The London School of Economics has warned that half of Britons could suffer from high blood pressure by 2025. According to recent statistics, one in three adults has high blood pressure but doesn’t even know it.

High blood pressure does tremendous damage to your body. The excessive pressure against your arteries and heart will steadily and seriously damage them over a period of time. Left untreated, it can cause …

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Regular neck massage can lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart disease according to research from Leeds University which found that signals from the neck play a key role in helping the brain maintain blood pressure, heart rate and breathing when we change posture, for example when standing up. When these signals stop because the neck is still and not moving we can suffer from problems with blood pressure and balance.

In Chinese Traditional Medicine, celery is used as a cure for hypertension. It is now known that celery contains phytochemical compounds called phthalides, which not only give it its flavour but have also been shown to lower blood pressure. In lab tests, when animals were injected with 3-n-butylphthalide (3nB) extracts from celery, their blood pressure fell by 12-14%.

Studies in vitro and in animals have also shown that 3nB can lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce the formation of the arterial plaques which can result in cardiovascular disease. In animal studies, 3nB has also been found to help prevent …

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