Blood Pressure

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185.   The seeds of watermelon are a valuable safeguard against high blood pressure. According to Dr. Foster, an eminent physician, the nation-wide use of watermelon seeds by the Chinese may be an important factor in the low blood pressure among them. The Chinese dry and roast the seeds and consume them liberally. In a recent experiment, a substance extracted from watermelon seeds was shown to have a definite action in dilating the blood vessels and this helps lower blood pressure.

186.   In India, watermelon seeds are being used in medicine from ancient times as a base in many Unani and Ayurvedic tonic preparations. Seeds contain a glucoside known as cucurbotrine. Milky juice of the seeds obtained by grinding them and straining through a cloth is used in high blood pressure and many other diseases with beneficial results. Adding few almonds and a teaspoon of poppy seeds to a tablespoon of watermelon seeds, and ground to get the milk, is more effective in treating high blood pressure. Honey may be added to taste. Regular use of this milk from the seeds protects the arterial lumen.

Note – Watermelons as well as melons are best eaten on their own as they ferment rapidly in the stomach.

Wholewheat

187.   The fibre in wholewheat flour will help in bringing down cholesterol and vitamin B complex in controlling nervous system to cope with stress. Regular supply of antioxidant vitamin E in wheat will ensure that the cholesterol in the blood is not oxidized to form plaque, thus blocking our arteries and increasing BP. 

Naturo-Food Therapists – Goindis

188.   Many sufferers of high blood pressure and other ailments have benefited and restored their health through carefully chosen individual suitable diet regimes by our naturo-food therapists Satyendra Singh Goindi and his wife Gurkirpal Kaur Goindi. For appointments with Goindis for treatment, lectures, seminars and media interviews, please contact:

Santokh Singh Parmar

Naturo-Food Therapist & Lifestyle Consultant

Mobile: +91(0) 9815922330

Websites: www.naturofoodtherapy.org & www.foodtherapy.org

May 2008

Note: The above information and advice and indicative remedies are not a substitute for the advice, your doctor or naturo-food therapist may give you based on his/her knowledge of yourself.