Here’s one occasion when you really do want to bug out.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms.

High blood pressure increases a person’s risk for heart disease, heart attack, stroke andcognitive decline.

A woman’s mid section with a blood pressure gauge on top

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It’s not just mediation that is impacted by the microbiome, either.

Translation: Certain gut bacteria might affect the ability of these hypertension medicines to do their usual job.

“Our study proved the concept that modulation of your microbiota may help the efficacy of antihypertensive drugs.”

“Due to the intricacy of the gut microbiota, each individual is unique.

But what we do know is that there are certaindietand lifestyle habits that can helpor hinderour gut health.

Eating more probiotic-rich foods, like kimchi, kefir and yogurt, deposit good-gut bacteria into your system.

Larger studies, and ones performed on humans, still need to be performed to confirm this link.