According to research done on hypertension this can lower
your systolic blood pressure by up to 4 mm Hg.
One study found that drinking one glass of beet juice lowered
systolic blood pressure by an average of 4 — 5 points.
And the DASH diet, in combination with exercise, can reduce
systolic blood pressure by 16 points and diastolic blood pressure by 10 points, the study showed.
The combination diet reduced
systolic blood pressure by 5.5 mm Hg more and diastolic blood pressure by 3.0 mm Hg more than the control diet did (P < 0.001 for each).
The combination diet reduced mean 24 - hour ambulatory
systolic blood pressure by 4.5 mm Hg more than the control diet did and diastolic blood pressure by 2.7 mm Hg more (P < 0.001 for each).
Researchers determined that increasing average potassium intake to the recommended 4.7 grams a day would reduce
systolic blood pressure by between 1.7 and 3.2 mm Hg on a population - wide scale.
Mild exercise of walking 30 minutes per day lowers
systolic blood pressure by 4 - 9 points14.
According to one study, drinking a glass of beet juice reduced
systolic blood pressure by approximately 4 to 5 points.
Tyrosine reduced
systolic blood pressure by 2.4 mm Hg, but not diastolic.
According to a certain study, taking six deep breaths in 30 seconds reduces
the systolic blood pressure by 3.4 units.
A British analysis of 22 studies, published in February 2012 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found that taking at least 370 mg of magnesium per day reduced
systolic blood pressure by 3 - 4 points and diastolic pressure by 2 - 3 points in 1,173 study subjects.
A recent study published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, revealed out that adding blueberry smoothie into the daily diet of post-menopausal women suffering from high blood pressure has resulted with a decrease of
the systolic blood pressure by 5 %, and a decrease of the diastolic blood pressure by 6 %.
In the study, for every additional sugar - sweetened drink consumed each day individuals on average had substantially higher diastolic blood pressure by 0.8 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury) and
systolic blood pressure by 1.6 mm Hg (millimeters of mercury).
Imagine what beet juice can do for you if you drink it every day — oh wait, you don't have to imagine it, because studies have already found that this practice can lower
systolic blood pressure by an average of 5 points.
A review of pomegranate research stated that consumption of pomegranate juice may help reduce
systolic blood pressure by inhibiting an enzyme (serum angiotensin - converting enzyme) that causes vascular contraction.
Most established medications on the market, such as ACE inhibitors, beta - blockers, or calcium channel blockers, on average reduce
systolic blood pressure by 10 - 15 mm Hg.
To put the potential impact of the findings into context, Juraschek says, the FDA requires any new antihypertensive agent submitted for approval to lower
systolic blood pressure by 3 - 4 mm Hg.
One study found that drinking one glass of beet juice lowered
systolic blood pressure by an average of 4 - 5 points.
Not exact matches
One such study
by the University of Utah found that healthy patients who consumed unprocessed cacao experienced a decrease in
systolic and diastolic
blood pressure by 5 mm within two weeks.
As BPA levels rose, so too did
systolic blood pressure readings — on average
by about five millimeters of mercury.
Using drugs to lower
systolic blood pressure to less than 120 millimeters of mercury cut people's risk of heart attacks and other cardiovascular woes
by 25 percent, researchers report November 9 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In addition, taking flavanols decreased
blood pressure (
systolic by 4.4 mmHg, diastolic
by 3.9 mmHg), and improved the
blood cholesterol profile
by decreasing total cholesterol (
by 0.2 mmol / L), decreasing LDL cholesterol (
by 0.17 mmol / L), and increasing HDL cholesterol (
by 0.1 mmol / L).
A team led
by epidemiologist Paul Muntner of Tulane University analyzed health surveys of Americans aged 8 to 17 and found that
systolic (peak)
blood pressure has risen an average of 1.4 points since 1988 — 1994.
«We found that
systolic blood pressure during sleep was particularly affected
by pistachios,» she said.
«After 15 weeks of participation in recreational soccer,
systolic and diastolic
blood pressure had fallen
by 12 and 6 millimetres of mercury (mmHg) and the women had lost 2.3 kg of fat on average,» says project leader Magni Mohr.
