How To Lower Blood Pressure Naturally with PKD

2014-08-14 02:52

How to lower blood pressure naturally with PKD? Some PKD patients may find their blood pressure becomes higher than before after the diagnosis. Although high blood pressure has no direct relationship with the increase and enlargement of kidney cyst, if it is left uncontrolled, further kidney damages will be caused due to persistent high impact on renal blood vessels, so keeping blood pressure in normal range is also very important for PKD patients. Well, is there any natural way for PKD patients to lower down their blood pressure?

Commonly used medicines for high blood pressure in PKD

In many western countries, PKD patients are usually prescribed with hypotensive drugs to deal with their blood pressure problem. The most commonly used medicines include ACEI (Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors), ARBs (Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers), Beta-blockers, Calcium channel blockers, Direct renin inhibitors and Vasodilators and so on. These medicines are used in different cases. They all work effectively, but the problem is they always cause many side effects with continue use. Also, for this reason, many PKD patients wonder if they can lower down blood pressure naturally without taking these medicines.

Natural treatment for high blood pressure in PKD

High blood pressure refers to the high impact of blood on vascular wall. To reduce this impact, there are two methods: one is to reduce blood flow in kidney. And another is to widen blood vessels, so that blood flow through the vessels easier.

On the basis of the above principles, PKD patients can do as follow to get their blood pressure down:

1. Reduce salt intake

Salt is the most excellent source of sodium in our daily diet. For PKD patients, their kidneys have been damaged and damaged kidney can not excrete excess sodium out of the body, so if they follow a high-salt diet, lots of sodium will be build up in the blood, which can lead to increase of bloodstream and cause further increase of blood pressure. Therefore, PKD patients with high blood pressure need to reduce salt intake by adding less salt while cooking and avoiding salted foods.

2. Herbs to reduce blood pressure

For PKD patients who has difficulties in lowering blood pressure by diet, they can take some herbs like Garlic, Gayenne pepper, Ginger, Turmeric, Hawthorn berry, Aloe vera, Red clover and Maitake mushroom. All these herbs work in lowering blood pressure, but before the usage, please remember to consult doctors to make sure you can use them.

Lastly, high blood pressure is caused by impairment of kidney function in many cases of PKD, so by improving kidney condition, blood pressure also can be lowered down successfully. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is the herbal treatment recommended for PKD patients to shrink cysts in kidney.

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