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Does Grapefruit Juice Help To Fight High Blood Pressure?
Have there been any studies regarding taking controled amounts of grapefruit juice to fight high blood pressure? Grapefruit juice (gj) is known to amplify the effect of some drugs taken as a remedy for high blood pressure. Where there any studies which examined treatments which mixed gj with medications?
Mon, 22 Jan 2018
Fruits are enriched sources of potassium & magnesium.Potassium supplementation have inconsistent, modest antihypertensive effects, and, independent of blood pressure, potassium supplementation may be associated with reduced stroke mortality. Magnesium helps to prevent high blood pressure. So eating grapefruit juice (natural source of potassium and magnesium)may help lower your blood pressure.
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