Surprising Veggie Hack for Better Heart Health
High blood pressure is the number one risk factor for heart disease—and heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S.A.
This is a big problem for the nearly 120 MILLION Americans with hypertension and a catastrophe for the three-quarters of those people who don’t have their blood pressure under control.
But if your doctor just writes you a prescription and sends you on your way, it’s time to find another doctor.
Because maintaining healthy blood pressure is about more than just taking a prescription drug.
Today, I’ll share with you a piece of advice that could significantly improve your blood pressure.
If you’re dealing with high blood pressure, you have to change your lifestyle.
Top blood pressure fixes include exercising, getting better sleep, lowering stress levels, and, of course, eating a healthy diet.
But if you’re like many of my patients, eating better is easier said than done.
If you fall into this category, then I have ONE piece of advice for you today:
Eat more cruciferous vegetables.
A recent study put cruciferous and root vegetables in a head-to-head test to see which would have a greater impact on blood pressure levels.
The results revealed that eating four daily servings of cruciferous vegetables led to a more significant decrease in blood pressure, than squash and root veggies like carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pumpkin.
This could be partly due to beneficial compounds in cruciferous vegetables like nitrate, vitamin K, and glucosinolates—all of which are good for your blood pressure.
Cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and Bok choy.
If you want better blood pressure, cruciferous vegetables are an excellent place to start.
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SOURCE:
Connolly, E. L., et al. (2024). Cruciferous vegetables lower blood pressure in adults with mildly elevated blood pressure in a randomized, controlled, crossover trial: the VEgetableS for vaScular hEaLth (VESSEL) study. BMC Medicine. <doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03577-8.>
