Hypertension-Natural Cures for High Blood Pressure

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Joe (Berkley , MA) on 03/08/2007

Well, I have been told by my doctor that I have hypertension BP 145/99. He put me on meds last year they worked ok at first. Now he is telling me it's still high so he put me on more meds to take with the one he's already giving me. He also told me my Cholesterol is too high - 266. So I was doing some internet work and came upon your site talking about A.C.V. And so today I started to take it 3/08/07 I'm looking foreword to getting off the med's some time soon I'll keep in touch and let everyone how it is going. thank you

Iodine

Posted by Farhat M58 (Lebanon) on 10/28/2016
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Iodine cured my Hypertension and other 5 people I know.

I cured my Hypertension simply by taking 4 drops of 10% Betadine in a glass of water first thing in the morning for two weeks.

It all started after I read an old natural remedies book suggesting the intake of Iodine as being best friend of the heart.

One night after finishing the course, I was preparing for sleep, I noted that I was feeling suspiciously too calm! I checked my blood pressure and was astonished to find my blood pressure at 9 over 5.8 instead of my usual (on the pills) 13 over 9

I got worried so I went to kitchen and took a glass of water with two teaspoons of food salt to raise my pressure. Next day I stopped taking my Hypertension pills FOREVER.

Today, my normal (no pills) blood pressure is 12.5 over 8. you take this course only once and wave bye bye to Hypertension!!!!

How does the world of medicine answer to that!!!!!!!!!!

M. Farhat.

Lebanon

male, 58

EC: Dear M Farhat,

Thank you for reporting your use of iodine for hypertension. Please note however, that Betadine (aka Povidone Iodine) is for EXTERNAL USE only. It should NOT be used internally.

Banana Peel

Posted by Faeqa ( Amman, Jordan, Jordan) on 04/09/2014 73 posts

I read this information in a Chinese site and I want to submit it for readers who have High blood pressure, I didn't try it because I don't have Hypertension.

Banana peel for Hypertension: boil eight dry banana peel a day, and pour it in the bottle and drunk as a tea all the day, drink eight days, you cannot cut off, no grade less than sixty four banana. Drink eight days to heal.

Anyone try it please let us know the effect of it.

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Artworks (California) on 05/09/2015
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Rebel, I'm not sure why, but my blood pressure stabilized in the normal range and I slowly withdrew from taking NAC, arginine and lysine everyday. My blood pressure has stayed normal after removal of the three. I don't think that happens with the prescription BP meds......I've always heard that you have to take those for life. If you do much research on NAC, it has many potential health benefits when taken at proper dosing consistently all by itself.

This more recent rodent study may give a clue why:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3877599/

Apparently NAC may help prevent high blood pressure from getting started in the first place. It's only a rodent study and that does not mean it will be the same for humans, but NAC and arginine have very good safety profiles with generally positive side effects as compared to the negatives of many BP prescriptions. There are many studies on the benefits of NAC.

It's actually pretty sad that after the original study from May of 2008

http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/31/5/940.long

that produced such impressive results and led me to try arginine / NAC in the first place, there were no follow on studies to help confirm the efficacy of this cheap and safe combination in larger groups. If it was patentable, I'm sure it would have been a different story though.

Obviously people should not attempt this combination without their doctor's approval and supervision as high blood pressure can be dangerous and sometimes deadly.

I still use all three for different things, but not everyday anymore . The lysine was needed at the time to keep my arginine / lysine ratio in balance as I felt I was getting more frequent colds than what is normal for me when using just the arginine and NAC. Overall I would rate this combination of natural supplements very high at a level somewhat similar to the borax remedy that is frequently discussed here.

