Beets Lower Blood Pressure

Beets Lower Blood Pressure

Unlock the secret to a healthier heart and lower blood pressure with the power of beetroot—a delicious addition to your daily diet.

Sue RaddMar 20, 2023, 12:51 AM

Including beetroot in your daily diet can be an easy and low-cost way to lower your blood pressure, reducing the need for expensive drugs, many of which may come with side effects.

Why Eat More Beetroot?

An analysis of 16 clinical trials has concluded that drinking as little as one glass of beetroot juice daily (equivalent to two whole beetroot) can significantly lower elevated blood pressure. Twice that amount is required to drop your blood pressure if it is normal. The reductions are mainly in systolic pressure—the upper reading.

Researchers have found that the special blood pressure-lowering benefits of beetroot alone could reduce your risk of dying from stroke and heart disease by 14 per cent and 9 per cent, respectively.

Beetroot has also been found to improve exercise endurance and recovery in healthy people who go running or walking.

How Beetroot Helps You

Beetroot is a rich source of nitrate. Nitrate is converted inside your body to nitrite, then to nitric oxide, which helps relax blood vessel walls, improving blood flow and lowering blood pressure.

How To Use More Beetroot

The only side effect of eating more beetroot is that you may get some reddening of your urine and/or stools.

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