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When addressing heart health, we\u2019re often told to cut down on fat.<\/p>\nWhen addressing heart health, we\u2019re often told to cut down on fat.<\/p>\n
But not today.<\/p>\n
And two is better than one, because you\u2019re going to learn about how blending two powerful oils can drop your blood pressure 14 points and LDL cholesterol 26%.<\/p>\n
Researchers in India have discovered that a combination of rice bran oil and sesame oil works as well as blood pressure medications\u2014without any side effects.<\/p>\n
They presented their findings in the American Heart Association\u2019s scientific session on high blood pressure research.<\/p>\n
The group conducted a 2-month study in New Delhi, India, on 300 men and women with mild to moderately high blood pressure. The average age of the participants was 57.<\/p>\n
The participants were divided into three groups. The first group received only a blood pressure-lowering medication (Nifedipine) that acted as calcium channel blocker. The second group used the oil blend, and the third group used a combination of oil blend and the medication.<\/p>\n
The participants used about 1oz of the oil for cooking every day.<\/p>\n
The results were simply amazing.<\/p>\n
All the participants showed a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure. Those who used the medication showed a decrease in systolic pressure of about 16 points. The group that used only the oil blend showed a decrease in 14 points. The group that used a combination of medications and oil blend showed a 36-point drop.<\/p>\n
Their diastolic blood pressure also improved dramatically: a 12-point decrease in the group that took medication, 11 points in those who tried the oil blend, and 24 points in the group that used the combination.<\/p>\n
But here is the most interesting part of the research\u2014the oils did something that the medications failed to do!<\/p>\n
They caused a drop in LDL cholesterol level by about 26 percent and a 9.5 percent increase in HDL level. No such effect was observed in those who took only the medication.<\/p>\n
It is believed that all the beneficial effects are due to the healthy fatty acids and antioxidants present in the oils, such as sesamin, sesamol, sesamolin, and oryzanol.<\/p>\n
There are other ways to lower your blood pressure, too.<\/p>\n