Art

Hibiscus Tea

Posted by Lou (Elk Grove, Ca) on 12/22/2011

You can buy hibiscus from health food stores or from any Mexican grocery stores as well, it is called Jamaica in Mexican stores. Try using a combo of hibiscus and dandelion root to make a tea. I have been using this for over three months and my bp is 110/72 down from 164/98. I make a tea by adding two tsp of dandelion root and about six tsp of hibiscus in hot but not boiling water in a tea pot, let it simmer or sip tea pot for abut 20 mins, then add it to large 2l bottle and fill it with water and take it with you at work and drink all day. Very refreshing as well and the bp will come down in about 6 days. Hope this helps.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Matt (Bangor, Maine) on 09/09/2011
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WORKED TEMPORARILY

I too have been diagnosed with hypertension. Not so much do to my weight but a horrible inherited disease passed from my dad. Apple cider vinager is very tasty, and it has a blood thinning effect wich allows blood to flow more fluid through out the body. I make my own salad dressing using apple cider vinager and everyday I drench my saled with it and dont waste a drop. I would like to say that it is a great way to help high blood pressure. I am also currently on 2 bp medications. Before the meds and vinager I was averaging 146/96 or higher. Now my average low is 116/68. But these past two days it has been elevated for some reason. So I guess im torn on the effects of apple cider vinager. But at least it tastes good!!!

Sesame Seed Oil

Posted by Scott (Pen Argyl, Pa, Usa) on 03/25/2010
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Sesame Seed Oil & Hypertension

About 1-1/2 years ago I was diagnosed with a severe case of hypertension. I was put on diuretics and B blockers which for a while brought my blood pressure down to the normal range. In the past few months the drugs haven't been as effective and my pressure started trending up. Accidentally, I ran across info that sesame seed oil could bring a person's BP back into the normal range. I've been using it for the past month and my BP has been trending lower. I'm not back at normal yet but about half way there. I'm hoping in another month to 6 weeks I'll be back there and maybe be able to reduce or eventually give up the drugs altogether. Time will tell.

EC: Hi Scott,

Can you please tell us how much sesame seed oil you are taking each day and how you take it (cook with it, etc.). Thanks!

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Mia (Canada) on 08/17/2016

I am researching high blood pressure and perimenopausal women. I am finding LOTS on hormonal changes and higher blood pressure / hypertension.

Experiencing this at the moment... not fun!

Calcium

Posted by Karen (Deland, Fl) on 02/19/2010

I do the same thing, my blood pressure cuff is buried in a drawer. I walk everyday, think positively, eat healthy and feel my body will tell me if something is wrong. I hope one day we find out the truth behind what doctors are telling us and how quickly they dole out drugs as if it's the answer to everything.

I worked for a conventional veterinarian and saw the same thing. Yearly vaccines are a scam, they are not needed. I heard from an old time vet who was retiring the reason yearly vaccines were started was to get pets in for their yearly exam. They knew if they sent out a reminder card for an exam it would very likely be ignored, but if they made you think vaccines were needed you would be more apt to make an appointment. Yearly vaccines can cause more harm than good. The current information is vaccines have a memory and are good for life. Veterinarians need to be very careful "pushing" vaccines. I also worked for a holistic veterinarian who taught me so much. She hated vaccines and saw the results of overvaccinating everyday. She practiced conventional medicine for over ten years, when I asked her why she stopped she said, "Because it doesn't work!"

As Hope said, we can be in control of our health and our destiny and it's so nice to know others feel the same way I do.

Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda

Posted by John (Trang, Thailand) on 07/13/2009

Two months and laughing.

Think of all the precious things I had to give up, for normal BP. Buying drugs every month at the hospital. Waiting 3 hours to see the doctor. Waiting another hour to pay for and receive the drugs. Think I'll miss the following?