Ambulatory
systolic blood pressure — measured
by a portable machine that patients wore for 24 hours — dropped significantly for all patients at six months, with a drop of 7.9 mmHg for all patients with
blood pressure readings of 140 or higher — and the largest reductions, 9.2 mmHg, for the subset of patients with ambulatory
systolic blood pressure of 160 or higher.
Renal denervation failed to achieve the primary efficacy endpoint of a decrease in
systolic blood pressure measured in the doctor's office from baseline to six months or the powered secondary efficacy endpoint of decrease in average 24 - hour levels
by ambulatory
blood pressure monitoring, which provides more reliable readings.
And the threshold for
systolic blood pressure recommended
by Western guidelines could boost the risk of stroke in these patients.
A study of randomized control trials found that ingesting cocoa epicatechins (about 50 grams of 70 percent cocoa chocolate daily) reduces
blood pressure by approximately 4.6 points for
systolic and 2.1 points for diastolic.
The plan, which is heavy on fruits and vegetables but low in fat and sodium, can reduce
systolic blood pressure (the upper number)
by about 12 points and diastolic
pressure (the lower number)
by about six points.
The average diastolic
blood pressure decreased
by 4.3 % and the
systolic blood pressure dropped
by 3.5 %.
It was determined that the risk of cardiovascular disease was increased
by 56 % in women compared to 32 % in men with a 15 mm Hg
systolic blood pressure increase.
In a six - month study of individuals with elevated
blood pressure, the
systolic blood pressure (SBP) was reduced
by 10 mmHg.
These results are supported
by observational studies in children and adolescents that found an association between dietary fructose intake and both diastolic and
systolic blood pressure (9, 10).
One study showed individuals with pre-hypertension taking 300 mg of MegaNatural ® - BP experienced a reduction in
blood pressure.The participants took all 300mgs once a day for two months, and
blood pressure monitoring averaged in
systolic readings 8mmHg lower and diastolic
pressure lower
by 5mmHg.
After the end of the study, people with the new Danish diet observed their
systolic and diastolic
blood pressure drop
by 5.1 and 3.2 mmHg more than in the group with the average Danish diet.
According to a study published in Hypertension, 50 patients with resistant hypertension (defined as high
blood pressure that doesn't respond to taking three or more types of medication designed to lower
blood pressure) who walked on a treadmill at a 3 percent grade three times a week for eight weeks were able to lower their
systolic blood pressure (the number on the top of a
blood -
pressure reading)
by 6 mm Hg (a measure of
pressure).
On average, compared to a placebo, the probiotic consumption lowered
systolic blood pressure (the top number)
by 3.56 mm Hg and diastolic
blood pressure (the bottom number)
by 2.38 mm Hg.
What a coincidence; a recent study found that we may achieve similar benefits eating just three portions of whole grains a day: «The observed decrease in
systolic blood pressure could decrease the incidence of coronary artery disease and stroke
by... 15 % and 25 %, respectively.»
What's more, another review of 43 studies found participants»
systolic and diastolic
blood pressures decreased
by an average of 3.55 and 1.32 mm Hg, respectively, after they took nitrate supplements (23).
A recent randomized study
by Duke University researchers in 2010 involving 144 overweight, unmedicated patients showed that the diet alone could reduce
systolic blood pressure (the top
blood pressure number)
by 11 points and diastolic
blood pressure by 7 points.
The result of a study published in the journal Atherosclerosis demonstrated that consumption of pomegranate juice (50 ml per day for 2 weeks) lowered ACE activity
by 36 %, leading to a 5 % drop in
systolic blood pressure.
Only Sunlighten infrared saunas are backed
by clinical research that shows a reduction in
systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
Only Sunlighten saunas are backed
by clinical research that shows a reduction in
systolic and diastolic
blood pressure.
Systolic blood pressure was not affected
by (over) weight, age, and gender.
A previously reported beneficial impact on cardiovascular functioning was shown
by decreases in
systolic blood pressure from pre - to post-intervention in the TM group compared to controls [29].