Category “Heart Health”

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February 5, 2010, is National Wear Red Day. One of the risk factors for heart disease is obesity. Therefore, on two levels, your benefits of a healthy heart are maximized. If you have a healthy heart—take care of your heart- you are less likely to be in the  obese category.

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Graphic Source: Purdue Horticulture Edu.

 ”Hibiscus sabdariffa, or sour tea, is used in many parts of the world to make both cold and hot drinks. We might know it in English by the name Hibiscus or red sorrel. In Arabic it is called karkade, and in Iran, it is mainly known as sour tea. Sour tea, or Hibiscus, contains many constituents including , L-ascorbic acid,  anthocyanin, beta-carotene,  citric acid, pectin, quercetin, stearic acid and wax. The medicinal parts of the plant include the flower, sepal, leaves, stems and seeds. The extracts of the sepal contain significant amounts of vitamin C, anthocyanins and polyphenols and the highest concentration of water-soluble antioxidants. Traditionally, it has been used in folk medicine for several health issues including high blood pressure, liver diseases, loss of appetite, circulation, and as a gentle laxative and diuretic.

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High blood pressure (hypertension) is the most common cardiac risk factor in the United States. As the lifestyle habits of western culture are increasingly adopted in other countries, the incidence of hypertension is also increasing.
Meditation, exercise, aromatherapy and biofeedback have been found to be useful in treating individuals with hypertension. In addition, a form of Ayurvedic medicine has been shown to play a therapeutic in the treatment of coronary heart disease in older adults.

What has been your experience with using complementary therapies for high blood pressure? what therapies have you used?  Where the therapies of value to you or people you know? I’d love to read the comments you write below.

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