Amlodipine: oedema (feet and ankles, headache, palpitations, dizziness, tremor, nausea, muscle-, stomach- or, dyspepsia; blood disorders, breasts in men (gynecomastia), impotence,tachycardia , hyperglycemia, insomnia,erratic behavior, hepatitis, jaundice - in 1 in 10,000, depression,

Verapamil: Oedema Ankle, Headache, constipation

Nifedipine: oedema, headache, palpitation, peripheral oedema, vasodilation,nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain, chest pain, malaise, pain,angina pectoris, postural hypotension, syncope, tachycardia, constipation, diarrhoea, dry mouth, dyspepsia, vomiting,arthralgia [jointpain], myalgia [muscle pain],Insomnia, nervousness, paraesthesia, somnolence,[sleepy] tremour, vertigo, dyspnoea [hard to breathe], pruritus, rash, skin disorder, sweating, nocturia, [piss night lots] polyuria [kidney], abdomen enlargement, allergic reaction, photosensitivity reaction, hypotension, flatulence, gastrointestinal disorder, GGTP increased, purpura skin bruising, hypesthesia, urticaria, abnormal vision, ambyopia, urinary frequency increased, gum hyperplasia, agranulocytosis, gynaecomastia, erythromelalgia, exfoliative dermatitis anaphylactic reaction, hypovolaemia a distinct fall in blood pressure can occur as a result of vasodilation.

I won't go on with the others that I tried but Nifedipine-R was the least worst of them. Remember the doctors advertising from about 5000 years ago? "First do no harm" You see anything harmless about the above?

Of course I have also iven up all starch including rice and that means cakes biscuits too. And milk, butter, eggs, sugar, and all meat containing di-ethel stilbestrol, antibiotics, Ventolin [it's given to pigs to make the meat look redder] Coffee, coke, pepsi, fanta. Yup! You've guessed it. Vegys and fruit and about 30 grams of a very small sea fish. I figure my brain is stuffed already so what the hell harm can a little more mercury do?

Dietary Changes

Posted by JR (Michigan) on 11/17/2025

Thank you, Tiberius, for your post and describing in detail how you are eating and your meals. It was very helpful and just what I needed to hear (well, read).

Flaxseed, Exercise

Posted by Frenchie (Cali) on 01/21/2023
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I agree with you flaxseed, 1-2 tablespoons, exercise and low-fat diet will lower in a week at least 10 points.

Iodine

Posted by M. Farhat (Lebanon) on 11/04/2016

Hi Faeqa,

Cured paitents had their Hyper tension for a range of 5 to 15 years.

Hypertension levels varied from 14.5 over 9.5 to a crazy (claimed) 20 over 15. this case stabilized at 15 over 10 after the course.

A relative female of mine stabilized at 12 ovre 8 after normally being 16.5 over 10. Please be aware I report what was said to me.

The book is for a Priest writer called "Matta Tarrab". His book is "Qamus al-tibb al-bayti".. Sadly I couldn't find and english reprint of it.

Good luck.

General Feedback

Posted by John (Trang, Thailand) on 09/08/2012

I don't know what's 'essential' about hypertension. I do know that a helmet is essential if you ride a motorcycle and clean food is essential if you want to go on living. I know how essential it is that a good doctor [tell me if you find one] will give you the following information.

'White coat syndrome' increases blood pressure …. Mmhg

Circadian rhythm 'High Tides' 0600am. 1200am &1700pm, increases blood pressure ….mmhg

'Low Tides' 0300am and 1500pm, and lowers blood pressure….mmhg

It is 'essential to list the BP monitors that falsely show increased BP.

T…..o wrist monitor over reads systolic & diastolic by 6 mmhg to 8 mmhg.

O…..n upper arm monitor over reads systolic 3 to 8 mmhg, diastolic under reads 3 mmhg.

I know how 'essential' it is to take at least one more BP check 15 minutes after the first because it usually shows a lower - by around 5mmhg - more accurate reading.

I couldn't find mmhg figures for circadian rhythms and you may have different home monitors.

You can take this info along with you, he won't like it, but that's not your concern - nor his.

You need to dispel the imposed fear that increases BP.

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 08/25/2012 2041 posts

Art, thanx again for your post as this is very good news for people suffering hypertension. I don't have any numbers to support as I have many issues that overlap and I can't determine exactly hardly anything as a certainty; but I am taking 1000mg daily NAC 500mg Glutamine or Glutamic Acid 2000mg Trimethyleglycine for maximum Glutathione production; plus an Arginine/Ornithine 1000mg daily. I am venturing a guess that the NAC is only for Glutathione boosting and nothing in itself. The Arginine itself is known to produce Nitric Oxide which dilates blood vessels. In short, a Glutathione deficiency could be a major player in many folks hypertension.

