Friday, February 10, 2012

Foods That Lower Blood Pressure

Protein is a natural food to lower blood pressure. A diet with greater protein lowers blood pressure more than a diet high in carbohydrates. Replacing Some Carbohydrates with Protein and Unsaturated Fat May Enhance Heart Health Benefits:

Garlic Lowers High Blood Pressure and Triglycerides

Of the seven trials that compared the effect of garlic with that of placebo, three showed a significant lowering of systolic blood pressure and four in diastolic blood pressure. (J-Hypertens. 1994 Apr; 12(4): 463-8). For example, the supine diastolic blood pressure in the group having garlic treatment fell from 102 to 91 mmHg after eight [...]