Give hypertension the AXE with this ‘forest trick’
If your blood pressure readings are moving in the WRONG direction…
It may be NOTHING to worry about.
In fact, you might just be NERVOUS about your BP numbers… which could make them look a little on the high side when they strap that cuff on your arm!
But if it’s been a while since you’ve ACED your readings…
It may be time to SWITCH UP your routine… so you DON’T have to face hypertension.
Because once your doc SLAPS that label on you… you could be on the fast track to a lifetime commitment of taking BP meds!
If you want to make sure you don’t get to that point… there’s a natural way to shift your blood pressure into a more desirable range.
Here’s what you need to know.
The nutrient quercetin is a flavonoid with powerful antioxidant action – one that was first identified over 150 years ago in oak trees (Quercus).
It got its name from the Latin word “quercetum,” which means “oak grove.”
I’ve previously shared with you how this “wood trick” is a natural immune booster with antiviral properties…
Helps PROMOTE longevity… BOOST brainpower… and BEAT BACK blood sugar woes.
Well, this 19th-century forest secret has got EVEN MORE up its sleeve…
Because as it turns out, it could also help keep hypertension at bay.
According to a 2020 meta-analysis, quercetin has been associated with an average drop of 3.09 points in systolic blood pressure (the “top number”)…
And an average drop of 2.86 points in diastolic blood pressure (the “bottom number”).
Now, those are just averages… which means that some folks got even MORE benefit out of supplementing with quercetin.
For instance, in one study on folks with hypertension included in the review, supplementing with quercetin brought the top number down by an average of 7 points… and the bottom number down by an average of 5 points.
Even better, there were NO serious adverse events reported in ANY of the 17 studies included in the meta-analysis.
Prior research reveals that the way quercetin works to lower blood pressure may be three-fold.
Its main actions include… BANISHING inflammation
NEUTRALIZING free radicals, and
RELAXING and WIDENING blood vessels.
If you’re looking for natural sources of quercetin, don’t worry – you don’t have to start munching on the bark of an oak tree.
Quercetin DOES occur naturally in some foods, including red onions and apple peel…
But there’s a catch.
There’s some evidence that quercetin works better if taken on an empty stomach… like before bed… or while fasting.
That means you might do better to take a supplement instead of relying on getting quercetin from your diet.
Look for a quercetin product from a quality maker that attaches it to a phospholipid complex…
Or combines it with other nutrients like bromelain (from pineapple) to improve its less-than-ideal bioavailability… like the quercetin with bromelain available from Now Foods or the Activated Quercetin from Source Naturals.
The dosages used in the meta-analysis I just mentioned ranged from 30 mg daily to 1000 mg daily.
You can also find quercetin in such BP-supporting ingredients as hawthorn berry and hibiscus.
