5 simple ways to improve low blood pressure at home

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Khac Hau - former lecturer at Hanoi Medical University, normal blood pressure index fluctuates at 120/80mmHg. If the systolic blood pressure index is below 90 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure below 60 mmHg, it is considered low blood pressure.

Low blood pressure can make you feel lightheaded, dizzy, nauseous, or cause loss of vision and consciousness. If left untreated, persistent low blood pressure can block oxygen and important nutrients from reaching your brain and cause temporary or sometimes permanent damage to your brain, heart, and kidneys.

According to traditional medicine, low blood pressure is a symptom of dizziness. The disease is caused by blood deficiency, which causes the brain to lack nourishment, causing symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, lightheadedness, pale complexion, weak and trembling limbs, and weak pulse...

The goal of treating low blood pressure is to bring it back to normal and maintain it to avoid recurrence. Accordingly, you can take some of the following measures at home.

1. Eating a higher salt diet improves low blood pressure

High sodium (salt) intake is closely linked to high blood pressure, so increasing salt intake can stabilize low blood pressure. However, this increased intake should be consulted with a specialist to suit your physical condition and age, especially if you have heart problems or kidney disease.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each healthy person should use 5g of salt/day, equivalent to 2 spoons of salted yogurt/day for good health. People with low blood pressure can use up to 10-15g of salt/day.

2. Increase water intake

Increasing fluid intake can increase blood volume, which can help raise blood pressure. Drinking plenty of water can also prevent dehydration, which can cause low blood pressure.

You should ensure your daily water intake is 40ml/kg of body weight/day. The simplest way is to use filtered water. In addition, you can also add fruit juice, tea... However, you should not use drinks that cause dehydration or contain alcohol such as wine, beer...

3. Use almond milk

Almond milk can be an option to lower blood pressure at home. Almond milk is low in fat and high in omega-3 fatty acids, making it a good food for people with low blood pressure.

Soak 5 to 6 almonds overnight and peel them the next morning. Then make a paste and boil it into a drink. For best results, drink this milk daily.

4. Licorice

Licorice is also known as northern licorice, raw licorice, and national elder. Scientific name is Clycyrrhiza uralensis fish and Glycyrrhixa glabra L. Belongs to the butterfly family Fabaceae. Licorice has a sweet taste and neutral properties.

Licorice has the effect of stabilizing blood pressure caused by low cortisol levels in the blood. Licorice can be used with other herbs in many different prescriptions to treat low blood pressure depending on each disease such as yang deficiency, qi and blood deficiency or spleen deficiency.

5. Cinnamon

Cinnamon has been shown to be effective in regulating systolic and diastolic blood pressure when blood pressure is abnormally high or low. Cinnamon contains essential minerals such as potassium and magnesium, which help counteract the effects of sodium on blood pressure. Cinnamon also helps regulate irregular heartbeats. You can mix cinnamon with honey or milk and drink it before bed for a health boost.

In addition, you can use cinnamon (cinnamon bark taken from the branches) and cinnamon bark (bark of the cinnamon tree) combined with other herbs according to the instructions of experts to improve blood pressure reduction according to your physical condition and specific disease condition.

In case of low blood pressure, in addition to applying the above home remedies to stabilize the disease, patients can also consume raisins, carrot juice and beetroot. These are two foods that help balance blood pressure, regulate heart rate, improve kidney function and keep the body full of energy.