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 08/27/2012 2041 posts

This would put Walnuts at the top of the food group in this case as they are high in Arginine, pre-formed Glutathione, and anti-inflammatory Omega 3 EFA's.

Evidently the human body or at least a compromised body cannot properly make the conversion of sulphur containing foods to the acetylated form of Cysteine, making this supplement quite important. I have read that NAC is first line defense in emergency care for many cases of overdose or poisonings. There are more and more studies proving many benefits of Arginine.

Baking Soda

Posted by Gavin (Manganui, Northland, New Zealand) on 04/29/2011

I think with baking soda you might get a rise in your BP. In the book "Wardmaster" writen in the nineteen thirties.. The author says that if you have a flare up of arthiritis you take baking soda until your ears start ringing.. (High bp. ) and wrap up warmly and go to bed.. This stops the inflamation and settles things down again.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Paulette (Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas) on 05/16/2012

I have the _____s raw organic apple cider vinegar for a week now my husband blood pressure is 163/107. How much apple cider vinegar should he drink and do you know how long it starts to work on lowering his blood pressure. His medications needs to refill but we want to try a home remedy to stay off the meds.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 05/17/2012 2041 posts

Paulette, follow the beginners rule: start low and go slow. One spoon per day... Report results.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Sue (Australia) on 08/01/2018

Exercise-induced hypertension? Does that mean your bp goes up when you exercise? It's supposed to. If it didn't you'd collapse. BP fluctuates according to what you are doing.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Perry (Lebanon KY) on 08/28/2025

I would advise against baking soda with vinegar. It simply neutralizes the vinegar and all you end up with is water with a very weak salt.

Calcium

Posted by John (Trang, Thailand) on 08/17/2009

Hypertension, [calcium ions]

There's a lot of disinformation on the web and what follows may have some.

Calcium Ions go into a muscle when we want to do something and exit the muscle when it's relaxed, and so it is with the soft muscle surrounding the heart arteries, the soft muscle surrounding the bronchiole. Calcium entering the ears vestibular is a cause of vertigo and I believe calcium entering the eye is a cause of cataracts.

Wanting to pick up a glass, a message from the brain sends calcium ions into the muscle. Would it be the same with muscles surrounding heart arteries? If it is as simple as 'wanting' as it is with picking up a glass, why is it not as simple with heart arteries? Why not send the message -just once- for the heart arterial muscles to relax now? Messages should be that simple. Treating high blood pressure with addictive medication is only treating the symptoms.

The disease - if it is a disease - comes from the brain. How to treat this?

Calcium

Posted by Loren (Queens, Ny) on 02/18/2010

Well said Karen!!!! I couldn't have said it better.

Apple Cider Vinegar and Baking Soda

Posted by Randy (Springfield, IL) on 06/26/2009

As an RN, I can't see how mixing baking soda and vinegar can be helpful. The "fizzing" mentioned is a result of the bicarbonate (baking soda) neutralizing the acetic acid in the vinegar. An acid (vinegar) plus a base (baking soda) result in a chemical reaction that results in a neutralization of both. If you're using this combination, then there is not enough of one to completely neutralize the other. A tablespoon of vinegar with 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda would result in neturalizing the baking soda but not all of the acid.

