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Health Tips: 5 Commonly Found Foods That Controls Blood Pressure by Premiumstech(m): 4:40am On Feb 27, 2017
There are natural foods within your neighborhood that can help to control your blood pressure. You may not be aware of the Health benefits until you try them and these foods are selected based on research.

1) BANANA
Banana contains about 450mg of potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin C and magnesium. Various conducted research have shown that people who increased their potassium intake to 1,600 mg were 21 percent less likely to have a stroke. It is advisable to take it everyday inorder to control the reins of your blood pressure.

2) Garlic/Garlic juice
Garlic helps in the dilution of the accumulated cholesterol that gets deposited on the walls of arteries and veins. Have garlic by smashing and swallowing it, two cloves every day. Garlic is known to be good for your blood flow and helps reduce blood pressure. If you cannot have raw garlic, squeeze out its juice, take a few drops and add them into half a tablespoon of water. Have it twice every day.

3) Raw Onions/Onion Juice
Onions contains a muscle relaxant know as Adenosine, it keeps a hypertensive patient on check when given to him/her. You can consume them raw every day or squeeze out half a tablespoon of its juice and mix it with honey. Have it twice everyday for two weeks to see a considerable difference.

4) Coconut Water
Some are ignorant of the healing benefit of coconut water, it does no harm. Coconut water contains potassium, sodium, calcium, vitamin C and other nutrients that are helpful in controlling blood pressure. Its high level of potassium has deemed it as one of the best natural treatments for high blood pressure.

5) Watermelon/Watermelon Seeds
Watermelon has a whole lot of health benefits. It reduces blood clotting, providing protection against strokes and some other heart ailments. Watermelon juice contains Arginine, an amino acid that helps in lowering blood pressure considerably. As regards to its seeds, it have been proven to be very effective in controlling hypertension. The seeds contain cucurbotrin, a glucoside, which helps in dilating blood, thereby, reducing blood pressure.
Info source: http://www.premiumstech.com/2017/02/5-commonly-found-Foods-that-controls-blood-pressure.html?m=1

Re: Health Tips: 5 Commonly Found Foods That Controls Blood Pressure by success1smyn(m): 5:52am On Feb 27, 2017
really educating
watermelon seed?

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