A great article from one of my other favorite sites. Obviously, there are other things we need to do to lower blood pressure, such as eating a healthy diet and getting exercise, but if adding grape juice to the diet helps, GREAT!
The Juice That Drops Blood Pressure
The Juice That Drops Blood Pressure
Cutting back on salt and hitting the gym are fine ways to drop your blood pressure (BP). But here's another: Drink grape juice.Technorati Tags: grape juice, lower blood pressure, blood pressure, healthy living, diet, exercise
When hypertensive men in an 8-week study drank a couple of servings of Concord grape juice each day, they enjoyed a significant drop in their blood pressure compared with the placebo-sipping group. Now that's something to make your heart sing!
Get Juiced!
The study participants drank two 16-ounce servings of the juice daily. But keep in mind that grape juice calories will add up, so don't drink too much without kicking out another calorie source. Researchers applaud the polyphenols in both grape juice and purple grapes for the blood-pressure-lowering benefit. It's thought that these compounds trigger the production of nitric oxide, a chemical that dilates blood vessels, which in turn helps lower the pressure inside them.
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