That is, if they want to live a long, happy, healthy life.

Here's why. Nutrient deficient foods that lead to high blood pressure also lead to heart disease, cancer, diabetes and arthritis.

So, let's start with the basics. For the most part, the less processed a food is the healthier it is for you. The vast majority of processed foods are completely stripped of nutrition.

Plus, most prepared foods have unhealthy additives, such as preservatives, coloring, chemicals, sodium, artificial this, artificial that and who knows what else.

This is why my mantra is, "Eat whole foods."

Besides being better tasting, since they're naturally packed with nutrients, whole foods are generally much healthier for you.

This means they can help prevent high blood pressure.

So what are the best natural diets for people with high blood pressure? Here's a simple breakdown to give you some ideas.

Let's start with unprocessed whole grains, like brown rice, whole wheat and non-GMO soy.

Not only do they taste better, they also provide important essential fatty acids and phytosterols. Research shows that these vital nutrients improve your cardiovascular system. [American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 80, No. 5, 1159-66]

That's right, you can lower cholesterol, blood pressure, tryglicerides and LDLs by replacing processed grains with whole grains.

This is probably a good time to mention the benefits of eating low glycemic foods over high glycemic foods. Low glycemic foods don't elevate your blood sugar levels while high glycemic foods do.

When insulin is released it turns the excess blood sugar into fat and stores it in your body.

This elevated fat and repeated insulin release plays havoc on your arteries, leading to hardening and increased blood pressure.

Low glycemic foods help stop this cycle.

There are also other vitally important fatty acids found only in oily fish like salmon, tuna, sardines, anchovies and herring. This omega 3 fish oil has been proven, over and over again in hundreds of studies, to greatly benefit your heart health and naturally lower blood pressure.

Consuming more omega 3 fish oil only does you more good.

Finally, increasing the amount of fresh vegetables and fruit in your diet is the next best thing you can do.

Vegetables and Fruit provide fiber, vitamins, minerals and enzymes.

Vitamins like C complex help to improve the resiliency of your arteries and B vitamins reduce your stress. Both of these can make a positive difference in your blood pressure.

Vegetables and fruit also provide phytonutrients, which contain carotenoid, flavonoid and cruciferous compounds.

These special antioxidants help reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer and many inflammatory problems. The more colorful the vegetable or fruit, the more phytonutrients.

And that's it - natural diets for people with high blood pressure.

You can take it slow and easy or jump right in. Before you know it, you'll have your blood pressure under control - naturally.