One superfood that lowers blood pressuer is tomatoes. Lycopene is the nutrient that has been scientifically shown to lower blood pressure in test subjects.
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No salt tomato juice
Lycopen supllement
The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure without Prescription Drugs by Robert E. Kowalski
Tomatoes (and tomato sauce) lower blood pressure and the risk of heart disease.
Dr. Esther Paran, head of the hypertension division of Soroka Medical Center, led the Israeli-based study. It involved patients who were already being treated for hypertension, but were not responding well to the medications. Dr. Paran had patients take a supplement of tomato extract containing 15 milligrams per day. The results were a significant drop in blood pressure after just four weeks.
Tomatoes are so effective at lowering blood pressure because they contain lycopene. This potent antioxidant is even the focus of some hybrid tomatoes grown by the Israeli company, Lycomato, in order to have higher concentrations of lycopene in each piece of fruit. Other antioxidants found in tomatoes make them a super-food in the prevention of heart disease. It can even help keep LDL cholesterol from oxidizing which makes it stick to the arteries and narrow the passage way causing blood pressure to increase.
Even during the peak growing season it can be difficult to consume four whole tomatoes each day, which is the recommended amount for having a positive impact on blood pressure.
Take a tomato supplement. If you just can’t stomach tomatoes or you are not sure you are getting enough lycopene to do the job of lowering your blood pressure; then a the recommended supplement found on Amazon (see link below this video) provides the equivalent of more than the recommended four tomatoes.
Adding tomatoes to your diet can reduce systolic blood pressure by 10 points and diastolic pressure by 4 points as was evident in the Israel study. But, you should also know that in some cases, tomato extract supplement may not be enough to lower your blood pressure
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