Does honey increase blood pressure or lower it?
The content of the article:
- Honey and blood pressure
- When honey can be harmful
- Honey recipes at high pressure and reduced level
- Video
Does honey raise blood pressure or lower it? This question is often heard by doctors, because honey is one of the most popular and at the same time the most useful products, unlike sugar, which is recommended to be replaced with honey.
The effect of honey on blood pressure can be described as normalizing - its regular use has a beneficial effect on the state of the cardiovascular system, so it can reduce high blood pressure (BP), and low blood pressure can raise it. We consider a cup of tea with honey to be a universal medicine, and quite rightly, since both products affect pressure in a similar way.
Honey is a valuable food and medicinal product, improving blood vessels, it normalizes blood pressure
Honey and blood pressure
Honey has the richest chemical composition - it contains 37 micro- and macroelements, vitamins of group B, C, E, K, carotene, folic acid, other biologically active substances (enzymes, proteins, amino acids), and honey itself is also tasty, therefore as a remedy, he has no equal. Most of all in honey there are glucose and fructose - simple sugars, which make it a valuable nutritious easily digestible product.
Honey has antibacterial, probiotic, regenerating, antioxidant, analgesic effects. It is able to tone up the body, give strength, therefore it is used to improve the general condition of the body in case of fatigue, depression.
The substances contained in honey have the ability to improve blood microcirculation, stimulate metabolism, and strengthen the wall of blood vessels. It also affects a person's blood pressure due to the antispasmodic and sedative effect - this can effectively reduce high blood pressure.
It also matters which honey is used, since its properties can vary depending on the properties of the plant from which the pollen was collected. It is believed that in case of fluctuations in blood pressure, it is best to use chestnut honey, and at high pressure - honey from acacia, lemon balm, sweet clover. However, all varieties have a beneficial effect on the cardiovascular system, the main thing is that the honey is natural and of good quality.
When honey can be harmful
Honey is very useful, but when using it, you must observe the measure. Its high content of simple sugars makes it an unsafe product. Excessive use of honey causes metabolic disorders, excess weight, allergic reactions, gastrointestinal disorders.
There are few contraindications to the use of honey, it is diabetes mellitus and an allergy to bee products. Some people do not tolerate honey because of its too rich taste, it is better for them not to use it either as a food product or as a remedy.
Honey recipes at high pressure and reduced level
The increased pressure normalizes the mixture of honey and cinnamon. Both products in this product have a beneficial effect on blood pressure levels. In addition, the mixture can be used for other pathologies of the cardiovascular system, high cholesterol, cystitis, arthritis. To prepare the product, mix a tablespoon of honey with a teaspoon of cinnamon. A teaspoon of the mixture is consumed in the morning before breakfast.
Aloe juice with honey for hypertension. Squeeze out the juice from 5-6 aloe leaves, mix with three tablespoons of natural honey, mix thoroughly, store in the refrigerator. The mixture is taken in a teaspoon before meals twice a day. This remedy not only helps to lower blood pressure, but also improves immunity. Not recommended for children under 14 years of age.
Beet juice with honey reduces blood pressure quite effectively. Mix 380 ml of beetroot juice and 80 g of honey, store in the refrigerator. Take two tablespoons a day for 10 days, after the course of treatment you should take a break, then the course can be repeated. Beet juice with honey is also used to increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood.
Honey with lemon. For one lemon, take about the same amount of honey by weight, peel the lemon (not peel!), Chop in a blender, mix with honey. Take 2-3 times a day, 1-2 teaspoons. To enhance the hypotensive effect, drink green tea. If you prepare the same remedy with peeled lemon and use it as a flavoring agent for strong black tea, you can get a tonic, that is, an increase in pressure, a remedy useful for hypotension.
A mixture of lemon, carrot, beetroot and horseradish to lower blood pressure. Grind with a blender an equal amount of lemon with peel, carrots, beets, horseradish, add honey at the rate of 400 ml of a mixture of 100 g of honey, take a tablespoon 3 times a day.
Honey with lemon and garlic. It is believed that this combination is very beneficial for blood vessels. Chop a head of garlic, squeeze the juice of one lemon, mix with two tablespoons of honey. Take a tablespoon 2 times a day half an hour before meals.
Honey with lemon and garlic helps to cleanse blood vessels, increase their elasticity
Honey with calendula for hypertension. Pour 200 ml of boiling water over a tablespoon of dried calendula flowers, let it brew until it cools, strain, add 50 g of honey. Take a tablespoon 2 times a day before meals for 10 days.
A mixture of honey, nuts and dried fruits, useful for the heart and blood vessels. Grind dried apples, walnuts, prunes and dried apricots in a blender (take 200 g in total), add a glass of liquid honey and the juice of one lemon to the mixture. Take a tablespoon after a meal, as a sweet tea.
Honey with cranberries, rose hips and lemon zest to reduce blood pressure. A handful of fresh cranberries, a handful of fresh rose hips and the zest of one lemon are chopped with a blender until smooth, mixed with 200 g of honey. Take a tablespoon 3 times a day for at least a month, although the first results usually become noticeable within a few days from the start of using the product.
For patients with low blood pressure, honey is no less useful, but it is better to take it in conjunction with other tonics. For example, add a few drops of an alcoholic tincture of eleutherococcus to a teaspoon of honey - this remedy is taken with hypotension 1-2 times a day (avoid taking in the evening).
A cup of strong natural coffee with one or two tablespoons of honey will help you to quickly raise blood pressure, relieve headaches and give strength.
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Anna Aksenova Medical journalist About the author
Education: 2004-2007 "First Kiev Medical College" specialty "Laboratory Diagnostics".
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