Most Powerful Blood Pressure Veggie on Earth

Researchers are proving again how one incredible vegetable ends high blood pressure even more effectively than prescription medications.

And it’s not only alternative health and wellness experts or natural healers who are singing its praises.

Experts and scientists in Western medicine have joined the choir, to the dismay of pharmaceutical giants.

Researchers in the UK from Queen Mary University in London recently released the results of a study looking at the effect of beets on blood pressure.

What they found was what researchers all over the world have been saying for decades— that beets are the solution for ending high blood pressure.

The study followed two groups of participants: those who had untreated chronic hypertension (high blood pressure), and those who were taking prescription hypertension medications but were unable to reduce their blood pressure to a healthy level.

The groups were then divided again, with half the participants from each group drinking one cup of beetroot juice every day and the other half of each group drinking only a placebo.

It was no surprise that after 4 weeks of the study, the beetroot group in BOTH sets of participants (untreated and prescription-resistant) ended up with a whopping 8 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure, on average.

This was enough to completely normalize blood pressure for most of the participants in the beetroot group. The placebo group saw no change in blood pressure over the 4 weeks.

Not only did the participants wind up with healthier blood pressure, but their overall vascular health improved as well, with nearly 20% improvement in blood vessel dilation and a 10% reduction in arterial hardening. These two factors characterize atherosclerosis, a condition known to cause heart attack and stroke.

If you are convinced that beets are the way to go, be advised. The best benefit comes from juicing the raw beet, but it’s not advised to drink it straight. The study participants had a diluted mixture. Drinking it full-strength can cause pain and numbness in the throat and esophagus, as well as other problems.

The best way to prepare beetroot juice (after scrubbing everything), is to run a beet through a juicer with an apple, a couple stalks of celery, and about a cupful of baby spinach or cucumber. This is a healthy way to dilute the beet juice.

For best results, drink the juice immediately. Storing it reduces the levels of vitamins and nutrients that are responsible for the blood pressure-dropping benefits.

But if beets just aren’t your thing, or if you prefer an even easier and more effective way to drop your blood pressure down to normal in as little as one day with only 3 easy steps, look no further…