Health: Celery Lowers Blood Pressure

Celery Lowers Blood Pressure

Written by Marilyn Pokorney

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Eating celery regularly can control high blood pressure without repparttar 140621 use of drugs according to China's Hunan Hemotological Research Center.

Celery contains a naturally occurring chemical called "apigenin" which has been shown to dilate repparttar 140622 blood vessels and contribute to preventing high blood pressure. Celery also contains very small amounts of a chemical in called 3- n-butylphtalide (3nb) which lowers blood pressure by relaxing repparttar 140623 smooth muscles that line repparttar 140624 blood vessels. 3nb also lowers repparttar 140625 level of stress hormones called catacholamines.

In repparttar 140626 Middle East patients have routinely been given half a pound of celery a day to control hypertension. According to researchers at repparttar 140627 University of Chicago, animals fed celery extracts had blood pressure readings 14 percent lower than those animals who did not receive repparttar 140628 extracts. The animals were given repparttar 140629 equivalent of 2 stalks daily. Systolic blood pressure readings went down an average of 15 points.

Compared to other vegetables celery has a nigh natural sodium content so it can satisfy repparttar 140630 craving for salt on low-salt diets. It also has a high potassium value. This makes it excellent for people who are taking hypertensive medications. Celery contains 341 milligrams potassium and 125 milligrams sodium per 100 gram serving. Any food with a ratio of at least three parts potassium to one part sodium is good for people with high blood pressure. In repparttar 140631 body, repparttar 140632 ratio between potassium and sodium is more than two to one. Most prepared foods, including cooked vegetables, reduce repparttar 140633 ratio more than tenfold.

Do You Have An Acid Reflux Problem?

Written by Rudy Silva

Most people have digestive problems that create a variety of illness that we see as they age. The main problem is with repparttar

food that they eat. As has already been said many times, we eat more junk, processed, and packaged food than our stomach can digest. We eat more meat and protein then we should. We drink more unusual drinks that are mainly sugar.

We need to eat more live vegetables and fruits. This will minimize any acid reflux problems you might have.

Your body is designed to be electrically balanced. This is done by eating both acid and alkaline foods. If you eat too much acid food or alkaline food you move towards illness. Acid reflux is one of these illnesses.

When too much acid food is eaten, repparttar 140616 stomach can’t digest it. completely. The excess undigested food turns into acid waste. This waste causes stomach spasms or twitching that causes an increase in stomach gas that pops open repparttar 140617 valve between repparttar 140618 esophagus and stomach.

Acidic stomach content is sucked into repparttar 140619 esophagus causing a burning sensation in repparttar 140620 chest and throat. This is acid reflux or heartburn.

Acid Reflux Remedies

Here are three acid reflux remedies that you can start using right away to decrease repparttar 140621 effects of acid reflux

* Digestive enzymes – Just before you eat, take some digestive enzymes. There are a variety of types that you can buy in a health food store – cost is about $15.00. Digestive enzymes will help you digest your food in repparttar 140622 stomach and lessen repparttar 140623 work repparttar 140624 stomach has to do. But don’t take enzymes if you have an ulcer.

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