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Sally and the Bodywise team

Healthy Hearts - reduce blood pressure and stimulate circulation


Some of the herbs and supplements we find useful are:

Hawthorn - (Cratagegus  species) supports the muscular contractions of the heart and is a vasodilator therefore improves blood flow and oxygenation of the heart muscle.
Motherwort - Leonurus cardiaca – used when stress raises our blood pressure and creates palpitations, Motherwort is here to helps us.
Dandelion Leaf - is a natural diuretic therefore is helpful when the body is holding onto too much fluid that could be contributing to high blood pressure.
Ginger - Zinger - is warming herb that generally stimulates circulation while also providing an anti-inflammatory effect.
Magnesium - Where the mineral calcium contracts muscles, magnesium relaxes the smooth muscles in our blood vessels. This antispasmodic action relaxes the blood vessels and helps decrease blood pressure.  There are different magnesium complexes, talk to us about which one is best for you.

So if your levels of stress are continuous, your blood pressure is on the up and your palpitations are keeping you on guard, maybe we can help.  And going into winter you may find we wonderful herbs to warm up those hands and feet.

Written by our Naturopath Bridget.

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