Natural remedies for controlling hypertension during pregnancy act as potent vaso dilators ( blood pressure relaxants), interferes with blood clot formation in arteries, decreases the sodium level as well as increases the potassium level in body.  

The innate remedies are a mix of herbs, fruits and vegetables that provide soluble fibers and calcium that help in lowering the cholesterol level thereby reducing  hypertension. Around 70 percent of the first time pregnant ladies manifest  hypertension symptoms that generally strike after the 20^th week of pregnancy. The serious consequences of the condition can harm the mother’s kidney and lead to low birth weight in the baby or premature deliveries. Resorting to folk cures is always better than being dependent on medications at the time of pregnancy. Before we glance through some of the common home therapies, let us walk through causes and symptoms of the same…

Leading Causes of Hypertension during Pregnancy:

Here lies few of the major reasons behind hypertension could be-

• Obesity prior to pregnancy
• Hypertension prior to pregnancy
• Women with the health history of diabetes, scleroderma or rheumatoid arthritis
• Over aged or under aged pregnant women
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Excess of salt/sodium intake
• Chronic stress
• Calcium Deficiency

Major Symptoms Associated with Hypertension:

If any of these symptoms strike you, you are required to visit your doctor –

• Frequent headaches
• Unexplained weariness
• Dizziness
• Anxiety
• Thumping sounds in the chest
• Frequent sweating
• Nosebleeds

Common Natural Remedies for Hypertension

Garlic:

• Garlic has long been reputed for assisting in lowering the hypertension if savored in raw form.
• It has garlic sulfides like compound that help in decreasing the cholesterol level and also dilates the blood vessels that result in better blood circulation.
• It is known to maintain the systolic and diastolic blood pressures that tend to rise in hypertension patients.
• Garlic has a potent anti-platelet compound called ajoene that prevents the clot formation in blood vessels.
• Some of the recent studies have shown that boiled garlic help in producing the more of nitric oxide compound that ultimately depresses the hypertension.
• Garlic rich diets are consistent enough to manage the hypertension in pregnant women for being one of the lowest cholesterol diets.

Magnesium Rich Diet:

• Diet with abundant supply of magnesium tends to be an effective blood thinner and thus eases the symptoms of hypertension in pregnant ladies.
• The foods rich in magnesium help in keeping steady heart rhythm.
• Help in keeping the blood vessel passage smooth.
• Regulates the blood circulation and thus the blood pressure.
•  Magnesium rich diet stops the tingling sensation and cures the thumping of heart beat, seen as the major symptoms of hypertension.
• Foods rich in magnesium are- beans, bananas, artichoke, buckwheat flour, fish, nuts, wheat flour, tomatoes, pumpkin and spinach.

Capsicum:

• Capsicum is known to harbor an effective anti-hypertension compound called capsaicin that normalizes the blood pressure and thus reduces your hypertension.
• It has ability of acting as atherosclerosis ( one of the major consequences of hypertension leading to strokes)  inhibiting remedy that finally prevents any blood clot occurrence in your blood vessels and arteries.
• It eliminates the triglycerides and bad cholesterol from blood that give rise to hypertension.

Apart from above mentioned natural therapies, you should inculcate the following habits to keep hypertension at bay:

• Indulge in calcium rich diet
• Say no to caffeinated drinks
• Carbonated drinks and concentrated fruit juices to be avoided
• Avoid alcohol or tobacco
• Take more of potassium based diet
• Keep yourself active throughout pregnancy

With so many holistic strategies, you can easily stay away from dreadful symptoms of hypertension during pregnancy.

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