- January 19, 2019
- Diseases and conditions
- Natalia Bardo
Impaired blood circulation in the cerebral vessels leads to the development of various diseases that are life-threatening, including atherosclerosis, hypertension and, of course, the most dangerous thing - stroke, which in most cases leads to death. In order to avoid these and other adverse consequences, it is necessary to carefully monitor the health of your own blood vessels. Is it possible to do this using folk remedies? Yes, you can. Let us next consider some particularly effective methods of folk treatment for poor circulation in this area.
Eliminating the causes of the problem
No matter how strange it may sound, you can correct the current health problem by eliminating its root causes. Let us next consider some of the reasons for the manifestation of slow blood circulation in the head.
A person in any age category should definitely know that the cause of slow blood circulation in the area in question is regular lack of sleep and chronic fatigue. The reason for this can also be prolonged stay in an uncomfortable position, in which case the problem can be observed not only in the brain area, but throughout the body as a whole.
The cause of such a dangerous pathology can be bad habits that a person suffers from. These include not only cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, but also drug addiction, as well as the abuse of especially concentrated medications intended to treat certain diseases. Also, a person suffering from blood viscosity, as a result of which blood circulation is significantly deteriorated, should definitely pay attention to the features of the daily diet. In normalizing this process, proper nutrition plays an important role.
Symptoms of poor circulation
Impaired cerebral circulation is caused by sedentary work, smoking, alcohol, prolonged consumption of coffee or tea, an unhealthy lifestyle, poor diet, as well as a sofa, TV, smartphone, tablet.
All this gives rise to osteochondrosis, lipid metabolism disorders, increased blood sugar, atherosclerosis and a whole range of concomitant diseases that indicate that a person has exhausted himself.
The main symptoms of poor blood circulation in the brain are:
- Constant fatigue and inability to concentrate on anything;
- Decreased attention, memory functions, thinking, lethargy;
- Rainbow spots and stripes before the eyes, dizziness (especially after coffee and taking ibuprofen);
- Headaches that are difficult to relieve even with nimesil and ketanov;
- Tinnitus, ringing, humming, decreased hearing acuity;
- Numbness of the limbs, cold hands or feet, feeling of cold when the room temperature is below 21-22 degrees;
- Depression, lack of strength to do work or study.
If visual and hearing problems, as well as headaches, are observed constantly, you need to go to a doctor for examination.
When such phenomena occur rarely, and the age does not exceed 45 years, you can recover if you simply change your lifestyle. Usually 1-2 months is enough for a significant improvement in the condition, even at home.
Garlic tincture
How to clean blood vessels using folk remedies? A garlic-based tincture helps combat slow blood circulation in the head area. To prepare it, you need to take a large head of the main ingredient and, after peeling the cloves, grind them in any convenient way (it is best to use a special crush for this purpose). The resulting mass must be poured with a glass of sunflower oil and, stirring until smooth, cover with a lid and leave for a day. Every hour the mass should be shaken so that the components are evenly distributed.
After 24 hours from the start of the infusion process, you need to add lemon juice just squeezed from citrus (2-3 tablespoons) to the mixture. After mixing, the mixture should be left for a week. After this period, the product will be ready for use. It should be taken by spoon half an hour before the main meal three times a day. The optimal course of treatment for cerebral circulation with the folk remedy presented in this recipe is three months.
Diet
You can achieve good results in case of impaired blood circulation in the brain only by giving up everything that is harmful to the blood vessels.
What not to eat:
- Tea, coffee, cola, any drinks and energy drinks with caffeine;
- Beer, wine, low-alcohol drinks, and indeed any alcohol;
- Any smoking products from cigarettes to vaping and hookah, nicotine and CO are prohibited;
- Salty snacks, fast food, fatty, smoked;
- Liver products, butter;
- Sweets in large quantities;
The three main enemies of modern man are caffeine, cigarettes and alcohol. Usually, only giving up this habitual doping can significantly improve the condition.
All products that provoke cholesterol deposits, leading to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, are excluded. Meat is replaced with fish, sunflower oil with olive oil, black tea with pharmaceutical cerebral tea, corn silk, mint. Sweets - fruits.
What to use:
- A large amount of clean water, from 2.5 liters per day;
- Garlic, ginger;
- Beetroot, Jerusalem artichoke;
- Lemon, citrus;
- Berries, nuts;
- Porridge (oatmeal);
- Salads;
- Olive oil.
It is very important to drink a lot. The more fluid, the better the blood circulates, the more it thins out, and the fewer reasons for spasms. In its pure form, drink 2.5 liters of water per day.
It is better to exclude sweets and chocolate; use them only before some important events to stimulate the brain.