If you're using this combination and your BP is lower, look elsewhere for the reason. These two ingredients shouldn't be mixed together.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Tim (Huntsville, Alabama) on 04/09/2008
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I'm a 45 year old male. Slim, excercise 2-3 times/week, eat healthy, no alcohol. I've had primary hypertension since my mid 30's (150/95 or so w/o medication). Cholesterol has always been perfect. Have been taking Licinopril/HCTZ successfully for many years (BP=130/75). Have tried many non-drug cures. Decided to try to come off the medication using ACV. Bought the "natural" kind with mother and all that. Used it for 2 weeks. 2 Tablespoons with honey and water, 2 times per day. At end of 2 weeks tried to begin coming off of medication but pressure had shot to 160/95. Resumed medication and discontinued ACV. Didn't work for me. Any other suggestions? Higher dosage? I've tried all the homeopathic cures for my HBP. Nothing but medication has worked. I've kept my Dr. informed of my escapades and the only thing he told me to continue is my fish oil pill I take daily. I also continue to take a calcium suppliment and glucosamine (for joint pain) and a multivitamin every other day. I was able to cut my medication pill in half over two years ago by adhearing loosely to the DASH diet. I eat a bananna every day and normally either an orange and sometimes an apple. Eating much more leafy green veggies too. Baked salmon at least once/week. A fairly healthy eater but I still eat red meat 1-2 times per week. Tried years ago cutting down on red meat but was later found to be borderline anemic. Started eating more veggies after that as well as a little more red meat. Would like something like ACV to work. Any other ideas about dosage, etc.?

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Kay (In The Valley, Ca) on 10/04/2010

My mother has been taking blood pressure meds for years, and she has wildly fluctuating pressure. I asked her doctor one time if the meds could have a rebound effect and he said 'definately'. So you might consider that going off of the meds so quickly could be your problem. Maybe you should take it a little more slowly. My husband lowered his pressure 10 pts. top and bottom with ACV, 1tbl. 3 times a day, but he had never used any BP meds, so that was not a complication. Don't give up, I wish you luck.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Teena (Melbourne, Australia) on 05/01/2018 232 posts

Hi Alan, did you have any other effects from the Apple Cider Vinegar and garlic, other improvements in your health or any ill effects? Wondering if the garlic you used was home grown, organic bought or imported (most likely chemical sprayed). The Apple Cider Vinegar should still have delivered some benefits even if it wasn't raw with mother. Other things you could look into are Magnesium, hawthorn, beetroot.

Best to you.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Rob (Kentucky) on 01/30/2023

Omit the honey, it will cause sugar spikes which it counter productive to what you are trying to achieve.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Gale (NY) on 07/10/2024

Beetroot & taurine lower blood pressure.

Green Grass Juices and Algae

Posted by Toomba (Kuching , Malaysia) on 05/27/2007
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My husband had high blood pressure 160/100 and after getting a high reading a couple of times he got nervous and developed what is called white coat hypertension. He took chlorella, spirlina, and chlorphyll. It is not a quick fix as it took 1.5 years but his blood pressure is now 108/80 and it is consistently so.

I would recommend any of the green cereal grasses or the algaes to take to combat hypertension. You can take as much as you like as they are considered to be SUPERFOODS and are never toxic in any amount.

Green Grass Juices and Algae

Posted by Tony (Windsor, Ontario) on 05/13/2015
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Hi, what is the dosages your husband was taking

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Radha (Dallas, TX) on 10/03/2006
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Hi, I suffered from severe preeclampsia due to high blood pressure during my preganancy my bp almost went up to 180/105 but even after pregnancy i had the same problem for months i had 150/100 range bp. Later I was diagnosed with chronic hypertension. One day accidentally i browsed through your website and found the health benefits of acv and gave it a try. This time after 4 yrs of high blood pressure. To my amazement my bp was 100/59. My husband also could not believe this. Thanks to apple cider vinegar. (I used _______s organic ACV).

Iodine

Posted by Faeqa ( Amman, Jordan) on 10/31/2016 73 posts

Hi Farahat, Since when you and the persons u know who used iodine to cure Hypertension are blood pressure patient?

What is the name of the old remedies book u read? Thanks

Oregano Oil

Posted by Jamila (Las Vegas, Nv) on 04/08/2015

Has anyone had good results with oregano oil and hypertension?

Oregano Oil

Posted by JOYCE (MN) on 05/16/2022
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Jamila, I found oregano oil extract raised my blood pressure.

