People of the world, spice up your life!
Turns out, dialing up the spices in your food can also help keep your BP in check.
Still, the limited sample size can inspire future research on this fairly new scientific interest area.
They then wore blood pressure monitors for the following 24 hours.
They followed their diet for 4 weeks, took a 2-week break, then tried another spice level diet.
At the end of each 4-week span, they completed follow-up assessments.
Cholesterol, blood sugar, arterial function and other categories didn’t change.
“The blood pressure-lowering effects of herbs and spices in an average Western diet were surprising to me.
“But the blood pressure-lowering effects of herbs and spices are new!
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