Originally published October 31 2005
Doctor advocates homeopathy as an approach to relieving hypertension
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. Mukesh Batra provides an in-depth look of homeopathic treatments for hypertension.
According to a world health report 1997, of over 15 million deaths due to circulatory diseases, 7.2 million were caused by coronary heart disease, 4.6 million by stroke, 500 000 by rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, and 3 million by other forms of heart disease.
Hypertension is a condition in which the blood pressure is persistently higher than normal.
The pressure of the blood as it flows through the arteries and veins varies naturally.
It can also rise temporarily in response to stress.
However, if your blood pressure is persistently higher than normal, even when you are resting or relaxed, you are suffering from hypertension.
High blood pressure puts extra strain on the heart and the circulatory system.
It poses a serious risk to health by increasing the likelihood of coronary artery disease, heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.
Occasionally, it can give rise to other serious complications.
Common symptoms and complications of hypertension Essential hypertension produces few, if any, specific symptoms.
It is usually diagnosed by chance when your blood pressure is measured as part of a routine health check or during an examination for another problem or after a stroke or heart attack.
Weight loss (achieved through diet and exercise) can sometimes bring hypertension under control without the need for drugs, or with lower doses of drugs.
There's plenty of evidence that a high sodium intake drives up blood pressure in some people.
For instance, the typical salty diet is likely to contain lots of processed foods, be low in vitamins and minerals, and be high in fat.
� If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation: no more than one drink daily for a woman, or two for a man.
Homeopathy studies the entire personality of the patient of hypertension and aims for a constitutional remedy.
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