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Beetroot juice lowers blood pressure

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It may not be the most delicious tasting drink-but a glass of beetroot juice a day can lower your blood pressure.
People with high blood pressure (hypertension) who drink eight ounces of the juice a day see their heart pressure fall by around 10mm Hg, say researchers from the London Medical School.
If you can’t quite stomach drinking beetroot juice, dark leafy vegetables, or even a bowl of lettuce, could have the same effects on blood pressure. All are rich in nitric oxide, and this widens blood vessels and allows the blood to flow more freely.
(Source: Hypertension, 2013; published online: doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.111.00933).

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