RENEW your high BP battle plan with this Persian treasure
Your doc sits you down…
And tells you that you’re at risk of heart attack… heart failure… stroke… and more.
How does he know?
Well, it’s right there on your chart. Your BP numbers are higher than they should be… and they’re NOT budging.
So he tells you that if you want to avoid deadly heart disease, you’ve got to act IMMEDIATELY.
And he’s got just the thing…
Not just ONE blood pressure med… but a WHOLE BUNCH of them!
And he’ll prescribe another… and another… until you’re DROWNING in a pile of pills.
But you don’t have to fall for his scare tactics – even if you truly have hypertension.
There’s a Middle Eastern “miracle spice” that could help you PERFECT your blood pressure readings by fall!
A berry spice for effortless blood flow
Sumac is a rust-colored spice made by grinding up the berries of a shrub known by the scientific name Rhus coriaria, in the same family as mangoes and cashews.
It’s a tasty, lemony condiment that’s also used as part of the sacred rituals for Persian New Year… its hue symbolizing the rising sun.
But that’s not all…
Since ancient times, different parts of sumac plants have been used medicinally to relieve fever… diarrhea… tuberculosis… and even boils.
Sumac also works as a natural diuretic…
And that’s the first clue that this spice could help deliver the PERFECT readings you’ve been wishing for.
As you may already know, pharmaceutical diuretics – a.k.a. “water pills” – are one class of drugs most commonly given to folks with hypertension.
But there’s even MORE to the role sumac plays in managing blood pressure.
It appears that its fruits’ antioxidant compounds, called flavonoids, don’t just help REDUCE oxidative stress…
They also increase the availability of a substance that RELAXES and WIDENS blood vessels.
It’s called nitric oxide (NO) – and when you’ve got plenty of it, blood flows through your body more easily.
This mechanism has been shown in animal studies…
But what about people?
Well, in a 2016 study out of Iran, participants who combined sumac with the mainstream ACE inhibitor captopril saw their systolic (or “top”) numbers drop by a whopping 30 POINTS.
Compare that to the measly 9-point reduction in systolic readings in the group that took captopril with a placebo.
And all it took was just 2 months.
Some folks with hypertension spend a LIFETIME trying to bring their numbers into a range that’ll satisfy their docs!
We need “gold standard” clinical trials to find out how sumac works on its own in humans…
But the potential of this red spice playing a role in blood pressure management is certainly promising so far.
You can find sumac spice at select grocery stores or Middle Eastern specialty market. Look for it also packaged as a tea.
For the most potent health benefits, try a sumac supplement… which can deliver higher concentrations of the spice, at levels needed for it to be therapeutic.
The study I mentioned above gave its subjects doses of 500 mg, twice daily…
But check with your doc first before starting any new supplement… or easing off of any prescription meds you might already be taking.
To spicing up your blood pressure control,
Melissa Young
