Healthy Foods to reduced Blood Pressure

 

Eating a healthy diet is important in managing and reducing high blood pressure.

There are certain foods that have been shown to be particularly beneficial for lowering blood pressure, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fats. Incorporating these foods into your diet can help to improve your overall health and lower your risk of hypertension and related health problems. 

About one in three American adults have high blood pressure.
And, unfortunately, there's no magic- bullet food that can lower it.
However, certain foods can help.

Walnuts

Eating a half cup of walnuts daily has been shown to help lower blood pressure, improve blood flow and even shrink your waist.
Walnuts contain healthy fats, magnesium and fiber, which may be why they're good for blood pressure.

Beet Root

Beets and beet juice are rich in nitrates, which can help widen your blood vessels and improve blood pressure.
In one study, drinking just eight ounces of beet juice lowered participants' blood pressure for 24 hours, so drink up.

 

Flaxseed

Flaxseed is a third good choice.
People with hypertension who ate just three tablespoons of flaxseed daily for six months
lowered their blood pressure by an average of 10 percent.

Not sure how to eat flaxseed?
Grind it up and add it to yogurt or a smoothie.

Gazpacho

Scientists looked at the diets of nearly 4, 000 people and found that those who regularly
ate gazpacho had healthier blood pressure.

The tomato- based cold soup is loaded with carotenes, vitamin C and polyphenols, which researchers think may help lower blood pressure.

Remember

Finally, don't forget about potassium-rich foods like bananas, salmon and plain yogurt.
Potassium relaxes the walls of blood vessels and helps counteract the effect of sodium,
which raises blood pressure.
 
All these foods not only help your blood pressure, but they're good for your body in other ways too.