Vitamin C has been traditionally used as a home remedy for lowering blood pressure, and a study by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University showed promising results and may prompt more research into using vitamin c to lower blood pressure.
The study included 45 hypertensive adults and was double-blind and placebo controlled. After patients took 500 milligrams of vitamin C per day for one month there was a decrease in both their systolic and diastolic readings. Patients on the placebo also …

While smoking does seem to temporarily raise blood pressure, a direct long term connection has yet to be found. However, smoking and tobacco do damage blood vessels and arteries which causes them to contract. Smoking does raise your risk of heart disease and blood vessel diseases.
For more information see “Does Smoking Tobacco Cause High Blood Pressure?” National Institutes of Health: Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

Garlic has long been used as a home remedy to lower blood pressure; but does it work? A team of doctors recently conducted a meta-analysis of 11 scientific studies with the goal of uncovering the scientific truth about garlic’s effect on hypertension and blood pressure.

The studies reviewed used mainly garlic powder in their patients, although one used aged garlic extract and another used distilled garlic oil. Depending on the study, patients received between 600 and 900 mg per day for 12 to 23 weeks. Patients’ results were compared to …

If you are looking for a way to have naturally lower blood pressure, then being “married happily ever after” may be the answer! New research by Brigham Young University indicates that happily married couples tend to have lower blood pressure than single adults.
For the study, 204 married and 99 single adults had their blood pressure recorded an average of 72 times over a 24 hour period. Questionnaires were used to establish whether a couple was “happily” or “unhappily” married as well as the strength of the single adult’s support network.
The …

Unlike a cold, there are actually no recognized symptoms of high blood pressure! Its symptomless nature has earned it the nickname “The Silent Killer”.
Contrary to intuition, excessive sweating, nervousness, high cholesterol and difficulty sleeping are not evidence of high blood pressure. You may have high blood pressure and these other problems, but one is not a sign of the other. The only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have it checked by a medical professional.
For more information see “Symptoms, Diagnosis & Monitoring of High Blood …