Unbelievably, some high blood pressure medications can actually create a heart attack and stroke. Those are some very serious side effects! On human body blood pressure medications frequently make nasty side effects such as dizziness, cramps and pains.

A study published last year's blood pressure journal says beetroot juice can actually redude your blood pressure up to 10 points without causing any side effects. After drinking beet juice there might be a pink color in your urine or stool but that is quite normal. Fortunately there are much more natural methods to reduce blood pressure.

Lead study author, Professor Amrita Ahluwalia of the William Harvey Research Institute Barts and the London School of Medicine said "Our research propose that drinking beetroot juice, or go through nitrate-rich vegetables, could be an easy way to keep a healthy cardiovascular system, and could also be an extra approach that could take in the today's battle against increasing blood pressure, "

Beets are full of phytochemicals that help lower blood pressure, prevent cancer, and facilitate digestion. Hypertension drugs won't do that for you. And the best thing about beets: they only cost a few bucks, and you can get them without a prescription.

"If you think about beets,it even look like hearts. By increasing nitric oxide levels they decrease blood pressure in the blood vessels. Reduces the risk for blood clots are done by the anti-platelet action of beets. Beets can change as inorganic calcium deposits that clog your pipeline. Respectively Beets can reduce total cholesterol and triglycerides by 30 percent and 40 percent, while increasing the good HDL. The statin this has been done for you? " says Suzy Cohen, author of The 24-Hour Pharmacist.

Beets are also rich in folic acid and other antioxidants that reduce inflammation and improve heart disease. The red color of beets comes from betacyanin, a phytochemical that is a powerful cancer fighter. Another medical study showed that beet fiber helps to eliminate toxins from the body. Yet another study showed that beets increase the number of CD8 cells (cancer-fighting cells) in the colon.

For juicing select bright organic beets and mix it with apple juice or other vegetables. People who suffer from kidney stones, gout or osteoporosis should avoid beet as it is high in oxalic. The simplest way to eat a large quantity of beet is to buy a juicer. It is not advisable to mix broccoli and other high calcium rich vegetables with beet juice as they both will not digest well.

If you have high blood pressure, try to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables to get the benefit of phytochemicals and fiber. Avoid processed foods and high-fat foods.

Regular exercise is another key to reducing blood pressure naturally. The exercise does not have to be strenuous - just regular. Natural health researcher Christian Goodman has developed a simple set of easy exercises that can naturally lower blood pressure in just minutes a day.