5. Have a Glass of Red Wine
A glass of red wine each day can help you to relax and it improves your circulation. It contains a plant compound called resveratrol, which enhances the health of your circulation.
However, avoid excess alcohol consumption as it can damage your heart and blood vessels. Regular excessive consumption of alcohol increases blood pressure; particularly in your vital organs including the liver and kidneys.
White wines, beer and hard liquors do not offer the protective benefits red wine provides, and contain empty calories that can contribute to weight gain.
If you prefer not to drink alcohol, supplements of resveratrol are available. Follow instructions on the product label.
6. Try Herbs to Promote Cardiovascular Health
Many herbs have been traditionally used and proven by modern research to benefit circulation. You probably already have some of them at home.
- Garlic: reduces levels of unhealthy LDL cholesterol and helps your body to maintain a healthy blood pressure.
- Ginger: is a mildly stimulating warming herb that has been used by Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine practitioners for thousands of years as an aid for circulation.
- Cayenne pepper: dilates blood vessels and improves circulation throughout all of the tissues of the body.
- Hawthorn: is a common shrub which balances blood pressure. It is unlike pharmaceuticals in that small amounts of hawthorn are used to increase the blood pressure if it is low, while larger doses reduce hypertension. It also improves cardiac function, relieving tension in the blood vessels and keeping them strong and flexible.
- Dandelion leaf: is a fabulous source of vitamins and minerals. It relieves the body of excess fluid. Unlike diuretic pharmaceutical medications, dandelion provides the body with healthy potassium rather than depleting it of the mineral.
- Olive leaf: promotes blood vessel relaxation, which aids flexibility and supports a healthy blood pressure. It also contains many beneficial antioxidant compounds.
7. Get Some Exercise
Exercise reduces stress and inflammation as well as improving cardiovascular health and general wellness. After exercising, your body maintains a higher metabolic rate for several hours after you cease activity, which serves to increase your energy level and enhance weight loss.
If you are like most people, when you think about improving circulation you think of your blood. However other types of circulation also occur in your body. The fluid in your brain and spinal cord circulates, as does your lymph fluid. Exercise is the best means for promoting the circulation of all your body's fluids.
Yoga, swimming, walking and rebounding exercises all promote the healthy flow of fluids throughout your body.
8. Don't Smoke or Chew Tobacco
Tobacco causes your blood vessels to constrict and harden and your blood pressure to increase throughout your entire body. The critical veins and arteries that connect with your heart and lungs become stressed and your chance of having a heart attack or stroke increases dramatically.
Do yourself a favor and avoid smoking at all costs.
9. Spend Time in Nature
Multiple research studies prove that spending time in natural environments is beneficial for health and wellness. Hypertension is reduced and stress levels are lowered. People who spend time in nature report less pain and increased feelings of connection and wellbeing. All of these factors enhance the health of your heart and blood vessels.
10. Get Regular Checkups
See your health care provider on a regular basis and obtain diagnostic tests as ordered. By identifying potential problems early, you will have better outcomes for the rest of your life.