Fruits and vegetables - to the maximum. Cabbage, oranges, nuts, apples, carrots, Jerusalem artichoke, greens - all this is very helpful for the blood. Be sure to have porridge, oatmeal and buckwheat.
Salt - in small quantities, especially with high blood pressure.
If the case is not advanced, then improvement from the diet can be felt within 1-2 weeks. And after a year, completely get rid of migraines and all symptoms, unless you violate
Alcohol tincture of herbs
When choosing an effective remedy for improving cerebral circulation, you should definitely pay attention to a tincture made on the basis of alcohol and medicinal herbs. To prepare it, you need to pour dried red clover inflorescences into a three-liter jar and add to them a couple of tablespoons of dried roots of the Caucasian dioscorea and the Siberian swollen carp. These ingredients must be poured with vodka or homemade moonshine. After mixing the mass, the container should be tightly sealed and placed in a dark place for a couple of weeks.
After the specified time has passed, it is necessary to strain the prepared product, and it is ready for use. Treatment with a folk remedy for cerebral circulation must be done every day, using a teaspoon before each meal. It is recommended to mix it with purified water before use. The optimal duration of this course is about two weeks, after which it is recommended to take a break for a month.
Traditional methods of strengthening cerebral vessels
To improve blood circulation in the brain, traditional healers recommend:
• Garlic in alcohol. Grind 250 g of garlic, add a glass of alcohol, leave for 10 days in cool and dark. Then strain and leave for another couple of days.
Take with milk to reduce stomach irritation. Start with 1 drop, add 1 more to each dose. Morning - 1 drop, day - 2, evening - 3; the next day - 4, 5, 6, etc. On the 6th day, after 15 drops, you should start decreasing by 1 drop.
This remedy is strong, it should be used with caution, listening to the sensations. If necessary, reduce the dose. The next course is only in a year.
Garlic tincture is used to dilate blood vessels in the brain, stop spasms, and stabilize blood pressure.
• Garlic, lemons and honey in one elixir. Grind the lemons in a meat grinder, first removing the seeds but leaving the skins and peeled garlic, divided into slices. Proportions 4 by 4 pcs. Pour half a liter of honey and put it in a dark place for a week. Shake occasionally.
Take the infusion for 2 months in a row, 1 tablespoon twice a day. If desired, dilute with water.
The elixir improves immunity and is used to prevent stroke and heart attack. Due to its invigorating effect, you should not take the infusion at night.
• Dog-rose fruit. Brew rose hips in a thermos - half a glass of fruit per 1 liter of hot water. Leave overnight. Drink as tea, divided into several doses. The drink prevents atherosclerosis, increases the elasticity of the walls of blood vessels, and reduces their fragility.
• Tea with ginger. Cut a piece of fresh ginger root into thin slices and add to the teapot along with a pinch of cinnamon. This tea increases blood flow to the head and serves to strengthen the blood vessels of the brain.
• Ginkgo biloba. The plant is used to dilate capillaries and increase blood flow to the head.
With regular use of drugs based on it, the aging process of the brain slows down, vision, attention, and memory improve. As a result of taking it, the immunity of the whole body improves. Only Ginkgo Biloba contains unique chemicals that trigger the process of strengthening the walls of brain vessels from the inside.
Hawthorn
Among the best folk remedies for improving cerebral circulation is hawthorn. Doctors often recommend using decoctions made from it for those who have previously experienced a stroke or suffer from excessive blood thickening. To prepare a decoction based on hawthorn, you can use both flowers and dried fruits. Let us next consider a recipe for an effective remedy that can be used in practice by those who have problems with blood vessels located in the brain area and blood circulation.
To prepare a sweet and pleasant-tasting decoction, you need to take a tablespoon of pre-chopped berries and pour boiling water (500 ml) over them. After this, add a couple of tablespoons of sugar to the mixture and, after stirring, put on low heat to cook. After 20 minutes, remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture brew. The decoction prepared according to this recipe should be consumed chilled, one spoon at a time, before each meal, as well as before going to bed.
Despite the fact that decoctions from hawthorn fruits to improve cerebral circulation are used everywhere, some caution must be exercised when taking them in the morning, since the remedy used on an empty stomach can cause vomiting.
Exercises and smart watches
The vessels of the brain are elastic tubes. If you don't give them a load, they lose their properties.
Walking a lot is good, but it is not enough for cerebral circulation. You can cover 20 kilometers, but suffer from problems with blood vessels.
In order for the blood vessels to work, you need to accelerate your heart every day for at least 10-15 minutes to a load of 80-90%. This must be done smoothly, and then be sure to walk around so that the pulse returns to normal. Then the blood vessels will gradually restore elasticity, and the brain will work as it should.
