Six herbs to control hypertension and diabetes

Herbs that can keep diabetes and hypertension in check

Diabetes and high blood pressure are among the most common lifestyle diseases. Both the conditions, if not addressed right away can lead to other major health issues including stroke, impaired vision, heart attack, kidney damage, congestive heart failure, vascular dementia and peripheral blood vessel disease among others.

Thus, it’s extremely important to keep a check on your blood pressure and blood sugar levels. People diagnosed with any of these two diseases are suggested to take regular medication. Though taking medicines is important, some herbs promise to keep these conditions in check. Here’s the list of five herbs that can help control diabetes and hypertension:

Tulsi (basil)

Tulsi or basil works wonders in lowering your blood pressure. The chemical eugenol present in Tulsi fights the substances that tighten the blood vessels and thereby help decrease the blood pressure. The easiest way to consume Tulsi is by adding it to your regular tea or making tulsi tea by adding tulsi leaves to boiling water.

​Garlic

With the onset of winter, the consumption of garlic automatically increases. The herb doesn’t just give your food flavour but also has many health benefits. It has the ability to lower blood pressure by increasing the nitric oxide in your body. The substance causes your blood vessels to relax and dilate, which reduces the blood pressure and allows the blood to flow freely.

Dal chini (Cinnamon)

From baking cakes to making curries, cinnamon is a commonly used spice in Indian households. The spice is extremely helpful in lowering blood pressure. A study conducted on rodents found that cinnamon extract lowered both sudden onset and prolonged high blood pressure. Though the extract was given intravenously.

Turmeric

Turmeric has a compound known as curcumin in it, which has shown to control blood sugar levels as well as prevent the onset of diabetes. In a nine-month-long study, 240 participants who had pre-diabetes were made to have curcumin capsules every day. These people did not develop diabetes by the end of nine months.

​Fenugreek (Methi)

Fenugreek is beneficial for diabetes and this has been proven by both animal and human studies. In the study of 25 people who had type 2 diabetes, fenugreek seeds were found to be a wonderful effect in controlling the blood sugar levels.
Another study conducted in 2015, published in the International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, found that consuming 10 grams of fenugreek seeds soaked in water can help control Type-2-diabetes.

Ginger

A must in chai and our daily curries, ginger is being used by everyone since ages for the medicinal benefits it provides. Ginger helps by improving digestion and lowering the blood sugar levels. Ginger extract has a great anti-hyperglycaemic effect. It can help decrease the serum total cholesterol, triglycerides and increase the HDL (good cholesterol) levels. Diabetes often causes acid reflux, ginger helps by soothing the entire digestive tract.

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Just one session of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique can reduce core symptoms of anorexia, including the urge to restrict food intake and feeling fat, scientists say.
 
Researchers carried out the first randomised control trial to assess whether repetitive transcranial stimulation (rTMS), already an approved treatment for depression, is also effective in reducing symptoms of anorexia.

Up to 20 per cent of people with anorexia die prematurely from the disorder and treatments in adults are moderately effective, with only 20-30 per cent of people recovering from the best available talking therapies, researchers said.

"With rTMS we targeted the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain thought to be involved in some of the self-regulation difficulties associated with anorexia," said Jessica McClelland from King's College London.

"This technique alters neural activity by delivering magnetic pulses to specific regions of the brain, which feels like a gentle tapping sensation on the side of the head," McClelland said.
 
Researchers found that one session of rTMS reduced the urge to restrict food intake, levels of feeling full and levels of feeling fat, as well as encouraging more prudent decision-making.

"Taken together, these findings suggest that brain stimulation may reduce symptoms of anorexia by improving cognitive control over compulsive features of the disorder," said McClelland.

For the study, 49 people completed food exposure and decision-making tasks, both before and after a session of either real or placebo rTMS.

Symptoms of anorexia were measured immediately prior to and following rTMS, as well as 20 minutes and 24 hours after the session.

The food exposure task sought to provoke anorexia symptoms by asking participants to watch a two-minute film of people eating appetising food, such as chocolate and crisps, while the same items were in front of them.

They then had to rate the perceived smell, taste, appearance and urge to eat these foods.

For the decision-making task participants had to choose between a smaller, variable amount of money (0-100 Pounds) available immediately and a larger, fixed amount (100 Pounds) available after four different time points (a week, month, year or two years).

Compared to the placebo group, researchers found that participants who had real rTMS showed a tendency for more prudent decision-making - that is, they waited for larger, later rewards (delayed gratification), rather than choosing the more impulsive smaller, sooner option.

"Our preliminary findings support the potential of novel brain-directed treatments for anorexia, which are desperately needed," said Ulrike Schmidt from King's College.

The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE.