Drop Blood Pressure in 3 Hours
 

with 250 ML of This All-Natural Juice
Could This Be A Miracle Food?

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

 

Shocking new research shows that the most commonly used drugs for lowering blood pressure actually raise it.   That's right: the drugs that most hypertension patients count on are actually putting them in harm's way.
 

And in an ironic twist of fate, another brand new study confirms that one simple, natural remedy can drastically lower your blood pressure in just three hours.

Best Meds Elevate Blood Pressure

Research shows that the most commonly prescribed drugs for hypertension are making the problem worse. The study - published recently in the   American Journal of Hypertension   - followed the progress of 945 patients over 17 years.

The patients were given one of two antihypertensive drugs. One was a calcium channel blocker that lowers blood volume. The other was a beta blocker, or ACE inhibitor. These are often called "R" drugs, which lower levels of renin. Renin is an enzyme secreted by the kidneys and plays a key role in maintaining blood pressure.

The study showed that the drugs spiked blood pressure. The highest spikes were found in patients with low renin levels who were taking the R drugs.

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University say doctors are too quick to use a one-drug-treats-all option. They suggest that they need to be careful when choosing treatments for their patients.

"Every clinician knows that there's a variation in response to antihypertensive treatment," says study author Michael Alderman , MD. Dr. Alderman is the former president of the American Society of Hypertension. "Some patients will have an elevation in blood pressure."

Until now, this has been blamed on patients not taking their drugs. Other times doctors put it down to random events.

"But this data shows that it's not a random event," he says. "It's due to a mismatch between the patients' renin status and the drug."

Root Remedy Offers Hope

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say one in three Americans over the age of 20 have hypertension. And over 40 million people wind up in hospital each year with it.

According to the American Heart Association, it increases the risk for:

·              Heart attack
 

·              Angina

·              Stroke

·              Kidney failure

·              Peripheral artery disease

And while doctors are prescribing drugs that make the problem worse, one simple root can make it better.

A brand new UK study - published in the American Heart Association journal   Hypertension   - says beetroot juice significantly lowers high blood pressure.

The study was conducted by the famous Queen Mary's William Harvey Research Institute and headed up by Professor Amrita Ahluwalia. It's the same institute that discovered that aspirin prevents heart attacks and strokes

Researchers gave beetroot juice to healthy volunteers. They compared their blood pressure responses and the biochemical changes in their circulation.

And what they found was very good news indeed for people with hypertension. Not only does beetroot juice lower blood pressure... it does it quickly.

Professor Ahluwalia found that patients lowered their blood pressure within three hours of drinking their daily dose! And the effects last for 24 hours.

And the best thing is that the root works best for those who need it most.

Researchers found that "the higher the blood pressure, the greater the decrease."

That's good news for a lot of people. Just like the US , one in three adults in the UK suffer from hypertension. And the Blood Pressure Association says over 30 percent of sufferers don't even know they have it. That's too bad: it results in over 350 "preventable" strokes or heart attacks every day.

Researchers also tested a second group of patients with daily nitrate tablets. They too were able to lower their blood pressure. It's possible that the high nitrate content in beetroot is one of the reasons why it's so effective in lowering blood pressure. And why the research group believe it's about to become the "next super food."

"Beeting" Out the Competition

Beetroot is rich in antioxidants. It contains iron, boron, and folic acid. It also contains betanene, which is why it has such a violent color. Betanene is a super antioxidant: it's more potent than polyphenols. Polyphenols are believed to be reason that diets rich in leafy vegetables lower blood pressure.

Research member Professor Ben Benjamin says that beetroot absorbs and stores super high levels of nitrate. These are found in soil and our bodies use them in its battle against blood pressure.

"When nitrate is present in saliva, bacteria on the tongue converts it into nitrite," he says. "When the nitrite is swallowed, it's converted into nitric oxide."

And that is a chemical produced by our blood vessels to help them relax and lower blood pressure.

"Increasing the levels of nitrate with beetroot juice increases this effect," he says.

The study also found beetroot juice works like aspirin. It prevents blood clots and protects the lining of blood vessels.

True Stories of Success

"Currently, treatment for high blood pressure involves a cocktail of aspirin, statins, beta blockers, and angiotensin converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors," says Professor Benjamin. "People don't like taking all the tablets. They don't feel well and the treatment is lifelong."

But he says beetroot is a healthy and safe alternative to all that.

And people are already putting it to the test.

Sixty-year-old David Kelsall, from Stoke-on-Trent , England , was amazed by the results.

"I discovered my blood pressure was high when my doctor was testing for something else," he says. "It was not life-threatening but I was anxious to do something about it."

He was considering drugs when he read the reports about beetroot juice.

"I drank three bottles of it a week," he says. "Less than four weeks [later], my blood pressure had already leveled out. Now, a few months later, it is under control and normal. I am still drinking the juice, and I'm going to continue doing so. It may not help everyone, but it's helped me."

Getting Beetroot into Your Diet

Beetroot has a medium glycemic index score of 64... but this doesn't need to be a problem. That's because you only need to have a very small amount of beetroot juice to lower your blood pressure.

"We found that only a small amount of juice is needed - just 250ml - to have this effect," says Professor Ahluwalia.

Dr. Al Sears says beetroot is better at beating blood pressure problems than any drug. Here is one simple recipe that he suggests for getting it into your diet.

To make this recipe simply take:

·              two raw organic carrots;

·              three organic celery sticks;

·              one-half of an organic cucumber; and

·              one organic beetroot (also known simply as a beet).

Chop each of the vegetables up.

Drop 'em in your juicer.

Blend and drink. It's as simple as that!

To your best health,