7 Drinks That Lower High Blood Pressure

The American Heart Association states that nearly 50% of American adults have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension. With such a high prevalence in our society, a great place to start focusing on prevention is understanding how nutrition can potentially help lower high blood pressure. One of the sneakiest ways people often hurt their health isn’t just with what they eat—but what they drink. So it’s key to make sure you’re making the right choices…and it’s probably easier than you think to sip drinks that lower blood pressure.

Two specialists on blood pressure health shared a few of their favorite heart healthy options with The Healthy @Reader’s Digest. Dr. Nick West, MD, is a cardiologist, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Divisional Vice President of Global Medical Affairs at Abbott’s Vascular Business, and Kimberly Snodgrass, RDN, LD, spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, .

“While these drinks alone cannot be truly classified as a treatment on their own—except perhaps in cases of very modestly-elevated blood pressure—they are a very useful adjunct to prescribed antihypertensive/blood pressure-lowering medications and should be considered part of a patient’s holistic management for high blood pressure,” says Dr. West.

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