Here’s to Your Health!
Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally
The following 10 foods are just a handful of healthy, nutritious fruits, herbs, spices and vegetables that will get you started in helping to lower your high blood pressure, naturally. In addition, you should combine these foods with a healthy life-style, which includes: walking at least 30 - 45 minutes each day, getting between 7-8 hours of sleep per night, reducing stress and relaxing, monitoring your portion sizes during each meal, and of course, not smoking or doing any type of recreation drugs, etc.
Fresh Ginger - A study in more than 4,000 people found that those who consumed the most ginger — 2–4 grams per day — had the lowest risk of developing high blood pressure.
Celery - Eat 2 - 4 short stalks - chopped, per day.
Purple Potatoes - One medium purple potato a day.
Fresh Garlic - Use it to flavor many foods. It has powerful antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties.
Green Apples such as Granny Smith - The pectin found in these tart green apples helps lower LDL cholesterol (the bad kind) and promotes healthy blood pressures.
Onions- Cook with them to flavor many foods.
Bananas - This fruit is packed full of potassium — an important blood pressure-lowering mineral. Potassium helps balance sodium in the body.
Watermelon - Research has found that the nutrients in watermelon reduce blood pressure and improve circulation to support heart health.
Dark Chocolate - Researchers found that participants who ate 25 g of dark chocolate daily for 8 weeks had significantly lower blood pressure than those who ate the same quantity of white chocolate.
Raisins - Raisins are packed with potassium, which is known to lower blood pressure. Eat a handful a day!
Avocados - The monounsaturated fatty acids in avocados may be beneficial in preventing chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular disease.
