Can high blood pressure be corrected just by avoiding salt completely?

My mum was diagnosed with high blood pressure. She has to take a pill daily and, at home, we all stopped adding salt to our foods just to make cooking easier.

 

We all get used to it but still my mum had to keep taking the pill. So my question is if is there any "natural" solution to correct this unbalance like avoiding salt or if medicine is inevitable to correct it?

 

What are your experiences?

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    BLK
    Avoiding salt entirely is also not advisable. Our body naturally needs salt. Just not too much. 
    
    As for natural remedies,  chew raw garlic but that is if she can tolerate it. It has to be chewed to be effective. 
    
    The effectiveness of going all natural is not so reliable also. I mean even when you take medication for it, it will still depend on the person because some would experience worse side effects on one drug compared to another. The best would be to talk to her doctor about it and keep monitoring your mom's blood pressure. I hope this helps. 
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    YTL
    Having a healthy diet and exercising regularly can help lower high blood pressure. Simply avoiding salt is not the only way to improve. However it depends on your case so best to consult with the doctor.
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    Rebecca
    No it won't affect your high blood pressure and you shouldn't avoid salty completely as it is a crucial part of our diet. You need salt to function and have a healthy body. Any salt that is removed from the body (like exercise)should be replaced with electrolytes. 
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    KiKi
    Most patients need to control the salt less than 5g but also can have some food to lower that. For example banana that can provide potassium that lower blood pressure. 
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    alexandra venturoli
    Per chi soffre di pressione veramente alta, presumo che eliminare solo il sale non basti a far rientrare nella norma la pressione. Dipende da tanti fattori, anche fisici e emotivi 
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    otsk
    this would be part of your diet, but you need work on it for your overall lifestyle and diet