Sunday, October 18, 2009

Try This Blossom for Lower Blood Pressure


Tea brewed from lovely flower buds may help keep your blood pressure in check -- if those buds are hibiscus.

In a study, drinking 3 cups of hibiscus tea per day appeared to help lower systolic blood pressure by an average of seven points in people with prehypertension or mildly elevated blood pressure.

Happy News About Hibiscus
Assuming you don't load it up with sugar, brewed tea is one of the healthiest drinks around. And the flavonoids and polyphenols in hibiscus tea may be the reason for the blood-pressure-busting benefits observed in the study, which was funded jointly by the USDA and the tea industry. More research is needed to confirm the findings. But here's another great reason to drink up while we wait for the final word.

(Source: http://www.realage.com/tips/try-this-blossom-for-lower-blood-pressure)

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