This Vitamin Works Wonders for High Blood Pressure!There is an attack happening on your body right now. This attack causes high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke and other serious conditions.

Fortunately, there is one type of vitamin that quickly fights off this attack, brings your blood pressure down, and improves your arteries to optimal health.

Antioxidant vitamins are the gatekeepers of oxidative stress, commonly blamed for many chronic diseases including high blood pressure.

Simply put, oxidative stress is the result of free radical damage, occurring partly because of inadequate protection from antioxidants.

What does this mean for high blood pressure?

Since humans live by burning (oxidizing) food, the byproducts of that oxidation can damage our DNA, which leads to high blood pressure.

Thankfully, the body makes its own antioxidant glutathione, which should be sufficient when coupled with a diet rich in antioxidant foods.

The most powerful antioxidant vitamins A, C and E. You can get these vitamins in high quality supplements in your local health food store or from food sources.

The National Institute of Aging has developed something known as an ORAC Score (oxygen radical absorption capacity) which tests the power of a plant to absorb and eliminate free radicals.

The following foods are the highest in antioxidants based on 100 grams (3.5oz) of each food:

Goji berries 25,000 ORAC Score
Dark Chocolate 21,000 ORAC Score
Pecans 17,000 ORAC Score
Blueberries 14,000 ORAC Score
Elderberries 14,000 ORAC Score
Cranberries 9,500 ORAC Score
Artichoke 9,400 ORAC Score
Kidney Beans 8,400 ORAC Score
Blackberries 5,300 ORAC Score

Note: This list is an attempt to highlight edible foods, when measured by weight; spices are the richest source of antioxidants. Ground clove, for example has one of the highest ORAC values. However, it is doubtful that anyone will ever attempt to eat 100g of cloves in one sitting!

Surprisingly, a set of simple blood pressure exercises are even more powerful than antioxidants to battle high blood pressure. Learn these simple blood pressure exercises hereā€¦