How to reduce the pulse at home: effective ways

With age, a person is faced with various factors that affect the increase in heart rate. One of them is age, which in principle is quite normal, but if the heart rate measurements deviate significantly from the norm, this can be life-threatening.

In this article, we will look at methods to reduce heart palpitations with the help of improvised means that are found in every home.

The most common causes of temporary are:

• physical exercise
• emotional stress
• drinking alcohol or caffeinated drinks
• the effect of the sun's rays

The reasons for the constant increase in heart rate are:

• diseases of the cardiovascular system
• endocrine disorders
• diseases of the human body

Heart palpitations associated with the development of serious diseases should be treated with medication.

Periodic increase, which is not related to serious illnesses, can be reduced independently.

Normal heart rate readings

The heart rate for an adult should be between

Normal human heart rate is 60-80 beats per minute

sixty to eighty beats per minute.

In infants, it ranges from one hundred twenty to one hundred and forty beats. The average normal heart rate for children between the ages of six and seven is 100 beats per minute.

In older people, especially those suffering from hypertension and overweight, the heart rate is often higher than normal, therefore it is also considered acceptable for this category.

What to do if the pulse has risen sharply?

In the event that the heartbeat has sharply increased for any of the above reasons that are not associated with serious diseases of the internal organs, it is recommended:

• make a green tea drink with a little milk added and drink in small sips
• when you should take drugs that have the ability to reduce it, it must be remembered that a sharply lowered pressure provokes the occurrence of a stroke
• drink a few drops of Corvalol, Valocordin, Valerian, Motherwort
• lie down and rest on a flat surface for forty minutes, preferably on your stomach
• breathe deeply, while holding the mouth and trying to exhale through the nose, thus, the vagus nerve is excited, which provokes a decrease in heart rate
• closing your eyes, gently press on the eyelids for thirty seconds, thanks to manipulations of this kind, the heartbeat returns to normal

Periodic unexplained increased heart rate

It happens that the heart rate quickens for no apparent reason or due to

High cholesterol is one of the causes of heart palpitations

the impact of sudden changes in habitual lifestyle. This causes some discomfort, as a person suffering from sudden changes in heart rate often feels short of breath, gets tired quickly, loses strength, and so on.

In order to normalize the heart pulsation that occurs from time to time, it is recommended:

• try to make some adjustments in the usual way of life in the form of light physical exercises, walk more often
• if you are overweight, try to lose a few kilograms, exclude fats, sweets, flour products from the diet, as well as foods that contain, because it complicates the functioning of the heart
• exclude from the diet strong coffee, tea and other drinks that excite the cardiovascular system, the usual harmful drinks should now be replaced with green tea, compote and water
• cut down on sodium chloride (salt), as salt retains water in the body and increases systolic blood pressure, which causes the heart to beat faster
• with a frequent increase in heart rate as a result of stress and emotional overstrain, such situations should be avoided, nervous fatigue and internal experiences increase the level of adrenaline in the blood, which increases the load on the heart
• refuse, the use of alcoholic and other drinks that have a vasoconstrictive effect, especially for patients who have cardiovascular diseases
• visit a specialist who will prescribe sedatives, for example: taking tincture of valerian and other medicinal herbs for a long time and regularly, you can forget about increasing the heart rate, hawthorn, lemon balm and motherwort also have a calming effect on the nervous system of the body, so the load on the heart is significantly reduced.

Folk methods to reduce increased heart rate

Many people who suffer from intermittent heart rate increase are aware of the benefits

qualities of honey, herbs, wild berries to normalize the work of the heart.

With a rapid heartbeat, hawthorn tincture is effective. The course of treatment is about four weeks. Every day, twenty drops of tincture are diluted in fifty grams of water, drops are taken in the morning and evening.

It should be remembered about the medicinal properties of motherwort. One tablespoon of chopped dry motherwort pour 200 g of boiling water. Leave for about an hour. Add a teaspoon of honey and peppermint. Sip the drink slowly. The course of treatment is thirty days.

A mixture of herbs will also help. Dill seeds, lemon balm leaves, hop cones and root, pour three hundred grams of boiling water over one teaspoon. Leave for thirty minutes. The course of treatment is two weeks. Take the infusion fifteen minutes before meals.

The following recipe is also known. Squeeze one lemon, add half a glass of chokeberry juice, one and a half glasses of cranberry juice, a glass of vodka and a glass of carrot juice to the resulting juice. Mix all ingredients. Take the drink fifty minutes before meals every day.

In addition to infusions and juices, there is another method to reduce heart palpitations. For two to three minutes, press on the point on the right hand where the pulse is felt. The pressing period is equal to the course of seconds, which is equivalent to a normal heartbeat.

All of these methods of reducing the level of heartbeat are acceptable, however, it should be remembered that only a specialist can provide qualified assistance in case of violation, so it is best to seek help from a doctor.

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