There is no reason not to check your blood pressure these days. A visit to the Doctor gets you an automatic pressure check, even at the local store you now can use a portable machine to do a quick check. Portable home devices are now affordable to use, so there’s no reason not to check yourself out.

When you find the right high blood pressure diet you’ll want to check your stats out more often, this way you can judge if it’s working. As long as your numbers are headed in the right direction lower, keep the routine going.

After you get your blood pressure under control, don’t abandon the diet. As we age the need for better foods to lower blood pressure increases. If we go back to old habits surely our blood pressure will rise again.

Lets take a look at some High Blood Pressure Diets

It’s almost impossible to eat 100% natural. Will try to choose as many natural foods to lower blood pressure, ones that are readily available at your local stores. Lets start…

• Whole Grain – A box of natural oats will last months and cost maybe $7.00. Sweeten with honey. The main benefit is for cholesterol, but this affects your blood pressure and is a great source of natural energy.
• Fruits and Vegetables – Easily converted sugar for energy, good source of vitamins and minerals, some fiber for cleaning your colon and is easy on your digestive system.
• Beef Alternative – Ostrich or Buffalo. As high blood pressure increases in our society the reemergence of Ostrich and Buffalo meats could make a comeback. The primary market demand is much lower fat and 1/3 the calories of chicken. It’s not common, but I hear rumblings that maybe there’s a demand for these meats on the horizon.
• Cooking Spices – Adding these spices such as fennel, oregano, black pepper, basil and tarragon to your cooking routine is beneficial in high blood pressure. Use them in your cooking.
• Onion – Are useful in hypertension. What is best is the onion essential oil. Two to three tablespoons of onion essential oil a day was found to lower the systolic levels by an average of 25 points and the diastolic levels by 15 points in hypertension subjects. This should not be surprising because onion is a cousin of garlic.
• Tomatoes – Are high in gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA), a compound that can help bring down blood pressure.
• Broccoli – This vegetable contains several active ingredients that reduce blood pressure.

The maximum benefit, when building a high blood pressure diet, is eating vegetables raw.  This is not always possible so the next best thing is steamed. It’s also claimed that the juice from boiling vegetables is more nutritious that the veggies themselves. I’ll let you ponder that one.

If you combine some of the remedies and diet items found here you’ll have a well rounded plan to lower your blood pressure. You can’t go wrong with what nature has provided for us naturally, but everyone is different and your Doctor should be kept in the loop.

If your taking medications there may be conflicts with some herbs or spices.

The drug companies make it convenient, but with the side effects it’s also dangerous. I don’t know anyone who has died from supplements, vegetables or fruits.

You’ll find much more detail about natural ways to lower your blood pressure and diet information on this page. For better long term health look for natural remedies and diets, that’s the best plan.