Banana Peel

Posted by Godfrey (Kenya) on 06/22/2015

Ripe or green bananas? I want to try

Portal Hypertension Remedies

Posted by Sheshe (Wilsonville, Oregon, Usa) on 06/12/2013

Anyone know how to reverse Portal Hypertension naturally?

Portal Hypertension Remedies

Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 06/13/2013 2041 posts

Sheshe: I would first try to remove any toxin that could cause PH. Next I would do a gallbladder cleanse. Last, take any number of Liver support herbs (list of single or combinations here on E.C.).

If this doesn't remove the hypertension try magnet therapy. You will need a strong magnet for best results.

Also, there may be a need for buffering overly high acidic conditions. I use Backing Soda-Sea Salt 50/50 2x day. This helps especially with the esophagus.

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Joanneb (Patterson, Ny/putnam County) on 05/11/2013

For TED, I am newly diagnosed with HTN (Hypertension). I have been taking digestive enzymes for about a year for better digestion (similase combination). Is that making me more acidic and how do I incorporate that into the ACV regiment? Thanks Joanne

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Timh (Louisville, Ky, Usa) on 08/09/2012 2041 posts

Art, thank you very much for this thoroughly informative post, as hypertension is a major health problem. The addition of the NAC with the L-Arginine must be the magic bullet. I don't think the Arginine alone produced near the results as this combination; this is truly good news for those "unresponders" like yourself and others. Did you discontinue the previous natural treatment ingredience and protocols then tried the aminos only?

Lisinipril @ 20mg daily has been very beneficial for me (also an unresponder). I'm not a big proponent of pharms but if the cost is not too high and the negative side effects few, "go-for-it".

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Art (Tustin, Ca. Usa) on 08/09/2012

In reply to, Timh from Louisville, Ky, Usa: You're welcome!

It seems like wherever I go, I run into people with hypertension/high blood pressure, so it must be fairly prevalent. Given that high fructose corn syrup and high levels of table salt in processed foods are the norm in many peoples diets, I can certainly see why high blood pressure would be a common problem. Btw, I read another 2010 rat study that suggested that the nac/arginine combo might also help offset the known hypertensive effects of a high fructose high salt diet. It was only a rat study and those don't always translate directly into human equivalency, but it is promising and worth further study in humans.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19806432

In further reading it seems like citrulline, a precursor of arginine might also be effective with nac or even with nac arginine. The safety profile of these three along with their other health benefits seems like it may be a good first line hypertensive therapy approach before trying the prescription route if people are so inclined.

To answer your question, I continued with what I was already taking as I was taking things like the potassium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin d, multi-vitamin and vitamin b complex for other health benefits other than high blood pressure reduction so I didn't want to lose out on those potential health benefits, plus there is the possibility that those supplements may have been partially controlling my blood pressure already.

I hope others are able to derive benefit from this reasonably priced and readilly available combo(nac/arginine) with the good safety profile! It is amazing to me that there were no direct follow up studies after that promising one in 2008. I guess if it isn't patentable, then funding may be hard to come by.

Art

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Art (Tustin, Ca. Usa) on 08/26/2012

Timh, I agree, glutathione deficiency may be a major contributing factor for some peoples hypertension issues as well as many other health issues that have excess oxidation and inflammation as major components and that would be a fairly long list!

NAC is noted for its glutathione increasing potential and is itself a free radical scavenger as well as an anti-inflammatory, capable of inhibiting inflammatory cytokines and mediators like, il-1, il-6, and tnf-alpha so it maybe more than just helping to increase glutathione levels.

NAC is fairly impressive as is its safety profile. The combination with arginine seems to be very impressive. I hope it continues to work!

Art

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Rebel (Somewhere Usa) on 05/09/2015

Hey Art. Just checking to see if you have any updates on this. Are you still taking NAC and L- Arginine and if so, are your readings still good on your blood pressure?

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Tony (Windsor, Ontario) on 05/13/2015
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Hello Art, I wonder what brand you are taking ?

