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If it\u2019s dead, it\u2019s no good. But if it\u2019s alive, it\u2019ll send your blood pressure racing downwards.<\/p>\nIf it\u2019s dead, it\u2019s no good. But if it\u2019s alive, it\u2019ll send your blood pressure racing downwards.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s an ingredient that you can easily find in your supermarket and health food store.<\/p>\n
Eat it for more than 2 months, and you\u2019ll have drastic reductions in blood pressure.<\/p>\n
Recent research published in the journal Hypertension<\/em> has shown that probiotics are just the thing to help you lower your blood pressure.<\/p>\n First, a short note on probiotics.<\/p>\n Probiotics are good microbes that improve your immune system and digestion. They\u2019re naturally found in fermented foods, such as yogurt, cheese, sauerkraut, miso soup and pickles.<\/p>\n This research analyzed data from nine different studies involving 543 participants with normal and high blood pressure.<\/p>\n Those who consumed probiotics regularly showed an average reduction in blood pressure of 3.6 mm Hg systolic pressure and 2.4 mm Hg diastolic pressure compared to those who didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n The most important factor was the duration of consumption of the probiotics.<\/p>\n When consumed for less than 2 months, no significant difference was observed. When consumed for a longer period, probiotics were found, in addition to improve blood pressure, to lower LDL cholesterol and blood sugar levels.<\/p>\n If improving your heart health means including a probiotic product in your diet every day, isn\u2019t it worth the effort?<\/p>\n And, of course, the best way to get your heart health on track is to lower your blood pressure.<\/p>\n