Lower Blood Pressure with Minerals

Over 50 million Americans suffer with high blood pressure or hypertension. However, alternative medicine and holistic approaches exist to ease symptoms and lower blood pressure. Mineral supplementation can help. Most notable are Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium. Eating a diet that contains bountiful, daily servings of leafy, green vegetables is extremely beneficial as leafy greens contain each of these minerals.

In addition to the fiber boost, one can lower their blood pressure by changing their diet.

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Cholesterol free vegans?

Cholesterol is only found in foods of animal origin. As such, there is no cholesterol in plants. Therefore, you will find no cholesterol in vegetables, fruits, cereals, nuts or beans. Vegetarians may be on to something when it comes to cholesterol management.



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Happy Holistic Holidays

As we celebrate Thanksgivings this week, remember that you can still incorporate healthy eating in your holiday feasts. From free-range turkey and free-range eggs to organic fruits and vegetables, holistic choices abound. You can even opt for fresh herbs to add extra zest to your meal. The herbs will also boost your health as well. Share herbal teas with your guests. This can be a great way to introduce herbal medicine to them. Green tea would make an excellent starter tea. Another ideas is to instead of lounging on the couch after the big meal, get the whole family out for a walk. Practice whole breathing together as you stroll.

These are just a few ideas on how you can stay healthy and incorporate the alternative, holistic lifestyle into your holiday planning. For other tips on how to stay healthy the holistic way, be sure to check back with this blog, Holistic Health Nutrition Facts.

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Heart Health and Hawthorn Berries

Traditional medicine has long hailed the miracle herb hawthorn berry for heart health. Asian, European, and Native American herbalists have cultivated it for use in treating and preventing heart disease and general use as a heart tonic. Modern medicine has recently studied this herb for use with cardiac and heart attack patients.


Alternative Medicine and Hawthorn Berries

A strong antioxidant, hawthorn or hawthorn berries may help heart health in the following ways

• Improving endurance by reducing fatigue and shortness of breath when exercising
• Reducing blood pressure by counter-acting blood vessel constricting enzymes
  
• Easing chest tightness and pressure associated with angina
• Improving cholesterol level by promoting the conversion of LDL cholesterol into HDL and minimizing accumulation of cholesterol in the liver
  
• Relaxation of blood vessels to lower blood pressure and helping with small blood clots
  

If you are taking heart or blood pressure medicine already, consult a health practitioner before and while you are talking hawthorn as it is a powerful herb. Hawthorn's effects are additive. When combined with prescription drugs that have similar purpose, you compound the effect. You would not want to reduce your blood pressure too fast or too low for example. Just make sure you and your health practitioner monitor this and you will be able to benefit from this amazing herb.



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Herbal Menopause Remedies - Ginseng

Ginseng is a common herb that has been used for centuries for the treatment of menopause. It has been used across multiple cultures and herbal traditions for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.




Menopausal Benefits of Ginseng:

• may help control hot flashes, renew libido, and boost energy

How it Works - Holistic Essentials:

• believed to boost the female hormone estrogen

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Herbal Menopause Remedies - Chaste Tree

Several traditional herbal remedies have been historically used for the treatment of the symptoms of menopause. Chaste Tree or Chasteberry are common herbs in this category that has been used to ease menopausal symptoms.



Menopausal Benefits of Chaste Tree:

• believed to help control hot flashes and depression by lifting natural levels of progesterone
  

How it Works - Holistic Essentials:

• believed to increase luteinizing hormone (LH) and inhibit the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)

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Herbal Menopause Remedies

There are several traditional herbal remedies that have been historically used for treatment of the symptoms of menopause. They have been reported to provide relief from symptoms such as depression, headaches, hot flashes, and night sweats. Many menopausal women swear by them. They also have been used by those wishing to cope with post pre-menopausal and post-menopausal symptoms.


Common herbs that have been used to minimize menopause effects include:

• black cohosh
• chaste tree or chaste berry
• red clover
• ginseng

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Nutrition Facts: Eat Breakfast and Lose Weight

If you want to lose weight and control blood sugar peaks and valleys, breakfast is truly the most important meal of the day. By just including a good source of protein at the start of your day as your morning meal, you can stabilize blood sugar levels and reduce sugar cravings. Minimize carbohydrates and focus on proteins and you will have an excellent start to any day or holistic weight loss program. My favorite: 2 hard-boiled eggs with fresh fruit juice.

Here's a quick idea for a healthy, nutrition-filled breakfast shake:

• 1/2 cup fruit juice
• 2 cups of soy or oat milk
• 2 tablespoons of protein powder
• 2 tablespoons of old-fashioned oatmeal
• 1 teaspoon flaxseed or flaxseed oil
  

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high for about a minute. This makes a single serving. Enjoy.




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