Homoeopathy and Blood Pressure!

When measuring blood pressure, there are two different readings taken into account. One is systolic blood pressure and the other is diastolic blood pressure. Simply put, systolic blood pressure is the pressure that is exerted when the blood is pumped out of the heart.

The homoeopathic medicine derived from sodium chloride is known as Natrum muriaticum. Despite its grand and fancy name, the source material of the medicine is sodium chloride or common salt. It is one of the most effective medicines for treating high blood pressure. In patients where the culprit seems to be an excessive intake of salt and salty products, this medicine is the best.

Modern day lifestyle is one of the biggest reasons for high BP or hypertension. The modern lifestyle is sedentary in nature and we hardly have any physical exercise in our daily life. It is as if we have forgotten how to walk or cycle. On top of it, our food is rich and full of spicy things. All of these combined have started making high blood pressure the second most common lifestyle disease after diabetes.

There are a number of myths associated with blood pressure and hypertension. A common misperception is that when blood pressure rises, one gets headache or starts getting irritable or angry. This is not the truth. The truth is that high blood pressure is unlikely to have any symptoms. That is why hypertension is known as silent killer. Hypertension is mostly detected when diagnosing other diseases.