First Things First

• An apple a day.
  
  The first thing doctors usually advise to lower blood pressure is diet modification. As hard as it seems to put down the foods you love, picking up the following foods might just surprise you as a remedy to lower blood pressure. Bananas are a great source of potassium. Three to four servings of vegetables and fruits, such as bananas, are the recommended daily serving. But an old remedy is to increase intake by two servings daily, and it will lower blood pressure. Simple enough. If bananas are not your thing, you can find potassium in spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, oranges, raisins, dried apricots, carrots and most leafy green vegetables. Increase calcium as much as possible, too. From dried beans and low-fat cheese to soybeans and yogurt, these just may be the remedy to aid in lowering cholesterol.
  
  

Herbs to the Rescue

• Try garlic.
  
  There are several natural herbs used as remedies to lower blood pressure. It may not leave your breath smelling lovely, but studies have shown eating fresh garlic daily is one remedy. Red pepper and cayenne is said to help regulate blood pressure. Hawthorne berries eaten regularly just may do the trick. Try using oil leaf extract or Reishi mushroom extract in your foods. Don't cry, but onion oil is even said to work, by just adding a few drops to each meal. Maybe eating fresh garlic is not ideal, so try garlic drops by adding them to each meal. Salt is bad for blood pressure, so replace it with salt-free seasoning blends such as oregano or thyme when cooking. Drinking green tea regularly (without added sugar) is an old remedy, so grab a big glass and drink up.
  
  

Benefits of Vitamins

• Try supplements.
  
  Vitamins may lower blood pressure. Vitamins C and E are essential. Load up with oranges, cantaloupe, strawberries, tomatos, cabbage, broccoli, nuts and almonds. Magnesium is another one, so load up on even more leafy green vegetables. Fish contains Omega-3 which has shown to help reduce blood pressure. If you are not a fish fan, pick up a supplement of fish oil, flaxseed oil and primrose oil. Zinc is another vitamin. It is found in many common foods such as eggs, cheese and even fish. If you are under physician's care, check with your doctor before making any serious changes.