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Art (California ) on 05/13/2015 2901 posts

Tony, I don't think that you can post brands here, but if it is allowed, I just use Swanson brand, but there are plenty of online supplement suppliers who carry these same type supplements in similar sizes as used in that study. Art

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Rebel (Somewhere Usa) on 05/13/2015

Thank you Art! I take nothing at this time for blood pressure, but I am considering going to get a CDL truck drivers license and I will have to be 120 over 80 or they will make me get on meds. I normally run around 140 over 90 ish. I have been able to get in control in the past, but it never lasts. So I will give this a shot. I don't know if I missed it, but do you take the pill or loose powder of the L-Arginine and L- Lysine?

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Art (California ) on 05/14/2015 2901 posts

I use both of them in capsule form.

Arginine, N Acetyl- Cysteine

Posted by Em (Minnesota) on 05/18/2017

How does Lysine fit into this equation? And what dose? Thanks. I am ordering NAC and L-Arginine now!

Hibiscus Tea

Posted by Apecnm (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) on 12/22/2011

Where would I fimd the hibiscus tea, in health food stores or the supermarkets, please enlighten me, as I too suffer from high pertension and am presently on meds

Hibiscus Tea

Posted by Berni (Ny, Usa) on 12/23/2011

I ordered the Hibiscus flowers online at nutsonline.com. Good luck!

Hibiscus Tea

Posted by Francisca (Zug, Zug, Switzerland) on 12/23/2011

Hibiscus tea is also called Karkade. I buy it mainly in the health food stores in France, Germany, Switzerland or England, I suppose in some countries you can also find it in the supermarkets, just keep looking! No idea whether it helps with high blood pressure, never drank it for that reason! You will also find it in Arab stores, they drink a lot of hibiscus tea. An Egyptian lady introduced me to it!

Mineral/ Vitamin Balance

Posted by Christine (Bellingham, Wa, Usa) on 07/15/2011

Dear Earth Clinic folks,

I have had hypertension I suspect for most of my life. Recently I got really sick from atrial finbrillosis where my lungs filled with fluid, and it was found I had hyperthyroidism. I am taking methimazole -just 1 tab now, with bugleweed and potassium iodide (12. 5mg iodide content); a slew of vitamins, zinc, magnesium, CoQ10(100mg) with L-carnitine (500mg) 2x day, taurine and L-arginine as needed and trying to avoid the nasty beta-blockers my cardiologist wants me to take. The thyroid levels are now normal but I still have very high blood pressure (160-170/ 110), in spite of the amount of Mg (citrate) I am taking -3 teaspoons/day. I began taking about 1/4 teaspoon sea salt/day but my BP went up some more. I am thinking I need more potassium but I also read that zinc and magnesium were antoagonists to potassium.

So, my question to anyone who can help is, how can I balance all these minerals and vitamins so that I can get my BP down and keep it down? I would like to reduce my intake of supplements as I am now spending more on them than on food, and my financial resources are very limited.

I eat a lot of fruit and veg, some meat, some fish, am skinny and active, nearly 60, and otherwise very healthy.

Mineral/ Vitamin Balance

Posted by Debbie (Melbourne, Australia) on 07/15/2011

Christine, the best way to balance the vitamins and minerals would be to take them as a superfood. Spirulina and chlorella are great as is wheatgrass juice. Starting the day with a green juice is so healthy for you. Aloe Vera juice is also fantastic. These have most of the vitamins and minerals in them and of course are in balance because they are natural. You could even take colloidal minerals.

Google Chorella factor for an ebook on the wonders of spirulina and chlorella (a 39 page book).

Apple Cider Vinegar

Posted by Shinygirl (Charlotte, Nc) on 03/22/2011
★★★★★

Even I have been taking ACV regularly, but my BP keeps on fluctuating and has always been consistently in pre hypertension range, with maximum times being in hypertension range with readings like 138/92 or 144/96.

Along with ACV if I exercise, it helps in getting it down and to me the breathing machine resperate seems to help as well.