Foods that keep your b.p down

High B.P can boost the risk of leading killers such as heartattack and stroke, as well as aneurysms and kidney failure.While medications can lower B.P, it may as well as aneurysms and kidney failure.

While medications can lower B.P, it may cause side effects such as leg cramps, dizziness, and insomania.Lucikly most people can bring down their blood pressure naturally without medication.

Potatoes: It is important part of any blood pressure lowering programs, says Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Professor of preventive medicines at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medical.

Cut Down Salt: Lower intake of salt to 1,500 mg daily, says Eva Obarzanek,PhD, a research nutritionist at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Dark Chocolate: Dark chocolate contains flavanols that make blood vessels more elastic. In one study, 18 percent of patients who ate it every day saw a considerable decrease in their B.P

Take Supplements: In a review of 132 studies researchers found that coenzyme q10 reduced B.P by upto 17 mmhg over 10 mmhg

Switch to decafe Coffee: A study from Duke University Medical Centre found that caffine consumption of 500 mg roughly three 8 ounce cups of coffee- increased b.p by 4mmhg and that effect lasted until bedtime.

Drink Tea: Study Participants who sipped 3 cups of hibiscus tea daily lowered systolic bp by 7 points in 6 weeks on average, said researchers from Tufts University results on par with many prescriptions medications.

Soy: A study from circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association’ found for the first time that replacing some of the refined carbohydrates in your diets with food high in soy or milk protein, such as low fat dairy, can bring down systolic bp if you have hypertension.

Food Technology magazine contributing editor Linda Milo Ohr has written about some foods that have a beneficial effect on lowering b.p.

Grape seeds: Results from a patented grape seeds extract may help to lower both systolic and diastolic b.p after just eight weeks.

Walnuts: A study showed that 56 grams of walnuts a day cut systolic b.p and did not lead to weight gain.

Pista: In another study 28 subjects with high cholesterol showed reductions in systolic b.p after one serving of pista a day.

Raisains: During a 12 week study, researchers gave a hypertensive subjects raisins or other snacks equal in calorie value three times a day. At four, eight and 12 weeks, subjects eating raisins showed a significantly reduced systolic b.p

Water melons: They can be an effective natural weapon against prehypertension, which is a major risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, according to a new study.