Unzip This Treat For Better Blood Pressure
Good value for money and available all year-round, we're talking about the humble banana! Bananas are brim-full of the vital mineral potassium.
Several major studies concur that people who enjoy 1 1/2 to 2 bananas a day could be reducing their blood pressure 2 to 3 points.
That's a major result! But that's not all...
Reducing your Blood Pressure by 2 or 3 points is enough to significantly lower your risk of a stroke.
Indeed people with the highest potassium intake cut their stroke risk by a huge 38 percent compared with the people who had the least.
How does it work? This awesome mineral works by helping your kidneys filter more excessive sodium (salt) out of your bloodstream.
It also encourages tiny blood vessels to relax and makes pressure sensors in your artery walls work better.
Not just bananas...
We all like variety, so you'll be pleased to hear it's not just bananas that are rich in potassium.
Try prunes, watermelon, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked potatoes (with skin) and other fresh produce.
Not just potassium...
But you don't just find potassium in fruits and veggies.
You'll also find calcium and magnesium as well - two more important minerals that help lower your blood pressure Not just Blood Pressure...
Eating healthy fruit and veg not only helps lower your blood pressure.
When you're eating them you're NOT eating manufactured junk food that's often over stocked with salt, sugar, fats, unhealthy chemicals and calories.
Low-cal fruits and veggies will help maintain not just a healthy BP, but a healthy weight too, which is also important for your pressure level.
Need a snack to take to work? Leave the biscuits at home - take a healthy banana!
Several major studies concur that people who enjoy 1 1/2 to 2 bananas a day could be reducing their blood pressure 2 to 3 points.
That's a major result! But that's not all...
Reducing your Blood Pressure by 2 or 3 points is enough to significantly lower your risk of a stroke.
Indeed people with the highest potassium intake cut their stroke risk by a huge 38 percent compared with the people who had the least.
How does it work? This awesome mineral works by helping your kidneys filter more excessive sodium (salt) out of your bloodstream.
It also encourages tiny blood vessels to relax and makes pressure sensors in your artery walls work better.
Not just bananas...
We all like variety, so you'll be pleased to hear it's not just bananas that are rich in potassium.
Try prunes, watermelon, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked potatoes (with skin) and other fresh produce.
Not just potassium...
But you don't just find potassium in fruits and veggies.
You'll also find calcium and magnesium as well - two more important minerals that help lower your blood pressure Not just Blood Pressure...
Eating healthy fruit and veg not only helps lower your blood pressure.
When you're eating them you're NOT eating manufactured junk food that's often over stocked with salt, sugar, fats, unhealthy chemicals and calories.
Low-cal fruits and veggies will help maintain not just a healthy BP, but a healthy weight too, which is also important for your pressure level.
Need a snack to take to work? Leave the biscuits at home - take a healthy banana!