When problems with the brain and blood vessels arise, you urgently need to buy a smart watch, at least the most basic ones: they will allow you to maintain mobility and control your pulse.
The second point is osteochondrosis. To prevent the vessels from being pinched in the neck, you need to make 10-20 turns of the head in one direction or the other every 2-3 hours (not rotate, but turn!). Then there are tilts with your head down and to the side.
If there is no hypertension, the “birch tree” exercise is very good for the head. But you need to do it correctly, gradually increase the interval, and only with normal blood pressure.
Ventilating the room is important. Oxygen should be abundant in the room.
Periwinkle
What herbs are best for cleansing blood vessels? Experts in the field of traditional medicine often recommend using periwinkle for this purpose. Both fresh and dried, this plant has a lot of amazing properties: it relieves vascular spasms, cleanses the blood, eliminates headaches, and also affects the normalization of the general condition of the uneven system. Periwinkle is often used to lower blood pressure.
In order to prepare a decoction suitable for treating cerebral circulation with the folk remedy of periwinkle, you need to take the flowers of the plant in question at the rate of a teaspoon per half liter of boiling water. The components must be combined and placed on low heat for five minutes. After the specified time, the mass must be cooled, then strain it through cheesecloth or a sieve.
The infused decoction should be consumed daily before each meal, half a glass.
Some reviews about the folk remedy in question for the treatment of cerebral circulation say that a faster onset of a positive result can be achieved if you add a small amount of dried and crushed hawthorn leaves to the indicated components. The use of this product is strictly contraindicated for pregnant women, as well as those who are breastfeeding. It is also prohibited to take this drug for those who have some heart rhythm disorders.
Celandine
It is known that celandine contains a huge amount of alkaloids, as well as flavonoids, which have a beneficial effect on the functioning of blood vessels and the general condition of the blood. Moreover, this plant is able to normalize blood pressure, reducing its level, and also eliminate spasms that occur in the vessels located in the brain area.
To prepare an effective decoction, you need to take pre-crushed dried celandine powder and pour boiling water over it, strictly observing the proportions: 1 tsp. per glass of water. After pouring the component, you need to let it brew for at least a couple of hours, after covering it with a lid. The finished product must be taken every day, 2 tablespoons.
Experts in the field of medicine categorically prohibit the use of the drug prepared according to the presented recipe in a dosage exceeding the specified one, as well as in the event that a person has any pathologies in the functioning of the heart.
Valerian
Valerian is known to be an excellent sedative. Moreover, this plant is widely used to stabilize blood flow in the vessels located in the brain area.
In order to prepare a tincture to improve cerebral circulation, you need to take the dried and crushed root of the plant in question, which can be purchased at a pharmacy at a low cost. Pour a liter of boiling water over a spoon of the prepared ingredient and let the mixture brew until it cools completely under a closed lid. The prepared decoction should be consumed throughout the day, after dividing it into small portions.
A useful remedy can be prepared by pouring valerian root with alcohol (per 2 tablespoons of herb - a glass of alcohol) and letting it brew for a couple of weeks in a dark place. Medical experts warn against taking this drug internally; it can only be inhaled before going to bed, as well as in case of nervous tension.
Treatment of cerebral circulation with a folk remedy prepared on the basis of valerian is strictly contraindicated for those people who have some problems with liver health, as well as pathologies associated with the functioning of the digestive system.
Folk remedies
Folk remedies for circulatory problems in the vessels of the head are, naturally, those that can be bought at a pharmacy or in a regular store.
Rosehip berries
- a handful of dried fruits in a thermos for several hours, brew tea, consume in small portions throughout the day. Rosehip removes excess cholesterol, cleanses capillaries, vitamins nourish the brain.
Hawthorn
– 30 berries per liter thermos of boiling water. You can add a small amount of honey. It also lowers cholesterol levels, normalizes blood circulation, and reduces blood sugar.
Ginger tea
– chop two or three cloves on a grater, put them in a mug, pour boiling water over them and cover with a saucer. Pronounced anti-sclerotic effect, thins the blood, activates brain function, and prevents vascular aging. It is important to remember that ginger increases blood pressure!
Chamomile, parsley, red pepper - contain apigenin, which has a beneficial effect on brain cells. Eating these foods has a healing effect on the brain.
Cone tincture
- green cones are collected in a small jar and filled with a bottle of vodka. It is necessary to insist for 10 days, then consume 1 teaspoon 2-3 times a day. Lowers blood pressure, strengthens capillary walls, and is used in recovery after a stroke.
