| The risk of diabetic persons developing high blood | | | | directions. Lifestyle adjustments like taking 7-8 |
| pressure is two times higher. Left untreated, | | | | hours of daily sleep, practicing yoga and |
| diabetes increases the right of heart diseases and | | | | meditation, leading an active life, dealing only with |
| stroke. When a person has diabetes and high | | | | people you like, etc keep you control blood |
| blood pressure, the chances of heart failure | | | | pressure. |
| increase by four times. It is therefore essential | | | | Bitter gourd (bitter melon) juice is beneficial in |
| for diabetic patients find ways to control | | | | managing diabetes. Take more than half a glass of |
| hypertension or high blood pressure. | | | | bitter gourd juice two times a day. |
| Lowering blood pressure can be attained by opting | | | | Salacia oblonga is an Ayurvedic herb useful in |
| a vegetarian diet, daily physical exercise, losing | | | | lowering blood sugar levels, blood insulin levels and |
| weight if over weight, quitting smoking and alcohol | | | | normalizing blood pressure levels. Salacia oblonga |
| and practicing of yoga and meditation can help | | | | thus is beneficial in treating both diabetes and high |
| lower blood pressure. | | | | blood pressure. |
| When to take meditation for high blood pressure | | | | Sarpagandhi (Rowolfia serpentina), is another |
| – | | | | Ayurvedic herb effective in bringing down blood |
| If you are diabetic and your blood pressure | | | | pressure levels. |
| reaches 140/90 Hg, you will need to take active | | | | Shilajith, though usually termed as an aphrodisiac, |
| measures to lower blood pressure. Remember | | | | is beneficial in lowering blood sugar levels. Pure |
| this is only for diabetic patients and people without | | | | shilajit can be taken as a preventive and curative |
| diabetes are not generally advised to take | | | | Ayurvedic medicine against diabetes. |
| medicines if their BP is below 160/100. | | | | Specific Ayurvedic therapies like dhara, kizhi, |
| Being diabetic increases the risk of heart failure, | | | | nasyam, etc are treatments for diabetes. The |
| nervous system damages, kidney failure, liver | | | | treatments are equally beneficial in normalizing |
| damages and several other complications including | | | | blood pressure too. |
| lack of nutrient supply to arms and legs. | | | | Diabetic patients who also have high blood |
| Ayurvedic control methods to lower blood | | | | pressure must regularly check their blood |
| pressure levels are mainly centered around | | | | pressure levels. They also must take directed |
| dietary controls. Lower intake of sea salt, inclusion | | | | hours of daily rest and do moderate exercises on |
| of bitter melon in diet, controlling intake of sugar | | | | a regular basis. |
| and fat, taking herbal tea, etc are the prime | | | | |