KONTAN.CO.ID – JAKARTA. High blood pressure must be treated immediately so that it does not get worse. This juice is effective in lowering high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, aka hypertension, is commonly suffered by the people of the country.
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Just so you know, high blood pressure can attack anyone, not men, women, old and young.
A person is said to have high blood pressure if the blood pressure is above 180/120. A person suffering from high blood pressure should be treated immediately.
Because, high blood pressure can trigger the emergence of chronic diseases such as stroke and heart disease.
Quoting from Kompas.com, high blood pressure is caused by an unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking, consuming alcoholic beverages, not exercising, eating foods that contain high salt.
In addition, a person suffers from high blood pressure due to heredity, being overweight, age, and stress.
Generally, to lower high blood pressure a person takes medication from a doctor.
Juice for lowering high blood pressure
Usually people with high blood pressure take medication from a doctor to lower their blood pressure.
If you don’t want to take chemical drugs, you can consume fruit and vegetable juices to lower high blood pressure.
There are quite a lot of fruits and vegetables that have properties as a lowering of high blood pressure.
Besides being able to lower high blood pressure, fruit juices also contain fiber which is good for your digestion.
These fruit and vegetable juices are effective in lowering your high blood pressure.
1. Starfruit Juice
Quoting from a book entitled 9 Powerful Fruits & Vegetables to Prevent Disease by Agus Suwanto, star fruit is rich in vitamin A and vitamin C, which play a role in increasing the body’s resistance.
In addition, star fruit also contains high potassium and low sodium. Containing potassium makes star fruit useful as a fruit that lowers high blood pressure.
Here are the ingredients and how to make star fruit juice to lower high blood pressure, which is quoted from a book called 202 Fruit and Vegetable Juices.
Ingredient
- Starfruit 100 grams
- Lemon juice 3 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup water
- 3/4 cup fine shaved ice
You wash the star fruit and then cut it into small pieces. You put all the ingredients in a blender and then puree. You drink star fruit juice immediately while it is still cold.
2. Tomato juice mixed with garlic
Quoting from a book entitled Free of Hypertension With Juice, tomato juice with garlic is effective in reducing high blood pressure and being overweight.
For your information, garlic contains potassium which plays a role in controlling blood pressure in the body.
Not only effective at lowering blood pressure, garlic can also lower bad cholesterol levels and is good for heart health.
You can make your own juice that relieves high blood pressure at home, here’s a guide.
Ingredient
- Garlic 2 cloves
- 2 tomatoes (medium size)
- Raisins 1 tablespoon
- Boiled water 1/2 cup
You blender the garlic, tomatoes, raisins, and water until smooth. After everything is mixed, you can immediately drink it until it runs out.
3. Noni juice
Quoting from the book Atlas of Indonesian Medicinal Plants by Setiawan Dalimartha, noni fruit contains many active compounds including alkaloids, polysaccharides, coumarins, linoleic, and sterols.
In addition, noni fruit is also rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, and carotene.
Noni fruit is astringent, eliminates moisture, increases bone strength, laxative urine, laxative menstruation, blood purifier. Not only that, noni fruit is also anti-cancer, cough suppressant, fever reducer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, laxative, and antiseptic.
Quoting from the official website of the Agricultural Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, noni fruit contains scopoletin substances that function to regulate blood pressure.
Making noni juice for high blood pressure medication is quite easy. Quoting from a book entitled Free of Hypertension With Juice, here are the ingredients and how to make noni juice.
Ingredient
- Noni ripe (quite old) 1 piece
You wash the noni fruit until clean and then blend until smooth. You strain the noni juice and drink it immediately.
4. Apple juice mixed with carrots
Quoting from a book entitled Free of Hypertension with Juice, carrot apple juice is believed to be effective in lowering high blood pressure.
This is because apples contain potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium. For your information, potassium is a substance in charge of controlling blood pressure and maintaining the balance of body fluids.
In addition, apples are also rich in fiber and low in fat. This makes apples good for lowering cholesterol and improving digestion.
How to make carrot apple juice for high blood pressure medication is quite easy, see the ingredients and drinking rules below.
Ingredient
- 79 grams red apple or 1/2 medium size fruit
- 1/2 lime
- Starfruit wuluh 4 pieces
- Carrot 50 grams
- Air 100 ml
You wash all the ingredients above and then put it in a blender. You puree all the ingredients and drink immediately.
You can drink one of the juices above on a regular basis. In addition, you must exercise and adjust your diet so that blood pressure is controlled.
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