Elecampane
For migraines and hypertension, an indispensable remedy is a decoction made from elecampane. It is prepared in a simple way. To create a decoction, you need to take elecampane root (1 tablespoon) and pour boiling water (200 ml) over it. Next, the mixture should be allowed to brew for 12 hours under a closed lid and only then, after straining, use internally. The optimal dose of this product to improve cerebral circulation is 2 tbsp. l. before each meal (half an hour before) at least five times a day.
Taking any decoctions of elecampane is contraindicated for pregnant women, as well as for those who suffer from severe atherosclerosis.
Coltsfoot
When considering the list of folk recipes for improving cerebral circulation, you definitely need to pay attention to the technology for preparing a healing decoction from coltsfoot. To prepare the product according to this recipe, take a spoonful of pre-crushed leaves of the plant and pour a glass of boiling water over them. The mixture should be allowed to brew for 30 minutes. After the specified time, the decoction will be ready and can be consumed. You need to drink one tablespoon of the prepared product an hour before each meal.
Coltsfoot is a herb that improves cerebral circulation. It has a beneficial effect on the vascular system as a whole. Moreover, this remedy perfectly helps fight high blood pressure. When planning to clean blood vessels with folk remedies, you should definitely include in your daily diet a decoction made from coltsfoot. This is due to the fact that this plant helps eliminate cholesterol, the excess of which leads to the formation of atherosclerosis - a disease dangerous to human health and life.
Doctors do not recommend drinking decoctions from coltsfoot for those people who suffer from hypotension or cirrhosis.
Exercises
When medical experts say that there are certain exercises to improve cerebral circulation, they are not lying at all. The technique of their execution is quite simple and can be done by people of any age. Let us next consider a particularly effective set of exercises for improving cerebral circulation, which it is advisable to do every day in the morning.
First of all, you need to make a set of rotational movements with your head, first to the left and then to the right. Then it must be replaced by turns in both directions.
At the next stage of performing the prescribed complex, you need to make the correct head tilts. When performing this exercise, you need to ensure that your chin reaches your chest and the back of your head extends as far as possible. To complete this complex it is necessary to tilt the head in both directions. When performing the exercise, you should ensure that your ear touches your shoulder.
When doing any exercises that help improve cerebral circulation, certain precautions must be taken. First of all, you need to monitor the smoothness of movements, as well as their sequence.
In addition to performing classical exercises, many doctors recommend that their patients visit specialists in the field of acupressure, who are able to professionally influence certain points located on the body.
About proper nutrition
As noted above, poor nutrition often causes problems with poor blood circulation in the vessels of the brain. In order to prevent such a disorder dangerous to human life and health, it is necessary to regularly consume foods that stimulate blood thinning, as well as the process of its movement through the vessels of the brain. These include, first of all, natural red wine (in small quantities), beets, spinach, blueberries and cranberries, apples and pumpkin seeds. It should be noted that fish, mainly fatty varieties, helps to improve the process in question. For those people who experience some problems with blood circulation, medical experts recommend eating dark chocolate made from natural cocoa beans.
Practice shows that a noticeable improvement can be observed with regular use of lemon balm and mint decoctions.
Nutrition issues for cerebral circulatory disorders
To optimize your metabolism, you should review your diet.
To normalize blood supply to the brain, the following principles should be adhered to:
- reduce salt intake to a minimum;
- refuse marinades and homemade preparations;
- eat 5-6 times a day in small portions;
- limit the amount of fats and light carbohydrates;
- It is better to cook food by steaming or boiling; it is preferable to eat vegetables and fruits raw;
- It is advisable to season salads with vegetable oil;
- Lean beef and chicken are preferable for meat;
- products with a high content of artificial ingredients (dyes, flavors, flavor enhancers and others) should be avoided;
- drink 1.5-2 liters of water daily;
- consume sufficient amounts of vitamins and minerals;
- Foods high in vitamin K (broccoli, eggs, spinach, dairy products, soy) should be limited if you have increased blood clotting.
The following products will be beneficial for cerebral circulation:
- olive and sunflower oil;
- barley groats;
- flax seeds;
- nuts;
- legumes;
- fatty fish;
- tomatoes;
- garlic;
- cabbage;
- green tea;
- different types of berries;
- whole grains and breads;
- dark chocolate and cocoa.
They should be included in the menu more often. The diet itself should be based on rational principles. If necessary, vitamin and mineral preparations are included in the diet.
Folk remedies can also serve as an additional source of vitamins:
- rosehip decoctions;
- mixture of dried fruits and lemon;
- cranberries or lingonberries with honey;
- decoctions of mint and St. John's wort;
- garlic and any dishes with it;
- lemon-honey mixture and others.
It’s easy to prepare them at home and drink them regularly to activate metabolism and vitaminize the body.
