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Amla – Indian Gooseberry
148. As a super food source of vitamin C, amla is a powerful BP lowering food. Amla also contains significant quantities of essential minerals like calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, phosphorus, chromium, lead, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc and cadmium. A tablespoon each of fresh amla juice and honey mixed together should be taken every morning for treating high BP. Alternatively one or two gms of dried amla powder mixed with a little honey can be taken twice a day. Note – Amla is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women and young children.
Apples
149. Apples are replete with iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, arsenic, phosphorus and small amounts of vitamin C and B complex. Flavonoid-rich apples inhibit the kinds of cellular activities that lead to the development of chronic diseases. Apples, rich in soluble and insoluble fibre, are considered valuable for heart patients and in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol. They have a rapid and considerable diuretic effect and relieve the kidneys by reducing sodium to a minimum. Apples also lower the sodium level in the tissues because of their high level of potassium. It is the magnesium and potassium in apples that help regulate your BP and keep your heart beating steadily. The flavonoid quercetin, a naturally occurring antioxidant, in apples protects your artery walls from damage and keeps your blood flowing smoothly. Certainly, “an apple a day should keep the doctor away” or shall we say “BP away”!
Bananas
150. Bananas are one of the best source of potassium (whopping about 450 mg. in one fruit), an essential mineral, yet low in sodium, which keeps high BP and water retention in check and reduces the risk of stroke and heart disease. Bananas are believed to prevent dangerous LDL cholesterol from oxidising which causes it to stick to the walls of the arteries. Research shows that BP fell by 10% in people who ate two bananas a day for a week. Bananas have to be the cheapest and fastest to nix high BP!
