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Over time, high blood pressure can cause damage to the arteries that can lead to health conditions including stroke, heart disease, kidney problems and dementia. There are multiple risk factors ...
Oatmeal is capable of lowering both your systolic and diastolic pressure (the numbers that make up your blood pressure reading). A study reported in a 2002 edition of “The Journal of Family ...
To put this into perspective, some research shows that reducing your systolic blood pressure (top blood pressure reading) by 5 mmHg may lower your risk of cardiovascular events by 10%! The Bottom Line
For most people, recommendations are to reduce blood pressure to less than or equal to somewhere between 140/90 mmHg and 160/100 mmHg. [2] In general, for people with elevated blood pressure, attempting to achieve lower levels of blood pressure than the recommended 140/90 mmHg will create more harm than benefits, [3] in particular for older people. [4]
Reviews have concluded that hibiscus tea consumption appears to modestly lower blood pressure in people with high blood pressure. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] [ 12 ] Hibiscus tea was generally well tolerated, and did not adversely affect liver or kidney function at lower doses, but may be hepatotoxic at high doses.
The roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is used as a vegetable. The species Hibiscus suratensis Linn synonymous with Hibiscus aculeatus G. Don is noted in Visayas in the Philippines as being a souring ingredient for almost all local vegetables and menus. Known as labog in the Visayan area (or labuag/sapinit in Tagalog), the species is an ingredient ...
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After two months, compared to a placebo group, the cheese eaters experienced a 6- and 5-point drop in their systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively, making it as effective as taking ...