Now that Halloween is over and your odds of running across a vampire have lessened, you can take that garlic out of your pocket and put it to good use in lowering your high blood pressure and protecting you from other cardiovascular diseases. That's what the University of Alabama and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine are claiming. 

It seems that this magic little vegetable named garlic that has been used medicinally for a thousand years, has recently been found to be responsible for causing red blood cells to release Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) into the blood stream. Hydrogen Sulfide leads to the relaxation of blood vessels which in turn lowers blood pressure.

The equivalent of two garlic cloves relaxed the blood vessels of a study group on garlic, by 72%. If you have hardened arteries or other blood vessels can you see where this might be beneficial? 

But there's more. H2S also protects the heart from cell and tissue damage commonly seen after a heart attack; and there is proof that the polysulfides in garlic encourages the body to produce H2S.

One more important benefit to people with high blood pressure is garlic's role in preventing the aggregation pf platelet's in the blood stream. In other words it fights the plaque and blockages that can cause a stroke or heart attack. 

The garlic's role in controlling blood pressure is just another example of how natural foods can help heal our body. Hypertension and high blood pressure are serious conditions that affect 1 in 5 Americans and kills 50,000 directly each year. Treating it is essential if you expect to live out a normal life.

So the question becomes how do we treat it. For millions that means taking blood pressure medication every day to control their condition. Those drugs come with their own set of nasty side effects not to mention the expense.

Others are not just controlling their pressure but curing it as well using a natural approach of diet and exercise that is endorsed by the American Heart Association. 

If you are currently taking medication, you owe it to yourself to discover what alternatives there are. You'll be happier, have more energy and live a longer healthier life.