Some lifestyle changes are really difficult and can take a lot of effort to stick to them. But others are decidedly more simple- even as easy as switching out the oil you normally buy.

Today we will look at a study researching the effects of an oil whose popularity is rising at breakneck pace, and for great reason.

A group of scientists in Brazil recently offered up convincing proof that an easy-to-find oil has very powerful effects on lowering blood pressure.

The biotechnologists at the Federal University of Paraiba wanted to see is there was any merit to the praises recently being poured onto the effects of coconut oil.

What they found was clear and convincing. In the study, rats were separated into 4 groups: those which were fed coconut oil into their diets but were sedentary, those which were given no oil but exercised, those which were fed coconut oil and exercised, and those which diets and exercise didn’t change at all.

What the scientists found wasn’t altogether surprising. They saw a drop in hypertension (high blood pressure) in rats who exercised, which they knew would happen. They also saw a drop in blood pressure for the sedentary coconut-oil-fed rats.

But the biggest drop- in fact the cure- happened, was when rats were both made to exercise and were fed coconut oil at the same time.

The effects of coconut oil were twofold, and scientists believe it’s because of the medium chain fatty acids in the oil. These act as extremely powerful antioxidants, eliminating the oxidative stress of free radicals attacking heart and blood vessel tissue.

As well, scientists found that the rats were more resistant to stress of all kinds in the coconut oil group, leading the researchers to conclude an insulating kind of effect in the baroreceptors in the heart tissue.

Coconut oil, because of its rising popularity, is becoming more easily available on store shelves all over the world. People use it in their salad oils, recipes, and even in smoothies. You can also replace butter in most cases with coconut oil.

So I highly recommend using coconut oil as much as you can.

For 9 more benefits of using coconut oil daily (one will really shock you), click here…

But how about exercise?

The easiest, most effective way to lower blood pressure is using 3 easy blood pressure exercises. Thousands of readers have used these exercises to bring their blood pressure below 120/80 – sometimes the very first day.

Learn more about the easy blood pressure exercises and try them out for yourself here…