A Banana a Day Keeps High Blood Pressure Away
The malady of high blood pressure claims millions of lives every year, and some over-the-counter medications sometimes pose ill side effects. For this matter, scientists performed numerous studies in the effort to find an alternative and natural remedy that will lower down blood pressure levels. Good enough, their result have shown that banana can very well do the job.
Medical and other related research have shown that eating foods which are rich in potassium lowers blood pressure, making potassium-rich vegetables and fruits a necessary choice for people with high blood pressure. A very common and available potassium-rich fruit is banana, and quiet conveniently, this relatively cheap fruit is not that hard to acquire. A banana a day can be pretty enough to make our lifespan a little longer, which in million cases around the world is made shorter due to high blood pressure – an age-old worldwide plague.
In one of the studies, a group of individuals with high blood pressure were made to increase their potassium-rich foods intake by 60 percent more or less every year. Interestingly, these people who had been taking medicines for their high blood pressure were able to cut more than half of the medicine they were prescribed to take – a clear indication of the efficacy of this natural substitute in bringing down blood pressure to normal.
High blood pressure is often attributed to the thickening of artery walls which, narrows the arterial diameter, congest, and slows slows down the blood flow that may in turn result to strokes and heart attacks. Professional medical practitioners claim that potassium prevents the thickening of arteries, thus preventing high blood pressure as well. More importantly, potassium-rich foods like banana does not only prevent blood pressure, but it may practically cure the malady as shown by the result of the study mentioned above.
Banana is readily available all year round, so why not protect yourself from the life-threatening dangers of high blood pressure. Have a banana, have a normal blood pressure, and have a healthy and longer life.
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Lee Altman | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Love bananas. I’ll try it out.
Moses Ingram | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
I’ve learned something new and I like bananas. Thanks.
MJPatrick | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
I like banana too. Great post!
Joshua Miguel | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
banana is indeed very healthy.
Gijo George | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Very informative and interesting article. I never knew that Bananas got such powerful remedies for blood pressure. Thanks for the information.
Christine Ramsay | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
I am definitely going to increase my intake of bananas. A good article.
Christine
The Quail | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Great article and very informative.
Juancav | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Wisdom and nature healthful advice.
Bren Parks | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Great info!
Anne McNew | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
great info. i love banana
Ruby Hawk | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
I love bananas too but it is one of the foods I can’t eat.Too much potassium.
Darlene McFarlane | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Great article, Unofre! Valuable information and one more good reason why we should eat healthy.
Liane Schmidt | Feb 17, 2009 | Reply
Very good article – I love bananas!
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-Liane Schmidt.
CutestPrincess | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
that’s right, this is good for constipation and good source of fibers too…
Cheryl Sills | Feb 18, 2009 | Reply
I wouldn’t go through the day without a banana or two.
JK Kristie | Feb 19, 2009 | Reply
Yup, it’s good for the heart. Nice article.
SHAF MASTA | Feb 21, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for this! It is so kind of Allah(God) to provide us with fruit and veg which is like a medicine that cures our illnesses! subahanallah!!
eddiego65 | Feb 24, 2009 | Reply
I love bananas. Great article.
Melody Arcamo Lagrimas | Feb 27, 2009 | Reply
Bananas are among my favorite fruits, they are tich in potassium too, thanks a lot.
Louie Jerome | Feb 27, 2009 | Reply
Interesting article. I know bananas are healthy but I don’t like them. I can’t get to close to them either because of the smell!
overwings | Mar 2, 2009 | Reply
I have one almost every day and I never had problems with blood pressure. Strawberries are as well a good source of potassium.
Kate Smedley | Mar 7, 2009 | Reply
I exercise a lot and bananas are great for energy, another excellent informative article, thank you.
Ella Currence | Mar 30, 2009 | Reply
Thank you for t his information I never knew that bananas was good for high blood pressure I will pass this on could save someone life.
charlyn | Jun 30, 2009 | Reply
nice post. very informative. thanks! God Bless!
jaysonv | Dec 10, 2009 | Reply
very informative article.. i like it..
Sam | Jan 10, 2010 | Reply
THANKS A TON FOR THE INFORMATION………GOD BLESS YOU